Strategic Planning and Benchmarking in Minor Hockey

The Guelph Minor Hockey Association (GMHA) is a not-for-profit community sport organization (CSO) that has serviced the City of Guelph with youth hockey programming since 1948. Currently, 1,500 youth are enrolled in GMHA programming. Although hockey is known as Canada’s sport, the landscape has been changing. Many of the country’s largest minor hockey associations have […]

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Microplastiques et nanoplastiques en suspension dans l’air sur le territoire de l’île de Montréal : étude exploratoire.

L’étude des microplastiques (MP) en suspension dans l’air extérieur en est à ses balbutiements. Des données recueillies en Europe, en Asie, en Océanie et au Moyen-Orient ont mis en évidence des concentrations significatives, ce qui pose de nombreuses questions sur l’exposition des populations et les conséquences en termes de santé publique. En effet, quelques travaux […]

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Kanonhkwa’tsheranákere, Where the Medicines Are: Creating an Indigenous biocultural atlas and ethnobotanical field guide grounded in decolonial methodologies

This landmark project was built by Dr. Jessica Dolan with leadership at the Indigenous organization Plenty Canada, and the Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership team at University of Guelph. Working closely in collaboration with Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg educators and culture-bearers, the team is combining plant biology surveys in the Greenbelt region of Southern Ontario, with historical […]

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Pre-contact Indigenous agricultural systems in southwestern Manitoba

We aim to identify the different agricultural crops grown by Indigenous farmers in the Pierson Wildlife Management area in southwestern Manitoba prior to the arrival of European settlers. Agriculture was an important aspect of life for many Indigenous peoples living in southwestern Manitoba. Identifying plant remains associated with different crops will tell us about daily […]

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Développement et validation de tests pour mesurer la relation force-vitesse chez les golfeurs et golfeuses

Ce projet développera des méthodes d’évaluation spécifiques à l’élan de golf en plus de définir les déterminants biomécaniques liés à la performance. Ce projet permettra d’identifier la modalité d’évaluation de choix pour quantifier la performance en golf. De plus, le projet évaluera l’efficacité d’un plan d’entrainement personnalisé en fonction de la relation force-vitesse de chaque […]

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Documenting Innovations in Access: Creating an Anthology of Access in the Arts

The Access Anthology Project is a collaboration between two non-profit Artist Run Centres (ARCs) located in Toronto, ON, Tangled Art + Disability and Gallery TPW. Commissioned by Gallery TPW in 2022, the Access Anthology will document the access practices of Tangled Art + Disability through a collection of interviews, roundtables, and essays contributed by artists, […]

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Personalized Extended Reality Experiences Displayed on Mobile Devices: Investigation of Real-Time In Situ User Behaviour

Immersive technologies create unique experiences by merging the real physical world to a virtual simulated reality. This technology has revolutionized the way in which organizations and many services are implemented. Recently, XR experiences have gained popularity because they can be universally displayed in any type of mobile device and do not require a headset. The […]

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Development of an optical sports monitoring sensor and method for non-invasive evaluation of muscle metabolic fitness and function in elite athletes – Part 2

Currently, elite athletes and their coaches rely on the subjective self-awareness and measurement of muscle force, heart rate, and the amount of blood lactic acid level to monitor body fitness and athletic performance. These methods, however, are not ideal and always reliable due to subjective errors, technological limitations and individual confounding factors that limit the […]

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Power Tower Wind Turbine Innovation Project: Phase II

QVRRDF is installing a small vertical-axis wind turbine in Pippy Park, on the grounds of the Fluvarium. The installation of a small wind turbine for use in an urban area requires careful planning and engineering knowledge to complete successfully. The proposed project will address each of these factors by involving key stakeholders, performing a detailed […]

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