Reporting to the Executive Director, Fort Saskatchewan & District Chamber of Commerce the student will be to accumulating and utilizing research data in order to make recommendations for platform policies for voters and candidates in the 2021 municipal election. The student will be connecting with the Fort Saskatchewan community through surveys, face-to-face, interaction and focus […]

The Business Development Internship position will include the following duties and activities: Researching and identifying potential corporate sponsors and partners and cultivating positive relationships with both existing and potential donors. Additionally, the role will consist of identifying and developing revenue generation opportunities by engaging with cross functional teams, interviewing potential clients and researching market trends. […]

After 40 years of attempting to implement cleaner cooking technologies (Batchelor et al, 2019), successes have been muted, leaving approximately 2.8 billion people (IRENA, 2020) to spend hours gathering biofuel and enduring smoke-related harm due to cooking with fire. Despite the years of research examining reasons for the failures, there do not appear to be […]

My research question is, “What business models can successfully implement clean-cooking technologies in Tanzania?”. As we move towards the clean economy, it is imperative that all three pillars of sustainability are considered – the environment, the economy, and society. Studying the business models that will ensue clean-cooking technologies to have long-lasting impact in rural communities […]

Medulloblastoma is the most common brain tumor in children. It is treated with a combination of surgical resection, chemotherapy and radiation. Radiation to a child’s brain can have harmful side effects that may have implications in later development. We intend to use molecular gene expression to validate our findings from BC Children’s Hospital regarding low […]

La recherche qui sera effectuée dans le cadre de ce stage chez Communagir vise à acquérir des connaissances sur les savoirs que les élus des petites municipalités québécoises mobilisent dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions. Sur quelles connaissances basent-ils leurs décisions? Que pensent-ils des savoirs détenus par les citoyens? Comment bénéficient-ils de l’expertise des fonctionnaires municipaux […]

Le Réseau d’agriculture urbaine de Québec (RAUQ) est un organisme à but non lucratif. Depuis 2009, il organise la Fête des Semences de Québec chaque printemps. Le RAUQ agit aussi en matière de concertation des acteurs par rapport aux questions touchant l’agriculture urbaine, l’éducation et la promotion, la représentation de ses membres, la participation aux […]

The West Broadway Community Organization (WBCO) is dedicated to the social and economic development of the West Broadway neighborhood in downtown Winnipeg. Through this commitment WBCO has created a multitude of programs that address food insecurity, housing rights, community safety and wellbeing, and a sustainable environment among many other community needs. Due to COVID-19, WBCO […]

In the COVID-19 new “normal” the importance and impact of mental health has surged in interest and become a top priority. This is both an opportunity to grow and also the challenge that HLF has to face to enhance its impact and expand awareness. HLF is currently offering classes to train high school students on […]

Les Corporations de Développement Communautaire (CDC) jouent un rôle central auprès des citoyens par leur offre de services complémentaires aux programmes des gouvernements. Au Québec, on dénombre plus de 60 CDC regroupant plus de 2500 organismes. Ceux-ci agissent d’une manière autonome dans différents champs d’activité (p.ex., santé et services sociaux, éducation, famille, employabilité, alphabétisation, défense […]

Le projet génèrera des connaissances sur les mesures d’adaptation du cadre bâti aux inondations à l’échelle des bâtiments et des communautés. Ce projet comble un manque d’information sur les manières d’habiter et de planifier les zones inondables constructibles au Québec. L’analyse de cas de défaillance de mesures de protection contre les inondations permettra le développement […]

The bank swallow is a species of insectivorous songbird considered to be threatened in Canada and has been prioritized for conservation action. All swallow species in Canada are migratory, and in their annual cycle, the post-breeding to first migration period is considered to be a difficult and dangerous time for juvenile birds. We propose to […]