Evidence synthesis to help contextualize the evidence to support innovation in physical activity promotion in Alberta

To ensure that PPPH priority projects are developed using the most up-to-date evidence and to increase the likelihood of project success, evidence synthesis will be crucial in facilitating a deeper understanding of community health issues, the contributing factors, associated health inequities, and appropriate interventions to improve health outcomes. The objective of this project is to […]

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Évaluation des impacts du déneigement d’infrastructures cyclables sur les comportements de mobilité, les attitudes et intentions à l’égard de la pratique du vélo en hiver

En collaboration avec la Ville de Sherbrooke, ce projet de recherche a pour objectif d’évaluer les impacts du déneigement d’infrastructures cyclables sur la pratique du vélo en hiver, les perceptions et intentions à l’égard du vélo en hiver et l’expérience cyclable hivernale dans une ville de taille moyenne au Québec. Des enquêtes web seront réalisées […]

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Natural Heritage Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in the Region of Peel

This project involves better understanding how climate change might affect our natural environment with the Region of Peel located within the Greater Toronto Area. The approach is to consider how vulnerable components of the natural environment, such as streams, forests and the organisms living in these habitats, might be to a new climate or extreme […]

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Modernisation du système DCS MOD300

La direction des Eaux Usées s’occupe le Service de l’eau ayant pour mission de fournir de l’eau potable à la collectivité montréalaise, de gérer les eaux pluviales et d’assainir les eaux usées pour assurer la santé et la sécurité publiques et protège l’environnement, maintenant et pour les générations futures. Le système SICOS (Système Intégré de […]

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Showcasing the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of electrifying small businesses

Emissions from the buildings sector account for over half of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions, of which about one quarter is attributed to the city’s ~32,000 small commercial buildings. To meet the City of Toronto’s Net Zero by 2040 target, these buildings must be retrofitted and electrified. Small business owners are uniquely positioned for decarbonization with […]

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Creating future-ready bus stops: Promoting equity, safety, and climate resiliency in future bus stop planning guidelines

Edmonton’s public transit (PT) system plays a prominent role in reducing transportation related GHG emissions. Encouraging more people to use PT is not only a structural intervention, but also behavioral, as individuals, especially those with access to other modes, have to make a conscious choice to travel by PT. This choice has become increasingly complex […]

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Who speaks for the trees? A collaborative, Indigenous-informed exploration of the environmental and well-being co-benefits of connecting with forest ecosystems.

The Lheidli T’enneh Health Center is partnering with Melissa Bates, a UNBC graduate student, and Dr. Margot Parkes, a UNBC associate professor in the School of Health Sciences, to explore how connections to the environment are good for the community and the land, from the perspective of Lheidli T’enneh community members. This includes supporting land-based […]

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Exploring the feasibility for a sector-specific Wastewater Management System Standard (WWMSS) for the municipal and non-municipal wastewater systems sector.

The objective of this research is to develop an Ontario-based Wastewater Management Standard (WWMS), which is aligned with the currently statutorily required Ontario Drinking Water Management Standard (DWQMS) and with ISO 14001 for environmental management systems. This proposed research will bring much needed standardization for the quality and environmental management for municipal and non-municipal wastewater […]

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Mise en valeur à des fins récréotouristiques au Site de la Nouvelle-France

De 1996 à2019,|e site de la Nouvelle-France s’est imposé comme un site touristique d’importance au Saguenay. En 2022, grâce à d’importantes subventions, la Société touristique de l’Anse-à-la-Croix qui gère le site a entrepris une refonte complète de I’offre touristique avec I’achat et la construction de nouveaux bâtiments afin de combler un vide en matière d’offre […]

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Exploring Legacies of Injustices and Inequities from Toronto’s Transportation Infrastructure Development

While many Canadian planning practitioners are familiar with the harmful legacies of transportation infrastructure development in the United States, particularly as it relates to the displacement and forced removal of racialized and low-income communities, there is comparatively little documentation or awareness of this history in Canada. This research project will contribute to filling this knowledge […]

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