From May 2023 to August 2023, our project aims to address the identified need for a centralized mapping resource for Community Gardens and Pop-Up Community Gardens. The project will deliver a comprehensive map informing future placements of both types of gardens, including historical information, geographical positioning, and demographic data. Tasks involve researching and compiling historical […]

To understand how well a city’s socio-economic and natural systems are functioning, destinations around the world utilize indicators to measure and report on sustainability stewardship. Global Destination Movement put forth an international benchmarking framework (GDS Index) to evaluate a destinations’ sustainability performance. Sustainability is measured across 77 indicators within four categories (social, environmental, supplier and […]

The popularity of cryptocurrencies has continued to increase over the past years, raising serious policy concerns among Central Banks. Given the Bank of Canada’s role in maintaining financial stability, its 2019 Financial System Review identified the evolution of the cryptoasset market as one of six financial vulnerabilities that need to be monitored closely. Currently, in […]

Despite significant therapeutic advances, the management of type 1 diabetes remains a major challenge, with current modalities unable to achieve, in every patient, optimal blood glucose control, while minimizing complications. Precision Medicine steers away from this ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. Precision Medicine aims to understand each child’s health by integrating all the information they share about themselves, […]

With the recent regionalization of emergency management services between 10 communities in the Lloydminster area, a project in the emergency management sector is being pursued that looks to create and deliver a full-scale exercise to a region of approximately 50,000 people. This exercise would be a one-of-a-kind delivery for a region such as Lloydminster and […]

With 10 municipalities combining Emergency Management services, an innovative approach to creating public preparedness in the region is being implemented that seeks to increase the public’s knowledge of risks associated with the area. This knowledge is anticipated to be followed with risk-reducing behaviour, thus decreasing vulnerability and increasing resiliency.

Dog ownership is increasing within our cities along with increasing usage of dog parks and off-leash areas. This increased usage is drastically increasing the amount of waste within these off-leash areas. Understanding the factors that affect how waste can be reduced or diverted from landfills is key in creating a more sustainable long term waste […]

For nearly three decades, Edmonton has been a pioneer in urban sustainability, implementing naturalization projects that revert sections of maintained City green space to a more native and ecologically balanced state. These efforts span diverse urban areas, including roadways, storm water ponds, park spaces, and communities. The City’s Naturalization program strategically plants trees, shrubs, and […]

Dog ownership is increasing within our cities along with increasing usage of dog parks and off-leash areas. This increased usage is likely impacting the environment within these off-leash areas. Effects may include chemical and physical changes to the soil and vegetation that could lead to soil erosion and mortality of vegetation ranging from grasses to […]

The Edmonton Valley Zoo and its team is passionate about the natural world and are always looking to find ways to promote environmental responsibility and reduce its own environmental footprint. Our Conservation team works to conserve species in the wild, through endangered species breeding programs, instituting green practices on site, and inspiring action by our […]

Les entreprises manufacturières de la Ville de Laval au Québec affichent un retard significatif dans l’adoption des technologies numériques, attribué au manque d’alignement avec le modèle d’affaires, la difficulté à établir des indicateurs clés de performance, et le déficit de compétences internes et de motivation des employés. Ce projet vise à évaluer la maturité numérique […]

This research project has two goals. The first goal is to design and test software that will analyze the content of transcribed 9-1-1 emergency calls. We will use Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to perform an evaluation of the operator performance during the 9-1-1 call and generate an evaluation form in the […]