Glycerol is generated in a large quantity as a byproduct in bio-diesel plants, and hence utilization of crude glycerol for value-added chemicals (such as 1,2-propanediol – an important commodity material used in the production of polyester resins and pharmaceuticals) will yield both economic and environmental benefits to bio-diesel plants. On the other hand, the declined […]

Collaboration and Capacity building are required to engage with the challenges and benefits of technical expertise within, and available to, municipal politics and policy, the challenges and benefits of both representative and direct democracy, and the existence of multiple sources of knowledge, including the social sciences, Indigenous knowledges, and local knowledge. This project is the […]

At the request of our community partners, Selkirk Innovates would like to refresh and ensure continuity with internships required to support our ongoing technology integration work in the natural resources sectors critical to the Kootenay environment and economy, specifically in forestry, fisheries, hydrology/ geothermal, wildfire mitigation and Mining/Minerals and with particular focus on applying geomatics […]

Bitcoin! Ethereum! Cryptocurrency! Blockchain! In the past years, these words made headline news globally. The promise of blockchain, or decentralized ledger-based technologies, has electrified the world and created an excitement for technology that was last seen in the 1990s when the internet was entering mainstream. The core premise of the technology is that blockchains are […]

Anticosti attend la réponse à sa candidature pour inscription sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO en septembre 2023. Cette démarche fait suite à une importante réflexion de la communauté anticostienne à l’égard de son avenir. Elle a choisi de faire reconnaître la richesse exceptionnelle de son patrimoine naturel et d’en faire un moyen […]

The City of Edmonton corporation has declared one of its top goals is to move away from business-as-usual ways of working, to be able to integrate climate justice thinking and future fit solutions into organizational processes, including but not limited to the institutionalization of a carbon budget/accounting system. In August of 2019, the City declared […]

Le projet vise à définir, clarifier, et analyser le débat concernant l’épandage du BTI pour le contrôle des insectes piqueurs, en proposant une étude des arguments scientifiques, éthiques, ainsi que des arguments invoqués dans le cadre du débat public sur la question. Les étudiants seront introduits à divers aspects de la démarche scientifique, incluant la […]

The project will assess the impact and sustainability of Drayton Valley’s Zero-Fee Tuition Program. The intern for this project will complete individual and group interviews with 6-8 students enrolled in the Zero-Fee Program who have received up to $5,000 to cover their post-secondary tuition. Participants will be graduates of the Health-Care Aide training program at […]

Cumberland County is located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, close to the New Brunswick border. Cumberland County is made up of the Municipality of the County of Cumberland, two incorporated towns (Amherst and Oxford) and two Villages (Pugwash and River Hebert). According to Statistics Canada (2022) the population of Cumberland County, as of […]

Forrest Green, in collaboration with Saint Mary’s University, will work with the intern to successfully develop and implement new web solutions and module for Police Services across the country. The intern will work on innovative dashboards to support crime trends and crime data (external) as well as aggregated officer data for use of system analysis […]

Dans la région de la Capitale-Nationale, on peut compter une proportion de 14,9% de personnes ayants des incapacités. En 2010, la Ville de Québec publiait sa 2e édition du Guide pratique en accessibilité universelle. Depuis, les meilleures pratiques en matière d’accessibilité ainsi que les connaissances sur le(s) handicap(s) se sont précisées. L’Office des personnes handicapée […]

This project aims to evaluate the effect of mowing on the insect community living in meadow plant stems. Mowing is a necessary practice in meadow restoration in cities due to the need to control invasive plant species. However, past studies have shown that mowing can also contribute to increased mortality rates in a wide variety […]