Increasing safety and wellbeing is a desired outcome for most communities across the globe and the path to improving these results is murky and complex. These outcomes are influenced by many factors including the priorities of multiple levels of government, the community development approaches that are undertaken and the leadership styles and quality of relationships […]

Pour répondre aux besoins des citoyens (mobilité, loisirs, activités sociales) en respectant les impératifs de distanciation physique, la Ville de Montréal et ses arrondissements ont implanté à l’été 2021 des rues piétonnes sur des artères commerciales, donc deux ont proposé des projets-pilotes de cohabitation des piétons avec les cyclistes (Avenue du Mont-Royal et rue Wellington). […]

Bridges are critical infrastructure assets, which connect transportation networks for the delivery of goods and services and are vital links for first responders. The goal of this research is to advance the state-of-the-art in innovative and cost-effective solutions to monitor the condition of bridge infrastructure using a low-cost sensor network and an intelligent robotic machine, […]

Academic conferences are important forums for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to exchange knowledge and address real-world challenges. Especially for early career scholars and scientists in parts of the global South, attending conferences is a vital part of their career development. However, going to a conference often involves long-distance air travel, so the benefits of attending […]

More than 80% of power outages in power grids are caused by faults in distribution networks. To improve the system’s reliability and resiliency, the service restoration is critical after faults. The Soft Open Point (SOP) is an emerging power electronic device, which can be connected to terminals of feeders or between networked microgrids, and can […]

The County of Lennox & Addington is exploring the creation of a Community Investment Fund, a local investment vehicle that will provide capital to support the creation of new business from owners currently operating in Lennox and Addington, and to attract new residences to the region who are interested in starting new ventures. This will […]

The research will review of best-practices in green business directories and identify key opportunities for deployment of a localized listings directory of green businesses in the GTA.

Youth-facing service providers in Waterloo Region have historically faced challenges when engaging marginalized youth. Through the Youth Action Initiative (YAI), Community Justice Initiatives (CJI) in partnership with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council (WRCPC) aim to address barriers to equity and engagement for youth in Waterloo Region, particularly for youth who have been historically and […]

L’Île d’Orléans a une industrie agroalimentaire et agrotouristique très forte. Plusieurs produits locaux sont valorisés et transformés sur place créant un potentiel économique encore plus grand. L’engouement envers l’achat local et la souveraineté alimentaire lié à la pandémie de la COVID a d’ailleurs augmenté l’attrait de l’industrie agroalimentaire de l’Île. La MRC a identifié le […]

The City of Edmonton (Drainage Services Department) and MITACS will support a cluster of internships customized for U of A Civil Engineering graduate students for 16 months. The City will facilitate safety training and provide sites as “testbed” to validate and implement new technologies. The interns will be housed in the Construction Automation lab at […]

This research project fills the critical gap in data collection, and building behavioural and simulation models to assist in developing sustainable land use and transportation policy-making for a smaller/rural community- i.e. City of West Kelowna (Co WK). Specifically, the interns will contribute by developing tmftic ;md emissions simulation models to test the impacts of revitalizing […]

Prescribed fire is an important tool to maintain the productivity and diversity of grasslands. Remnant grasslands within the jurisdiction of the Meewasin Valley Authority are thought to require fire to both maintain ecosystem integrity and to reduce the danger of wildfire. While there are many individual studies demonstrating the value of prescribed fire in Western […]