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Indigenous perspective of evaluation of a community based food sovereignty initiative: the case study of O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation’s Ithinto Mechisowin Program

In northern Manitoba successful community based programs are recognized for being culturally sensitive and participatory. However, not much work has been done to explore the affectivity of culturally sensitive evaluation. This project will look at the evaluation of a community based food program called Ithinto Mechisowin Program (IMP) (food from the land) at the O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation (OPCN) First Nation reserve in northern Manitoba. IMP was started as a community-University collaboration in 2012 and has seen its challenges and successes. In April 2016, IMP members including the research intern attended in a workshop to get training in indigenous perspective of program evaluation. Based on the workshop learning method, this project is designed to assess the implication of Indigenous evaluation method and to provide a tool useful both for OPCN and the partner organization involved in community based program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Kulchyski

Student:

Partner:

Tides Canada (MB)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation de communautés piscicoles par ADN environnemental

La capture au filet est utilisée pour documenter les communautés piscicoles. Cette approche comporte des coûts importants associés au déplacement d’équipes et de matériel sur le terrain et cause des mortalités indésirables. L’analyse de l’ADN environnemental (ADNe) consiste à documenter la présence d’espèces par filtration d’échantillons d’eau suivie de l’analyse d’ADN et représente une alternative prometteuse peu appliquée. Ce projet vise à; i) mettre au point les outils permettant de documenter les communautés piscicoles du territoire de la Baie-James par analyse d’ADNe; ii) en comparant les résultats d’ADNe avec ceux de captures au filet, valider l’utilité de l’ADNe pour documenter la composition en espèces et quantifier l’abondance. Il fournira au stagiaire une formation en lien avec des partenaires du milieu et ceux-ci accèderont à une méthode améliorant le rapport coûts-bénéfices de suivis piscicoles tout en diminuant les impacts environnementaux.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Louis Bernatchez

Student:

Partner:

Hydro-Quebec;Englobe

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Aquaculture and Fishing; Life Sciences (not health); Natural Resources

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Effectiveness of recycled glass as a wastewater effluent filtration media: A pilot-scale study

With increased emphasis on water quality in the Lake Winnipeg watershed, more stringent guidelines for wastewater effluents are being implemented. Smaller municipalities and remote communities, with limited financial resources, will be facing regulatory pressures, particularly around discharge of phosphorus, as well as micropollutants such as estrogens, pharmaceuticals and pesticides. To ensure the release of high quality wastewater effluents post-lagoon treatment technologies such as subsurface filtration systems are being employed for enhanced removal of pollutants. One such system has been constructed in pilot-scale at the Village of Dunnottar, MB near the shores of Lake Winnipeg. Recycled glass can be crushed to aggregate sizes similar to those used in gravel/rock filtration beds. It is unclear, however, if recycled glass will be comparable in its effectiveness to rock/gravel media for wastewater effluent treatment. The proposed study, comparing recycled glass to rock/gravel media over multiple lagoon discharge seasons, will facilitate the future use of recycled glass in new wastewater treatment applications. Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries is a strong supporter of the proposed work and sees great value in pursuing environmental end-use applications of recycled glass. The proposed research could provide a new market for recycled glass aggregate across Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nazim Cicek

Student:

Partner:

Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Resisted sprinting and ischemic preconditioning as ergogenic aids in high-level sprinters

With a rise in talent and the number of youths participating in athletics, Canada has a seemingly bright future in track and field at the international level. With the abundance of talent, it is important to improve the resources available to our competitors to continue promoting excellence. We propose to study two novel protocols which can be performed immediately prior to competition in order to enhance performance. Resisted sprinting, which involves sprinting with a weighted sled or using a training device such as the 1080-Sprint is the first protocol under examination. Based on previous research it is expected that our novel technique may improve sprint ability over a greater range of distances than previously able. Ischemic preconditioning, a type of pre-exercise blood flow manipulation protocol, which was initially developed to prevent cell death, will also be examined with high-level sprinters. This protocol has been tested in a variety of other types of activities such as repeated sprints, endurance activities and swimming, and has shown 1-3% improvements in performance. We are excited to partner with the Speed River Track and Field club, who have sent increasing numbers of athletics athletes to the Olympics each year. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jamie Burr

Student:

Partner:

Speed River New Balance Track and Field Club Ltd

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

An investigation on software quality measurement

Software failure may result in substantial damage, especially to human life and financial loss. High-quality software is recognized as a product that has been specified correctly, and that meets its expected specifications. It is important that the quality characteristics be specified, measured and evaluated. In this internship, the primary objective is to create the software quality deviation artifact through comparing the user expected quality against the final observed quality of a software product. For this purpose, the quality measurement process is focused. The rules and quality characteristics presented in ISO/IEC 250nn series of standard are applied to define a range of quality-related questions, which were reviewed iteratively by industrial experts and academic professionals. The final questions formed four working questionnaires; two for expected quality profile and two for the observed quality profile, each consists of end users’ and power users’ questionnaires. A software product – in development phase – was selected as a case study for expected quality and the future users of the software were asked to fill out the related questionnaire. In the current internship, it is planned to perform another survey for assessing quality-related achievement in an established and deployed software application. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre Robillard

Student:

Partner:

Technology Evaluation Centers Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Valuing Youth Voice after Disaster: Recovery & Resilience in Wood Buffalo

In the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, a lot can be learned from young people who experienced the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire disaster. Knowing and hearing their concerns will be critical for shaping how they and their communities recover and build a more resilient future. This means ensuring that youth have support to explore and implement creative solutions to complex, post-disaster challenges. The Valuing Youth Voice after Disaster: Recovery & Resilience in Wood Buffalo project aims to provide such opportunities through its focus on learning from and empowering youth as resilience leaders and innovators in their communities. The project focuses on learning from and with youth affected by the Fort McMurray wildfire disaster, as they engage with, learn about, and apply strategies of action research, creative arts, participatory video and/or photography, and other visual storytelling methods as tools of disaster recovery and resilience building

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robin Cox

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Red Cross (Victoria, BC)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Royal Roads University

Program:

Elevate

Valuing Youth Voices after Disaster: Recovery & Resilience in Fort McMurray

When disasters strike, young people are often portrayed as victims with little to contribute to their recovery. This can lead to the absence of critical youth concerns in key decision-making processes despite growing evidence that strengthened community engagement and voice generates social, economic, and environmental benefits in short and long term recovery. The proposed research focuses on participatory media as a pathway for engaging disaster-affected youth and communities. It will serve as a catalyst for young people’s ideas and solutions for recovery and resilience to be sufficiently heard, valued, and incorporated into decisions that affect their lives. The research supports the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) recovery and resilience-strengthening efforts in Fort McMurray and enhances the CRC’s capacity to work creatively with youth in the post-disaster context. The academic partner, Royal Roads University’s ResilienceByDesign Innovation Lab, is a trans-disciplinary action research lab whose work focuses on disaster risk reduction, transformative climate adaptation, and youth empowerment. Research outputs will include a Community Youth Advisory; an improved CRC youth engagement strategy and toolkit; youth-informed recommendations on recovery decision-making; a report detailing how participatory media and listening-focused events can strengthen sustained youth engagement and community resilience; and youth-generated videos for knowledge translation and mobilization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robin Cox

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Red Cross (Victoria, BC)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Royal Roads University

Program:

Elevate

Predicting noise impact on fish communities in the western Canadian Arctic using Passive Acoustic Monitoring – Year two

Several fish species produce species-specific sounds that can be identified in the wild using Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) (i.e. dataloggers configured with underwater microphones). Our project will use existing and new PAM recordings to monitor the distribution of several fish species in the western Canadian Arctic, with particular focus on a keystone Arctic species, the Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida). Acoustic signal detection techniques will be implemented to identify fish sounds from large acoustic datasets. Predictive modelling will be used to predict the potential impacts of vessel noise and environmental changes on fish distribution. Timing is critical as the Arctic is undergoing increasingly rapid changes. Our investigation will be the first to investigate the ecoacoustics of Canadian Arctic fish and the potential impacts of anthropogenic noise. The automated signal processing and modeling will accelerate acoustic analyse and therefore benefiting the partner organisation and regulatory bodies alike.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francis Juanes

Student:

Partner:

JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) Ltd (Victoria)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Elevate

Predicting noise impact on fish communities in the western Canadian Arctic using Passive Acoustic Monitoring

Several fish species produce species-specific sounds that can be identified in the wild using Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) (i.e. dataloggers configured with underwater microphones). Our project will use existing and new PAM recordings to monitor the distribution of several fish species in the western Canadian Arctic, with particular focus on a keystone Arctic species, the Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida). Acoustic signal detection techniques will be implemented to identify different fish species from large acoustic datasets. Statistical modelling will be used to predict the potential impacts of anthropogenic noise and environmental changes on fish distribution. Timing is critical as the Arctic is undergoing increasingly rapid changes. Our investigation will be the first to investigate the ecoacoustics of Canadian Arctic fish and the potential impacts of anthropogenic noise. It will provide direct and indirect data relevant to indigenous food security and will provide long-term data and predictions needed to inform effective management.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francis Juanes

Student:

Partner:

JASCO Applied Sciences (Canada) Ltd (Victoria)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Elevate

Development of in operando characterization methods for lithium ion battery materials – Year two

The successful commercialization of new cathode materials for lithium ion batteries requires an improved and detailed understanding of the correlations between their structure, properties, and performance. Such a correlation will provide a foundation for better understanding the degradation mechanisms and optimized operating conditions for these cathode materials; pairing new battery materials with ideal applications and standardizing the methods by which these materials are evaluated. Lithium incorporated in the matrix of transition metal oxides, such as Ni, Co and/or Mn oxides, are materials of interest for improving capacity and/or power generation of recyclable batteries with applications in energy storage. To meet the cost targets and performance metrics for commercializing new types of cathode materials, we must be able to better understand the fit between cathode materials and operating conditions required by end applications. The proposed research will characterize cathode materials for lithium ion batteries using a variety of spectroscopic analytical techniques in real time with battery cycling to develop a better understanding of how these characteristics influence battery performance under different operating conditions and over time. This will also improve our ability to design cathode materials that meet the cost, durability, and power targets demanded from next generation lithium ion batteries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Byron D Gates

Student:

Partner:

Nano One Materials Corp

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Elevate

Development of in operando characterization methods for lithium ion battery materials

The successful commercialization of new cathode materials for lithium ion batteries requires an improved and detailed understanding of the correlations between their structure, properties, and performance. Such a correlation will provide a foundation for better understanding the degradation mechanisms and optimized operating conditions for these cathode materials; pairing new battery materials with ideal applications and standardizing the methods by which these materials are evaluated. Lithium incorporated in the matrix of transition metal oxides, such as Ni, Co and/or Mn oxides, are materials of interest for improving capacity and/or power generation of recyclable batteries with applications in energy storage. To meet the cost targets and performance metrics for commercializing new types of cathode materials, we must be able to better understand the fit between cathode materials and operating conditions required by end applications. The proposed research will characterize cathode materials for lithium ion batteries using a variety of spectroscopic analytical techniques in real time with battery cycling to develop a better understanding of how these characteristics influence battery performance under different operating conditions and over time. This will also improve our ability to design cathode materials that meet the cost, durability, and power targets demanded from next generation lithium ion batteries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Byron D Gates

Student:

Partner:

Nano One Materials Corp

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Elevate

Developing Tools to Track Vocalizing Marine Mammals with Long Baseline Hydrophone Arrays – Year two

My project aims to understand cetacean habitat use in remote areas along Canada’s coast. Using acoustic data from an array of permanently recording hydrophones, I am developing software to automatically detect, classify, and localize different species of whales that use the area .
The acoustic network is located deep in the Great Bear Rainforest in northern British Columbia in thus in important habitat for Northern Resident Killer Whales, humpback whales, and fin whales. At the same time, existing shipping and proposed tanker routes posing a challenge to the marine ecosystem.
The software I am developing within the Mitcas ELEVATE fellowship will provide unprecedented information about activity and behaviour of whales, and possible effects of shipping on their habitat use.My industry partner — WWF-Canada, the Gitga’at First Nation, and the North Coast Cetacean Society — will thus obtain urgently needed data for marine management.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aaron Gulliver

Student:

Partner:

World Wildlife Fund Canada (Toronto, ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Ocean Tech; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Elevate

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