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2016-03-11
Author: Williamson, Caitlin
Small and medium sized businesses make up over 98% of the businesses in British Columbia (BC) and are estimated to account for 28% of the Province’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These businesses…
2016-03-09
Author: Mussell, Linda
The United Nations, non-profit organizations, and research communities have identified youth with incarcerated parents as a distinct and vulnerable population requiring tailored policy response. This…
2016-04-13
Author: Ramroop, Jhodan Rocky
The purpose of this report is twofold. The first purpose is to assess whether there has been an appreciable change in patient satisfaction at Vancouver’s Mid-Main Community Health Centre in response…
2016-03-17
Author: Einarson, Nadine Minna Nancy
Housing affordability is a major issue for the City of Vancouver. The ever-increasing cost of housing is pricing many Vancouverites out of the housing market. Millennials, with interests in…
2016-04-01
Author: Kelley, Leah Ann Mohr
In Alberta, low-income women, aged 35-49, engage in self-injury at rates second only to female youth. This demographic faces the stressors of living in poverty combined with gendered and mid-age…
2016-03-29
Author: Coutts, Amy Elizabeth
Survivors of childhood institutional abuse can face a lifetime of physical and mental health challenges. To address the on-going health challenges of claimants during the claims process, the Indian…
2016-02-25
Author: Hauser, Jane Kathryn Hubbard
This study examines the co-management arrangements between the Metlakatla First Nation and the Province of British Columbia, with a specific focus on the implementation of co-management within the…
2016-03-29
Author: Mutakabbir, Anjum
The city of Vancouver has seen record high home prices in recent months. The housing price inflation has led to the city becoming one of the least affordable cities in the world in terms of housing.…
2016-04-18
Author: Damkjar, Evan C
This report collects and analyzes the available information on solar energy development in BC, including existing major barriers, costs and benefits, and externalities. The objective is to assess the…
2016-03-15
Author: Woolsey, Danielle Lee
As individuals age they are more likely to develop medical conditions that may affect their ability to drive safety. British Columbia’s population is aging and the increasing proportion of older…
2016-06-14
Author: Rowe, Joy
Records management is based on core knowledge that is not specific to an institution. Organizations can address knowledge gaps among their records creators by creating training materials that are…
2016-05
Author: Singh, Harpreet
This study replicates and extends the study done by Phan, Sharma and Narayan (2015) using intraday data from two widely available exchange traded funds (SPY and USO), before and after the recent…
2014-06-20
Interviewee: Olsen, Erling, Interviewer: Airas, Annika, Interviewer: Interviewer: Hendricks, Kristianne, Contributor: Hall, Peter V.
Erling Olsen grew up in Queensborough, and started gillnetting with his father when he was 7 or 8 years old. By the time he was 13, he had his own nets; by age 15, his own boat. He also worked in the…
2016-04-21
Author: Love, Sydney Alexandra Sherwood
Cu is a widely occurring contaminant in aquatic systems and is acutely toxic to fish. The current paradigm of copper’s toxic mechanism of action in fish is believed to be through direct effects on…
2016-03-18
Author: Yang, Sherry C.L.
Metro Vancouver’s Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) is a regional plan that sets out how the region will to accommodate urban growth in the next 25 years, while protecting some lands from urban…
2016-04-12
Author: Graham, Emma Nicole Harmony
Aging infrastructure, watershed development, and the emergence of a risk-informed society has led to the need to re-examine dam safety through a societal lens. The incorporation of risk tolerance…
2016-01-28
Author: Firlotte, Molly Mackenzie
This report is intended as a follow up to the 2014 Amanda Peters report, “The Porthole View: Marketing to the Masses Through the Little Window,” which provided a top down analysis of Now Or Never…
2016-01-27
Author: Sykes, Maxwell Martin
Policymakers are investigating how to transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) to achieve long-term GHG targets. ZEV adoption is limited by regional and global barriers, where reductions in…
2016-03-08
Author: Allary, Alexandra Alannah
One in five renter households in Canada spends 50% or more of their income on housing, a severe rent burden which can lead to poorer social and economic outcomes for households and communities. Below…
2016-03-24
Author: Nelson, Allison
There is a significant lack of programs and supports for youth transitioning from the child to adult mental health systems in BC. At the age of 19, youth age out of the child and youth mental health…