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Calcium peroxide oxidation of soil impacted by various spills : an attempt to meet Alberta non-hazardous landfill cover criteria
(2016-01-28)Large volumes of contaminated soil are created daily at Alberta's industrial, oil and gas facilities. This soil is impacted with a variety of contaminants from multiple small spills co-mingled into a single containment ... -
Calling the circle : a personal journey to establish a collaborative professional community of environmental educators across four public school districts in British Columbia
(2021-05-05)This case study explores the conditions and motives that led to the formation of a local Chapter of environmental educators and documents the successes and challenges that occurred during the Chapter’s first year as the ... -
Can forest harvesting and the practice of Aboriginal rights exist compatibly on the landscape?
(2014-12-18)Colonization and settlement have had a significant impact on the land base in British Columbia (BC). Forestry legislative changes, the mountain pine beetle epidemic and Aboriginal law developments over the past 30 years ... -
Can mercury levels in bat species along the St. Lawrence River in Ontario be used as an effective biomarker in assessing ecosystem health?
(2010-01-20)This pioneering investigation focused on the mercury bioaccumulation relationship of bats and insects. Identifying biomarkers that can be extrapolated to humans is necessary. Radio-transmitter-fitted bats were tracked ... -
Canada's Green New Deal: Forging the socio-political foundations of climate resilient infrastructure?
(Energy Research & Social Science, 2020)A global movement is underway to harness the power of coordinated state policy to address the significant and interrelated challenges of environmental degradation, climate change, poverty, and energy insecurity. In May ... -
The Canadian environmental nonprofit sector : understanding organizational effectiveness assessment
(2013-09-11)Environmental NGOs work to address a deficit in environmental protection and improvement. In order to achieve positive environmental outcomes, it is critical that these groups are as effective as possible. Studying how ... -
Canadian global leadership students engaged in strategic partnerships in Ecuador
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018)Recognizing the need to build global-minded citizens, higher education institutions are increasingly trying to find ways to leverage their international programs to develop students’ intercultural competence. The MA in ... -
The Canadian Ski Patrol : probing the potential for change
(2015-04-17)The Canadian Ski Patrol (CSP) Calgary Zone is one segment of a national volunteer-driven organisation of first-aid providers. In recent years, the number of active patrollers in the CSP Calgary Zone has declined while ... -
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)During the Second World War, the Canadian government recognized that allowing women to serve in the military, in non-combat roles, would free men to fight overseas. The Canadian Army created the Canadian Women’s Army Corps ... -
The Canadian workplace : an ethnographic study on how employers are facilitating the adaption of their immigrant employees
(2014-06-26)The researcher conducted an ethnographic study looking at how employers can build more inclusive workplaces and support the adaptation of immigrants into the Canadian workplace culture. The research consisted of ethnographic ... -
Carbon thoughts
(2019-05-09)Carbon Thoughts, by Nancyanne Cowell, oil mixed-media on two canvases, 48” X 36”, 2016. -
Carbon Thoughts and opening text panel
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Carex establishment on reclaimed oil sands landscapes : a case study at Suncor Energy Inc.
(2011-03-14)Reclaimed oil sands landscapes are perceived to be low in plant diversity compared with naturally occurring plant communities. Approximately 66 Carex species inhabit the oil sand region. This thesis is unique and represents ... -
Caring for aging parents in Canadian nursing homes : an ethnographic study on immigrant families’ experiences
(2016-08-12)This thesis explored how Canadian-Chinese family members adapted and adjusted when caring for their parents in Canadian nursing homes. I drew the data from in-depth, semi-structured, open ended interviews with three ... -
Caring for place : factors influencing property management approaches among shoreline landowners on Kootenay Lake, BC
(2015-02-06)Residential development on freshwater lakeshores can negatively impact water quality and biodiversity. On Kootenay Lake in southeastern British Columbia, shoreline properties are increasingly being managed in ways that may ... -
Caring leadership: Voices of nurses in Royal Roads University leadership programs
(Leadership Programs Publication, 2000)Table of Contents: Preface / Gerry Nixon -- Forward / Cathy Ferguson -- Introduction / Michael Picard -- Caring leadership : a journey back to Kansas / Kim Dougherty -- Caring : who takes a leadership role? / Bev Dobbyn ... -
Case study analysis on the impacts of surface water allocations for hydraulic fracturing on surface water availability of the upper Athabasca River
(2018-04-04)The Duvernay Formation of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin underlies portions of the Upper Athabasca Watershed. To access unconventional shale resources in the Duvernay Formation, horizontal drilling and hydraulic ... -
Casting a stone in the water : an exploration of truth and reconciliation in the context of a public utility
(2021-10-25)My partner organization for my research was FortisBC (FEI), a public energy utility in British Columbia. My purpose in exploring truth and reconciliation in my organization was to examine how the organization could respond ... -
Castle east elevation
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