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Microtransit in microcommunities: A community bus feasibility study for Quadra Island using success indicators from the Gulf Islands
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-04)The community of Quadra Island, located off the east coast of Vancouver Island, does not have a public transportation option available to all. Several other island communities, including some in the Southern Gulf Islands ... -
Hearthless: A philosophical framework for the politically active town square
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-04)In cities around the world, the most iconic, memorable, and celebrated spaces are those where public lives converge for the purposes of political assembly. These are the places where public life and public space have a ... -
Public libraries and community planning: Studying the relationship between social infrastructure and quality of life
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-04)This thesis focuses on the relationship between quality of life and public libraries – the latter situated within a broader context of social infrastructure – and I make two primary arguments throughout. First, I argue ... -
Loved to death: Balancing conservation and visitor use in planning and managing Western Canadian destination wilderness parks
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-04)Many Western Canadian destination wilderness parks are experiencing a range of unique and pressing trends and challenges that have become prominent in the twenty first century. Prevalent challenges include the unprecedented ... -
The chicken-and-egg electric vehicle dilemma of British Columbia: EV policy recommendations for the modernization of the Cowichan Valley Regional District official community plan and zoning bylaws
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-04)Electric vehicle (EV) ownership has risen exponentially over the last couple of years in Canada. British Columbia has seen nearly the same amount of EV sales in the last 15 months as the last 4 years combined! Despite ... -
Cycling into the future: Assessing attitudes towards e-bikes in a mid-sized, sprawled Canadian city
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-03)Cycling offers an alternative to carbon-intensive transportation, yet cycling rates in North America remain relatively low. Electric bicycles offer a low-barrier entry to cycling that have the potential to encourage a ... -
Shifting away from resource based economies: Tourism development from a planning perspective on Vancouver Island
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-03)Tourism has often been cited as the next economy for small communities and regions on Vancouver Island to tilt towards in the wake of a declining forestry industry. With development of such an undertaking, there are numerous ... -
Suburbs deserve Complete Street: A safer Hammond Bay Road for everyone
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-03)Hammond Bay Road is a crucial thoroughfare for the Stephenson Point neighbourhood in Nanaimo and carries a high daily traffic volume. It meanders along hilly terrain, making travelling dangerous for all traffic users. This ... -
Is the parish perishing?: Mixed-use church redevelopments
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020-03)Churches are a significant part of both the physical and social infrastructure of Canadian cities. While church properties are privately owned, and Church congregations are religiously motivated, their actions are not ... -
A geochemical study of trace elements in basalts at Nankivell Point, Nanoose Bay, British Columbia
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Nanoose Bay is currently mapped by the BC Geological Survey (BCGS) as Upper Permian Sicker Group (360-270 ma) of oceanic-arc origin at Nankivell Point in the North, Triassic Karmutsen Formation (237-227 ma) of mid-ocean ... -
Microplastic prevalence at Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) spawning beaches on eastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of microplastics in selected sand lance “spawning” beaches (locations where sand lance eggs were observed), “non-spawning” beaches (locations where sand lance ... -
Floral visitor assessments of Platanthera spp. (Orchidaceae) on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster highlighting research examining insect diversity and potential pollinators of Platanthera spp. on Vancouver Island. -
How teachers can overcome unease of math and achieve learning success
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The aim of this study is to identify a deeper understanding of the teaching methods used by teachers to help students overcome math learning difficulties in B.C. secondary schools -
Optimizing fungal isolation methods: Can we apply fungal collection and isolation methods to an invasive orchid species?
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster highlighting research to investigate if fungal collection, isolation and dehydration methods from the Southern hemisphere can be used to identify the species of mycorrhizae that associate with an invasive orchid ... -
Impact of peer mentorship programs
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The purpose of this program was to facilitate interconnectedness and a sense of community within the nursing programs at Vancouver Island University. Implemented in September 2019, the VIU Nursing Peer Mentorship Program ... -
Language connotations in the media and the impact on fear of terrorism
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster exploring the language used by Canadian media when describing terrorist activities. -
Pinpointing the problem: A study examining the effects of IMS on secondary shoulder impingement
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of IMS on shoulder range-of-motion with a shoulder impingement patient. -
Local hyperparasitism: Mites found on flat flies carried by 29 species of birds
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Poster highlighting a research study to look at and characterize the hippoboscid flies and their hyperparasitic mites from birds on Vancouver Island. -
Differentiated learning practice in China: Chinese teachers report how teacher evaluation system can affect the successful implementation of differentiated learning in a classroom
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)The purpose of the present study is to understand in what ways mandatory teacher assessments in China affect high school teachers' motivations to practice differentiated learning in high school classrooms in grades 10 through 12. -
The impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on sleep quality and hypervigilance within mothers
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)Following childbirth, mothers experience a significant decline in their quality of sleep. Considering the many detrimental consequences associated with poor sleep, it is important to understand why sleep quality diminishes. ...
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