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April 22, 2024
Can Canada have an effective climate action policy without a carbon tax?

April 16, 2024
Higher density living is changing the way neighbouring works in Canada

April 12, 2024
Despite backlash, some Loblaw stores still discount perishable food by 30% — not 50%

April 6, 2024
Flood risk in Lower Mainland will intensify by 2100: report

April 5, 2024
'We are struggling': Muslim Food Bank pleading for donations amid challenging Ramadan

March 28, 2024
B.C. government affirms Haida Nation title over all of Haida Gwaii in draft agreement

March 22, 2024
This year's Excellence in Teaching Award winners reveal the secret sauce of great teaching

March 19, 2024
How can people in B.C. prepare for drought and wildfire season?

March 18, 2024
Determining the future of an ‘inclusive economic growth’ in Port Alberni

March 12, 2024
11 reasons why we’ve stayed in academia

February 27, 2024
Adapting to changing extreme weather events: experts weigh in

February 21, 2024
B.C. pauses plans to amend Land Act

February 19, 2024
Surrey's mayor has a vision for a new 12,000-seat venue

February 13, 2024
B.C. regional chief decries 'fear mongering' over proposed changes to Land Act

February 4, 2024
As Glaciers Subside, Salmon Face a New Threat: Mining Companies

January 30, 2024
Why banning food waste is harder than you might think

January 28, 2024
This is how you move mountains

January 26, 2024
Can we escape rural decline?

January 23, 2024
"SALMONVISION” AI Helps Ensure Health of Wild Salmon

January 23, 2024
Lack of planners a concern as B.C. municipalities try to meet housing targets

January 17, 2024
Dr. Tammara Soma is awarded the Emerging Community-Engaged Researcher Award for her groundbreaking contributions to the field

January 11, 2024
Want to reduce food waste, Ontario? Be more like Vancouver

January 3, 2024
Salmon and other migratory fish play crucial role in delivering nutrients

November 27, 2023
Mining industry competing with salmon for rivers created by disappearing glaciers: SFU study finds

November 24, 2023
Supporting Rural and Remote Economies: What Canada Must Do Now

November 23, 2023
Oil and gas giants to cash in on climate crisis they helped cause: Melting ice exposes new petroleum reservoirs in the Arctic worth $7TRILLION - in what is being dubbed a 'modern day gold rush'

November 22, 2023
Opinion: The importance of habitat research in Squamish

November 14, 2023
The death and life of a great Canadian climate policy

October 27, 2023
Studies: Pink Salmon Impact Ocean’s Food Web

October 25, 2023
How sustainable, liveable and resilient housing can help us adapt to a changing future

October 3, 2023
The rising Canadian obsession with SUVs is disrupting our climate goals

October 3, 2023
Good data is key to addressing economic disparities in Canada

August 29, 2023
SFU researcher studying wildlife activity in Squamish

August 24, 2023
Chief Frank Brown and Russ Feingold: Why ministers gathering in Canada must keep their $20-billion promise to nature

August 23, 2023
The Best Teacher of All

August 9, 2023
Exclusive: The feds bought a pipeline for $5B. How did the cost balloon to over $30B?

July 24, 2023
Proposed toll hikes won’t cover Trans Mountain’s price tag

July 20, 2023
Fire and drought: What does 2024 hold for British Columbia?

July 18, 2023
Planter des arbres en ville pour sauver des vies

July 18, 2023
B.C. Wildfire Service dealing with nearly 400 fires, approaching record for area burned

July 17, 2023
How will B.C. Hydro power up renewable-energy ambitions?

July 15, 2023
Severity of wildfire season spurs creation of new ecosystems research lab at SFU

July 10, 2023
A Transition to Sustainable Housing - Progress and Prospects for a Low Carbon Housing Future.

The book is a comprehensive discussion about sustainable housing performance, policy development and outcomes and engages with examples from across the world. It is written to be accessible to a broad audience including professionals, academics, policy makers & students.

July 7, 2023
The Key to Ocean Conservation May Lie with the Tropical Majority

June 29, 2023
Is travelling by cargo ship a low-emissions alternative to flying?

June 24, 2023
South Vancouver's lack of services, social spending subject of upcoming council vote

June 13, 2023
New Clean Fuel Rules Face Pushback from Some Provinces

June 12, 2023
B.C. government shares Columbia River Treaty revenue with Indigenous groups

June 6, 2023
REM graduate reflects on making change and the power of collective action

June 6, 2023
New planning graduate fosters connections between food, community and land through research and volunteer work

June 6, 2023
SPREADING FAMILY VALUES - The Canadian DJ and music producer took inspiration from her late father for her latest album and says the dancefloor is the perfect place to share stories of struggle

May 31, 2023
Congratulations to the Wolfgang Haider Memorial Book Award recipients!

May 30, 2023
Congratulations to Chaeri Kim who just received a case study award from the The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

May 17, 2023
Wildfire smoke on the way to the Lower Mainland

May 15, 2023
Gordon Ritchie Service Award for significant contributions to public avalanche safety in Canada to Pascal Haegeli

May 1, 2023
When We Celebrate ‘Local Food,’ What Gets Left Out?

May 1, 2023
A political anti-nuclear ideology distracts from Canada’s climate mission

April 24, 2023
Forget about the ‘Ethnic Aisle’

April 22, 2023
BC Lags Most Provinces in Cutting Emissions

April 22, 2023
Up in smoke: Human activities are fuelling wildfires that burn essential carbon-sequestering peatlands

April 11, 2023
In aftermath of Keystone spill, Canada's oilpatch frets about pipeline capacity as U.S. targets safety

March 29, 2023
Logging near streams in B.C. Interior is warming water and threatening coho salmon: study

March 21, 2023
Cap on B.C. carbon emissions could pave way for other LNG development

March 16, 2023
La Nation Haisla obtient le feu vert pour construire un projet de GNL

March 16, 2023
Michael Geller explains the new language of urban planning

March 3, 2023
Latest avalanche deaths highlight need to understand 'tricky snowpack' risks, experts say

March 2, 2023
The strange story of the man behind the popularization of ‘resilience thinking’

March 2, 2023
CUFA BC Announces Recipients of the 2023 Distinguished Academics Awards

February 21, 2023
Avalanche forecasters remain 'very concerned' about dangerous conditions throughout B.C.

February 13, 2023
Metro Vancouver's goal is to cut carbon emissions by 45%. So far, it's down 1%

January 26, 2023
Burnaby woman earns place among top young environmentalists

January 26, 2023
Resist urge to 'tickle' the snowpack, B.C. avalanche survivor says

January 20, 2023
The rising Canadian obsession with SUVs is disrupting our climate goals