Category: Research
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The Future of Fighting and Preventing Forest Fires
From NPR’s public affairs program 1A, here’s a podcast on Wildfire, Mitigation Strategies, and Cultural Burning—provided here as background to our work on the Fire Smart Cultural Mapping Project. Abstract 80 years ago, Smokey the Bear was mostly talking about…
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Re-situating participatory cultural mapping as community-centred work
The Research Group is pleased to make available a typescript of a recent book chapter on cultural mapping: “Re-situating participatory cultural mapping as community-centered work,” by Nancy Duxbury (Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal) and W.F. Garrett-Petts (Thompson Rivers…
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Map the System Research Competition: Undergraduate TRU Students Mapping Kamloops’ Toxic Drug Poisoning Crisis
Jayse Heer-Matonovich, Bensly Pierre, and Loghan Eskritt were among the top three finalists and recipients of the People’s Choice Award at the 2025 Map the System Research Competition hosted by Thompson Rivers University. Their project, The Toxic Drug Poisoning Crisis in…
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Wawanesa becomes first insurer to fund new research with TRU Wildfire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025 Wawanesa becomes first insurer to fund new research with TRU Wildfire KAMLOOPS, B.C.— Wawanesa Insurance is leading the charge as the first insurance company to invest in wildfire-related research at Thompson Rivers University (TRU),…
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DrugAwareBC and TRU to Launch New Trades Micro-Credential on Drug Awareness and Safety in September, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DrugAwareBC and Thompson Rivers University Collaborate on Trades Training Course Focused on Drug Awareness and Safety Kamloops, BC— DrugAwareBC is partnering with Thompson Rivers University (TRU) to develop an innovative micro-credential course designed to equip tradespeople with…
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Update on the TRU Micro-Credential Development | Drug Aware BC. Com
The Impact of the Drug Overdose Crisis on Those Working in the Trades Video/Audio Recordings Maps collected and analyzed Themes identified 2 interviews completed 1 Naloxone Workshop (in progress, first iteration completed) Additional interviews are in preparation: We are lining…
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Towards Creative Resilience: Re-Imagining Urban Cultures, Sociabilities and Participation
Two Research Group members (Cheryl Gladu and Will Garrett-Petts) had the honor of speaking at the recent international conference on “academic research, civic society, and public policy,” hosted by the University of Coimbra, and co-organized by Research Group member Nancy…
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A Reflection on Democratizing Research for Community Strategic Planning
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Angel’s Research Assistantship Journey: A Pathway to Professional Growth
About Angel Angel Masano is a 4th-year Computer Science bachelor’s student at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and currently a Business Technology Co-op at BCLC. She is passionate about website development, digital illustrations, and research, Angel has combined her technical skills…