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  • TRU partnership earns national recognition for Kamloops’ cultural strategic plan

    TRU partnership earns national recognition for Kamloops’ cultural strategic plan

    A 10-year cultural vision for Kamloops, shaped through research and community collaboration with Thompson Rivers University (TRU), has earned national recognition. The You Are Here Kamloops…

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  • Where Culture Meets Climate: Lessons from ‘You Are Here’

    Where Culture Meets Climate: Lessons from ‘You Are Here’

    A new publication on cultural mapping from our former graduate research assistant, Saaranch Bhardwaj. Saaranch was a key team member with our You Are Here…

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  • Wildfire leadership and partnerships highlighted at BC Natural Resources Forum

    Wildfire leadership and partnerships highlighted at BC Natural Resources Forum

    “Preparedness is a decade-long game,” says TRU President Airini. “We don’t choose when the next natural hazard strikes, but we can choose to be ready.”…

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  • Critical Futures

    Critical Futures

    Community-Engaged Research in a Time of Crisis and Social Transformation A new book! Two members of the Research Group have contributed to this cutting-edge collection…

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  • Artistic Approaches to Cultural Mapping

    Artistic Approaches to Cultural Mapping

    Activating Imaginaries and Means of Knowing  Edited By Nancy Duxbury, W.F. Garrett-Petts, Alys Longley This book looks at artistic approaches to cultural mapping, focusing on imaginative cartography. It…

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  • Mapping Fluid Worlds

    Mapping Fluid Worlds

    Dear Livingmaps subscribers,  We are looking forward to beginning a new seminar series, Mapping Fluid Worlds. Please join us for the first in the series: Anne-Laure Fréant29th October, 6pm…

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  • Research Update: The September 5th, 2025 Hot Topic Open House

    Research Update: The September 5th, 2025 Hot Topic Open House

    Research Update:The September 5th, 2025, Hot Topic Open House featured roundtable discussions with partners from TRU’s Institute for Wildfire Science, Resiliency, and Adaptation, FireSmart, United…

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  • Kamloops Cultural Plan Nominated for National Award

    Kamloops Cultural Plan Nominated for National Award

    The Community and Cultural Research Group is thrilled to see the You Are Here Kamloops Cultural Strategic Plan nominated for the Creative City Network of…

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