An exciting milestone has been reached in Kamloops’ cultural landscape, as the City Council has unanimously adopted the ‘You Are Here’ Cultural Strategic Plan 2024-2034. This comprehensive plan, the result of a collaborative effort between the City and Thompson Rivers University, lays out six ambitious directions to enhance tourism, arts infrastructure, and support for cultural…
New Publication: The Walk With Me team and SFU CERi have collaborated on the report Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis to illuminate a powerful role for community-engaged research in addressing the drug poisoning crisis. Since the toxic drug poisoning crisis was declared a provincial public health emergency in 2016 in British Columbia, illicit drug toxicity deaths have totalled over 11,000 in the…
In the halls of Thompson Rivers University’s Trades and Technology Building, a recent art exhibit shed light on the hidden issue of substance use in the trades industry through the innovative method of cultural story mapping. The research team collected narratives from individuals in the trades, using art as a powerful medium to express their…
At Thompson Rivers University’s Trades and Technology building, a thought-provoking exhibition sheds light on the hidden issue of substance use within the trades industry. Through cultural story mapping, the Impact of the Toxic Drug Overdose Crisis on People in Trades project presents personal narratives challenging stigmas and misconceptions surrounding substance use. The exhibition serves as…
Livingmaps Network invites you to our next event in the Countermapping the Future Seminar SeriesCritical and Creative GIS and Geovisualization: Reflections of an Interdisciplinary Collaboration- Jin-Kyu JungWednesday, 27th March 2024, online 18:00 UK time Please book your tickets at:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-and-creative-gis-and-geovisualization-jin-kyu-jung-tickets-861017445357. The talk is a reflection of an ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration between an urban geographer interested in…
Discover the connection between trades and the drug overdose crisis in the new Trades Mapping Exhibit video. The conversation begins. Check it out on the TRU Trades and Technology Instagram page! Music Credits: Kasa • Breaking The Habit (acoustic)
Listen to the CBC Interview discussing the Trades and Overdose Mapping Showcase. A post from the TRU Research – Office of the Vice-President of Research on the talks about the impact of drug use on trades: