Achiever, our research vessel
Our dedicated research vessel, Achiever, is a key part of the Raincoast team – enabling us to conduct research, visit…
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Remote Support Survey
Following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, AVP started working remotely and has continued to provide support to survivors and…
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Twitter, hate, harm, and misinformation
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ambient misogyny and racism (and more) that floats around my Twitter communities….
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Trans Awareness Week 2020
This week is marked as Trans Awareness Week, and I have been unsure how exactly to observe. I am sharing…
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Movember handle bars
It’s year two of committing to growing the moustache to raise funds for men’s health initiatives, specifically technologies for screening…
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Cultivating Healthy Relationships in Boys and Male Youth
Cultivating Healthy Relationships in Boys and Male Youth is a program created to address gender-based violence. This program is designed…
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BearID
BearID detects a bear’s face in an image and classifies the individual. It’s facial recognition for bears! Dr. Melanie Clapham,…
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Physio is a big help on the road to recovery
In a moment our bodies can go from being familiar, comfortable vessels to being a source of grief and struggle….
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Upcoming webinar – Learning and Unlearning Sustainability: Ending Violence Against Women
I am excited to be giving a webinar on bystander intervention and addressing gender based violence on campus. I was…
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Feature | Health | Multisport
Human Powered Challenges take a break
When Covid-19 hit back in the spring, racing as we knew it came to a grinding halt. Across the country…
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Interview with Dr. Heather Bryan
This week we published an interview with Dr. Heather Bryan. I think one of the themes that has emerged from…
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On Twitter, blocking someone is not enough: remember to hide replies
When we interact with bad actors and hate accounts on Twitter it’s a good idea to block them. However, if…
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Ten People You Might Meet At A Race
The Joker The Joker is nervous but uses humour to deal with the nerves. The Joker sometimes acts as if…
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What would it be like to study wolves?
Dr. Heather Bryan, an Assistant Professor in Ecosystem Science and Management at the University of Northern BC, has been studying…
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Closed for Remembrance Day – Nov 11th.
To observe Remembrance Day, our Quadra Street location will be closed on Wednesday November 11th, 2020. We will re-open Thursday…
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Hundreds of thousands of birds at risk
Port Metro Vancouver’s proposed Terminal 2 expansion project, is putting hundreds of thousands of birds at risk. The Port’s Terminal…
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S1 E17: Interview with Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of Lyme: the First Epidemic of Climate Change
In today’s podcast, Sarah talks about ticks, Lyme disease and climate change with investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer. She lives…
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Masks now mandatory in B.C. health-care facilities
The BC Ministry of Health has issued a public health order that ALL individuals entering our facility are required to…
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Open for regular hours on Remembrance Day
Nappers! We are open for regular hours on Remembrance Day, Wed. Nov. 11. Veronica pokes 10am – 2pm Christina pokes…
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We have some really big news!
We are excited to finally introduce the latest member of our When Love Hurts family! This announcement has been a…
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Ongoing ACS Lab research on human activity impact on grizzly bear behaviour
The Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab at the University Of Victoria has completed its second year of research to study…
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Restoring the Upper Pitt River
On three, we haul the lead line in. One, two, three! I kneel in the stream holding up the seine…
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A summary of Being Kind: How much sociability matters
In a heartfelt contribution to SFU Urban Stuides’ Pandemonium webinar series on Oct. 21 2020, panelists from Vancouver, Toronto and…
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The Coastal Clean Up
The Coastal Clean Up removed over 128 tonnes of garbage in the central coast of B.C. in August and September….
