Meet Mario Levesque, a tireless advocate for patients living with long Lyme
Mario Levesque says his passionate advocacy for people with disabilities, and those with chronic Lyme disease, goes all the way…
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Support what you love: Charitable tax receipts for 2024 extended until end of February
The Government of Canada announced an extension of charitable donations for 2024 until the end of February 2025. This means,…
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Scientists are delivering new insights into the source, fate, and effects of plastics and microplastics in Canada
Since 2017, Canada has pursued an ambitious agenda to reduce plastic waste through its Ocean Plastics Charter1, its national Zero…
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In 2025 and beyond, schools need to teach more than just ‘the basics’
Increasingly, non-cognitive skills, also known as “soft skills,” are being recognized as helping predict important life outcomes for students. Source
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Confronting bright extinction
For more than a decade, Raincoast has been championing recovery for Canada’s endangered salmon-eating killer whales. In 2024, scientists from…
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A Pedagogical Approach to Orienting Access in Classrooms
Educators like seeing theory and practical strategies come together. This theory-building paper offers many practical steps educators can take to…
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Environment | Feature | News
Ecotourism did not predispose grizzly bears to subsequent conflict
A new study, “Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict” (Open…
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Environment | Feature | News
Federal Court upholds RBT2 megaport expansion in a setback to legal protection for species at risk
VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES: The Federal Court has ruled against conservation groups challenging the approval…
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Wolves, whales, and water
Our Conservation Genetics Lab has had an exciting year working on a wide range of research projects. We have completed…
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Designing resilient and connected housing: Illustrations and insights from our design jam
This article was originally posted on January 2, 2025 at SFU Renewable Cities. Housing is particularly well-suited to multi-solving approaches,…
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Reflections on knee pain and osteoarthritis
Most people with knee osteoarthritis can control their pain and improve their mobility without surgery, according to updated treatment guidelines…
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Canadian Lyme Alliance conducting patient survey
If you or someone you know has suffered or is suffering with Lyme disease or an associated tick-borne illness, the…
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Can Workplaces, Classrooms, and Pedagogies Be Disabling?
In a special disability-focused issue of the journal, multiple theories and perspectives on accessibility in teaching and learning, and in…
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Rethinking fisheries
In 2024 we pushed for change in commercial and recreational fisheries management, domestically and abroad. At home, we have been…
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The destruction of parental alienation accusations: one woman’s story
When asked to write an article on the impacts parental alienation accusations had on me and my kids — I…
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Conserving and restoring Coastal Douglas-fir forests
The Raincoast Land Trust, established in 2023, currently co-owns and manages KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest (45 acres) and S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest…
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Fraser Estuary research and restoration
Raincoast is undertaking a multi-year initiative that began in 2016 to conduct research and restore habitat in the Fraser River…
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The science and ethics of wolf conservation
Marked by a long history of persecution and astonishing resilience, wolves continue to be in the crosshairs of both the…
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Standing our ground and recognizing a broader horizon
Applied science in its most productive form requires a commitment to acknowledging – and communicating – difficult realities about contentious…
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The Global Plastic Pollution Treaty negotiations failed: What this means for microplastic pollution in Canada’s environment
With the failure of the Global Plastic Pollution Treaty negotiations this past weekend in Busan (Republic of Korea), one can…
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Awkwardly Able
I am a researcher with disabilities. Sometimes I am a disabled researcher. Sometimes I am an enabled researcher. Sometimes I…
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Final field days of 2024
In late November 2024, I had my first opportunity to canoe to one of our wildlife camera sites. This wildlife…
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Snapshot of Raincoast actions for Southern Resident killer whales
Raincoast has been working to implement adequate recovery measures for endangered Southern Resident killer whales for almost 20 years. We’ve…
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Digital Accessibility Literacy Skills: Reading, Writing, and Producing Accessible Media
Engaging with specific digital accessibility skills as literacy skills is an act of rhetorical resistance in an ableist education system…
