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Non-profit and charity organizations often rely heavily on fundraising as their primary means of covering expenses. Non-profits, being eligible for far fewer grants than registered charities, may be especially dependent on the outcomes of their…

Currently, mineral fiber or cellular plastic insulation materials dominate the building construction market because of their relatively competitive price and low thermal conductivity properties; however, the environmental impacts of cellular plastic…

People in rural settings deal with many barriers to accessing Mental Health and Substance Use services. Living and accessing services in a small community presents challenges which are impacted by an individual, family or a community’s social…

The goal of this research study was to investigate listening comprehension and demonstrate how a listening comprehension intervention could lead to improvement. This study intended to contribute to the knowledge base of research with elementary-aged…

In this study, an effective and low-cost water treatment system is developed. At first, an investigation combining published literature, available information through different health regions and raw water sample data from participating communities…

Canadian universities are increasingly reliant on their recruitment agency partners (Agents) to achieve their international recruitment targets, and improve efficiency, flexibility, and ensure a sustainable market presence. It is unclear if the…

A mixture of waste-wood biomass and municipal biosolids waste was composted in a plastic container inside of an insulated chamber. The mixture of biomass and biosolids was approximately 50:50 and weighed 82.6 kg. The peak temperature of the compost…

Life histories of Pacific salmon are remarkable in that they return to specific freshwater sites to spawn after multiple years of ocean residence. In Chapter 1, I investigated site fidelity at a reach scale for Interior Fraser Coho Salmon (…