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Mend the Gap: How Organisations Can Cultivate Readiness for Group Coaching to Mend After Moral Injury
No full text2025There is limited understanding of how workplace moral injury affects individuals and organisational systems. “Workplace moral injury is a response to witnessing or participating in behaviours that contradict one’s moral beliefs” (Praslova, 2022). This study explores how organisations can create the conditions necessary for group coaching as a mending intervention following workplace moral injury. The term "mending" is intentionally used instead of "healing," as it suggests repair and restoration rather than clinical recovery. This distinction holds considerable significance within the workplace context, as the term healing may not resonate universally or may be deemed inappropriate by some organisations. Data were collected using focus groups and interviews, which informed the creation of a survey examining the conditions necessary to implement a coaching intervention. The transition from a coaching intervention-based research methodology to exploratory qualitative methods and surveys offered valuable insights. Notably, the findings suggest that the conditions required for a group coaching intervention following workplace moral injury are the same conditions needed to reduce the likelihood of experiencing workplace moral injury.
Emerging patterns suggest that workplace moral injury is primarily a leadership issue, and it has a significant impact on the organisation. Creating conditions for group coaching as a mending intervention requires leadership to enable key elements within the organisation. Those elements include self-awareness, leading by example, intentionally cultivating a psychologically safe workplace culture, and managing complexity with care. This study emphasises that leaders in organisations have a responsibility to foster and sustain a deliberately designed culture actively. It also points out the potential for further research in several areas, including whether HR practitioners are more susceptible to experiencing workplace moral injury.
Time Travel at the Fortress of Louisbourg: The Implications of Social Media and Digital Tools Affecting Visitation of Parks Canada National Historic Sites, Cape Breton Island, Canada
No full text2025The purpose of this study is to examine the Fortress of Louisbourg site visitation. Louisbourg is a unique national historic site on Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island). The fortress has seen a decrease in visitation annually throughout recent years; it is unclear why. Using a mixed methods approach, this method of study investigates the current methods of social media and digital tools used by Cape Breton Island tourism stakeholders to promote culture and heritage. The research analysis determined planning must occur months prior to a visitor’s arrival during the peak tourism season when all services are in full operation onsite. The findings also concluded that self-drive routes available through a destination marketing organization website should be incorporated. Self-drive routes entice visitors to explore culture and heritage attractions and help to close large travelling distances
Effectiveness of Root-Boring Knapweed Weevil (Cyphocleonus achates Fåhr.) Herbivory on Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe Lam.) in Kamloops, BC: A Five-year Review
No full text2025Spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) is an Eurasian plant now invasive across North America. The root-boring knapweed weevil (Cyphocleonus achates) is one of 13 approved biocontrol agents. In 2017 and 2018, root-boring knapweed weevils were released at 15 sites across Kamloops, BC, Canada. This study is a five-year follow-up on the possible effects of C. achates on spotted knapweed density, distribution, and vigour. The presence of weevils was determined by destructive sampling that included plant extraction and root dissection. Plant height, number of stems, flowers, and buds was also recorded per plant. At the population level, infestation size and plant density was recorded. There was no consistent effect found at the individual plant level between those attacked by the weevil versus those unattacked. Additionally, there was no change in population size or density when compared to parameters from 2017/18. These lack of results is likely due to the short time frame of this study. The sites studied may be too different from those that have shown to be successful in other studies. Further research is required to better understand how spotted knapweed can be effectively controlled in the Kamloops area
Assessment of the Socioeconomic Impacts of Water Hyacinth in the Ada Communities on the Lower Volta River of Ghana
No full text2026Abstract The Lower Volta River provides essential ecosystem services that support livelihoods, income,and economic opportunities. However, the invasion of water hyacinth significantly hinders these
benefits. This study evaluates the ecosystem services of the Lower Volta River and the perceived
effects of water hyacinth invasion and management strategies in the Ada community in Ghana.
Data collection involved surveys, stakeholder interviews, focus group discussions, and field
observations, and was analyzed using linear regression and descriptive statistics. Key ecosystem
services include fish, prawns, clams, flood protection, and water quality for recreation. Water
hyacinth significantly affects these services (ANOVA, F=27.44, p<0.001), contributing 75.2% of
the variance in ecosystem service impacts. Communities mainly rely on physical control
measures, with minimal adoption of chemical or utilization-based approaches. The study
recommends innovative management strategies, including biological control and water hyacinth
utilization, to mitigate socioeconomic impacts and enhance sustainable ecosystem management
in Ghana. Keywords: Invasive aquatic weed, Water hyacinth, Socioeconomic effects, Control measure
The role of fluency and rhythm in the assessment of task delivery
No full textResearch poster from the 2025 Second Language Research Forum which took place September 26-28, 2025, at Northern Arizona University.This study examines the relative importance of temporal and rhythmic features in the assessment of task delivery
Delineate hydroecological riparian zones using LiDAR, satellite imagery, and GIS
No full textRiparian ecosystems perform essential ecological functions, including filtering pollutants, stabilizing shorelines, mitigating floods, and supporting biodiversity. However, these ecosystems are increasingly threatened by land-use changes, climate change, and habitat degradation, which disrupt their functionality. Traditional approaches to managing riparian zones and protecting aquatic habitats often rely on fixed-width buffers that overlook natural landscape variations and ecological complexity. This research advances riparian delineation by developing an innovative workflow that integrates environmental variables using LiDAR, satellite imagery, and GIS. Key environmental variables including terrain depressions, seasonal flooding, vegetation, surface moisture and hydric soils, were analyzed to capture topographical, hydrological, and ecological influences. Results indicate that terrain depressions, vegetation, and moisture contribute a greater influence on riparian boundaries than seasonal flooding, reinforcing the need for adaptive delineation methods. Riparian widths varied significantly, even within the same biogeoclimatic conditions, driven by localized environmental differences, emphasizing the need for integrating diverse local environmental variables into the delineation workflow. By leveraging the capabilities of LiDAR, satellite imagery, and GIS, this research presents a dynamic framework for mapping variable-width riparian ecosystems that align with current environmental conditions. These findings contribute to advancing riparian mapping methods, offering insights that extend beyond local ecosystems to support broader conservation strategies and global sustainability initiatives
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Management Strategies for Methane Reduction from Waste in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
No full text2025AbstractThis study evaluated greenhouse-gas mitigation and management strategies to reduce methane emissions from waste recycling activities in Victoria, British Columbia. Using a mixed-methods approach that included a literature review, material-flow modelling, and stakeholder policy analysis focused on municipal programs, the study identified the technical, behavioural, and policy interventions that are most effective in limiting methane generation across waste streams. Methane production, flaring, emissions, oxidation and the decay constant from biosolids placed into the Hartland Landfill was estimated. In order to maintain long-term methane mitigation, a helpful road map for local decision-makers is suggested including rapidly increasing organics diversion and anaerobic digestion with energy recovery where feasible, enhancing landfill gas capture at the remaining disposal sites and investing in public engagement, monitoring, and contamination control.
Keywords: Methane Emissions, Anaerobic Digestion, Methane Mitigation, Waste Recycling
A decade of learning by doing: The MCP program at Vancouver Island University
No full textCopyright (2025) Planning Institute of British Columbia. The following article originally appeared as: Shaw, P. (2025). A decade of learning by doing: The MCP program at Vancouver Island University. Planning West, 67.4, 18-19. Planning West is published by the Planning Institute of British Columbia. The PIBC website can be found at: https://www.pibc.bc.ca/Pamela Shaw reflects on the Master of Community Planning program at Vancouver Island University
Photovoice as knowledge mobilization
No full textThis article was originally published as: Morgenshtern, M., Schmid, J., & Novotna, G. (2025). Photovoice as knowledge mobilization. Journal of Critical Research Methodologies, 1(2), 10-27.This article was motivated by an awareness of the knowledge mobilization aspect of photovoice facilitating meaningful social change. Photovoice aims to platform excluded voices and alternative forms of knowledge through photographs. In this project, immigrants with a professional background articulated their experiences in finding work in their field in Canada, this leading to photo exhibitions and round table discussions with relevant stakeholders. To highlight knowledge activation and exchange and explore how knowledge mobilization might be bolstered, we use an example of a photovoice project involving skilled immigrants to Canada. Because photovoice is situated within Freirean and feminist approaches, we employ these lenses to understand opportunities in photovoice for knowledge mobilization. We establish that key mechanisms for deliberately extending photovoice into the realm of knowledge mobilization are deepening reflexion (conscious raising and conscientization); facilitating affirmation, legitimation, and validation through strengthening the processes of mutual exchange (relationality); building a common narrative that exposes structural forces impacting lived realities through critical dialogue (collective identification and collective action); and engaging those who hold power in further critical dialogue.SSHRC Partnership Engagement Grant 892-2020-203
Sounding the Floor: Advancing Inclusive Firefighter Culture
No full text2025This study examined work-related and personal factors contributing to disparities in career experiences within the Calgary Fire Department (CFD). Drawing on participants’ insights and a review of relevant literature, the research explored firefighting culture, experiences of inclusion and belonging, advocacy efforts, and perceptions of cultural evolution. The research provided evidence of psychological trauma and challenges faced by members of underrepresented demographics, firefighting culture reinforcing a strong drive to be accepted, and members sacrificing uniqueness and personal values. The study also identified key barriers, strategies, resources, and actions that could support more equitable and inclusive workplace practices. Findings highlight how the CFD may promote equity for historically outcasted employees. Recommendations call upon leaders to orchestrate systemic overhaul, embrace inclusive practices, and consider broader outcomes and potential impacts to the organization, the fire service industry, and academic discourse regarding inclusion efforts afforded visibly marginalized emergency responders.
Keywords: firefighter, inclusion, culture, belonging, fire departmen