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« Collections mortes »: Exploration de la maladie chronique dans les bibliothèques universitaires grâce à la métaphore des vampires
No full textIsaac Fellman’s Dead Collections: A Novel (2022) portrays a fictional archivist Sol, who experiences chronic illness in the form of vampirism. While he experiences many symptoms including cold skin and reliance on weekly blood transfusions, it is his life-threatening photophobia (aversion to sunlight) that becomes a serious impairment to commuting to and from work. While Sol and his vampirism are clearly works of fiction, the novel accurately depicts working in libraries with a chronic illness. This article compares and connects the fictional story in Dead Collections to the growing body of literature on library workers with disabilities and chronic illness, particularly articles that give voice to those with relevant lived experiences. Highlights of this discussion include the topics of non-apparent illnesses, disclosure, passing, reactions to disability among coworkers and supervisors, and the promises and disappointments of the Americans with Disabilities Act.Le roman Dead Collections: A Novel (2022) d’Isaac Fellman met en scène un archiviste fictif, Sol, qui soufre d’une maladie chronique sous la forme du vampirisme. Quoiqu’il présente plusieurs symptômes y compris la peau froide et le besoin de transfusions sanguines hebdomadaires, sa photophobie (aversion au soleil) menace sa vie et devient un sérieux obstacle lors de ses déplacements domicile-travail. Malgré le fait que Sol et son vampirisme soient clairement fictifs, le roman décrit avec précision ce que constitue travailler dans une bibliothèque avec une maladie chronique. Cet article compare et fait un lien entre Dead Collections et la littérature croissante portant sur les employés des bibliothèques ayant un handicap ou une maladie chronique, surtout les articles qui donnent une voix à ceux vivant cette réalité. Les faits saillants de ces discussions comprennent les sujets de la non-apparence de maladie, la divulgation, les réactions des collègues face à un handicap et les promesses et déceptions de la Americans with Disabilities Act
Exploring Telehealth for Building Community Capacity and Well-being in Northern and Remote Indigenous Communities
No full textAs technological systems play greater roles in bridging gaps in health care access and delivery for remote regions, it will be increasingly critical to identify innovative and successful digital health models that can lead to long-term sustainable programs. The adoption of telehealth solutions in northern and remote Indigenous communities are growing, however, implementation barriers and structural constraints from policies, resources and technological factors continue to affect the sustainability of programs and services. Previous research has tended to focus on the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of telehealth in facilitating healthcare, yet more work needs to be done to present a complete picture of users’ needs and perspectives in relation to the socio-cultural and technical factors shaping telehealth use in rural and remote Indigenous community contexts. This presentation examines the strengths and barriers for implementing telehealth technologies within Indigenous cultural contexts utilizing best practices based on an in-depth review and synthesis of academic, policy, and grey literature. I propose that the mutual shaping of technology and society approach serves as a path forward for exploring users’ perspectives and socio-cultural factors shaping the ways in which technologies are designed, implemented, and used, and alternatively how technologies affect our construction of social values and meanings
Boreal Heartland Non Timber Forest Product Sector Development
No full textMore than half of Saskatchewan is northern boreal forest; it is a virtual cornucopia of foods and nutraceuticals with over 350 edible boreal plant species. Viewed in contemporary terms as a ‘wasteland or moose pasture”, a Walk on the Wild Side will share emergent opportunities inherent to the northern food ecosystem – as well as the culturally and sustainable approaches being utilized to capitalize on what the land is providing. This session will include leveraging their traditional uses in healing as well as the illustrated growth potential for exporting several key non-timber food items outside the region – and in some cases – outside of Canada. The focus will be on four species of interest with both R&D and commercial potential: birch fungus, sarsaparilla, fireweed and wild rice
Parkland County – Planning tools for shared prosperity
No full textParkland County, a rural municipality west of Edmonton, offers a vibrant atmosphere with an assortment of farming properties, country residential acreages, a diverse range of small and large businesses and a multitude of recreational opportunities. Supportive and effective planning and development policies and regulations are essential to ensure complete communities with a population of 32,097 across an area of 242,595 hectares. Discover some practical planning and development tools the County has put in place, or is developing, to facilitate economic diversification and prosperity in this rural community:• Priority policy areas to facilitate and focus investment strategically for hamlets, agriculture, recreation and industry• Specialized land use bylaw districts and uses to facilitate economic development from the small farm to a large industrial park• Process enhancements and collaborations to facilitate a partnered approach to encourage major business investment and community developmen
Harrop-Procter Community Forest: Co-operative Management in a Changing Climate
No full textThe Harrop-Procter Community Forest is a not-for-profit rural co-operative that manages 11,300 hectares of public land and a small sawmill on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. The community forest was created in the late 1990\u27s during British Columbia\u27s \u27War in the Woods\u27 that pitted environmentalists and local residents against clearcut logging by large multi-national corporations. In the midst of this fractious and polarized confrontation, the HarropProcter community forest was designed to function as an alternative resource development and job creation model. Working in steep and sensitive domestic watersheds, the community forest has pioneered a progressive, ecosystem-based approach to forest management. The community forest also operates a small sawmill that sells lumber, timbers, decking, siding, paneling, and flooring into the local retail market. Sales of logs and lumber in 2016 were over $1.5 million. HPCF is currently grappling with the issue of a changing climate. Faced with projections of severe summer droughts and more frequent forest fires, the community forest is re-examining its approach to forest management. HPCF\u27s climate change adaptation strategy is focused on promoting ecosystem resilience while responding proactively to changes. With the assistance of multi-year funding from Columbia Basin Trust, HPCF is developing practical tools and extension materials to assist forest managers in the Region to adapt. Since HPCF was founded as part of a provincial pilot program in the 1990\u27s, over 50 new community forests have been created in British Columbia. HPCF is an acknowledged leader in this growing network of rural community-based social enterprise
Connecting the Dots: Knowledge Sharing Among Rural Economic Development Actors in Southern Ontario
No full textThere are no shortage of factors and influences on rural and regional economic development. As communities and regions explore their future sustainability, where to local economic development actors turn to get information? Who do these actors seek assistance from to undertake their positions? How robust is the network among economic development actors? This presentation explores these questions in the context of southern Ontario. Over the summer 2017, researchers at the University of Guelph worked with economic development actors in two Ontario counties. This presentation examines how information is shared amongst economic development actors in southern Ontario. Through a social network analysis, the research examines the strength of the network and identifies a series of recommendations for enhancing networking and knowledge sharing
Reactive Training for Disruptive Industry Workforce
No full textNew technology adoption is critical to industry success. Technology enabled companies are becoming the norm. Automation is accelerating, and job specific skills diversifying yet intensifying. How do our rural companies and training providers keep up with the pace of change? How do we attract and retain remote workers and decentralized manufacturers? A case study of the MIDAS model and approach
100% Renewable Energy in the West Kootenays
No full textThe scientific consensus to avoiding global warming increasing beyond 1.5C by the end of the century is that the world needs to decarbonize by mid-century. In the absence of real national or provincial climate leadership, cities and communities need to do their fair share to get off fossil fuels, on to renewable energy and create good, green jobs. EcoSociety\u27s 100% Renewable Kootenays aims to transition West Kootenay cities to 100% renewable energy by 2050 in order to do the region’s fair share in reducing carbon pollution and conserving wilderness for generations to come. The West Kootenays would be the first rural mountainous region in North America to commit to 100% renewable energy by 2050 at the community-energy level. While the initiative’s broader goal is to get the whole region to commit to the transition by 2020, this project’s one-year goal is to create the social conditions necessary for at least 1 city in the West Kootenays to adopt the renewable energy goal and pledge staff and resources to develop an implementation strategy. The initiative focuses its work at three levels: grassroots organizing to get 1/3 of residents signed-on to support the transition, organizing community leaders so at least 60 businesses and groups endorse the transition goal, and educating decision-makers so they understand how the transition is possible and the opportunities to be a renewable energy leader
A New Relationship? An Analysis of Jurisdiction Through Non-treaty Agreements in British Columbia
No full textResource development projects have major implications on rural and Indigenous livelihoods. In an effort to actively influence the outcome of resource development on their territories, Indigenous communities are increasingly asserting their rights while engaging in negotiated agreements and management regimes with state and industry proponents. With a New Relationship Vision, the British Columbian government is engaging in Nation to Nation negotiations with First Nations governments regarding land and resource rights in their traditional territories. These agreements include reconciliation agreements, economic and community development agreements, resource sharing agreements and co-management agreements. Through a qualitative document analysis of current reconciliation agreements, protocols and framework agreements, this project seeks to improve capacity for First Nation’s governments interested in shared decision-making agreements. The outcome of this analysis addresses these agreements’ ability for achieving the following objectives: 1) To cooperatively manage the natural and cultural resources within a Nation’s traditional territory with the Province in an environmentally and culturally appropriate manner; 2) to benefit from the resources within their traditional territory; and 3) to obtain legal rights to their territory’s culturally significant areas for social and/or economic benefit. This study will better inform First Nation’s governments on the content, purpose and possibilities offered through these governance tools for achieving desired land use and cultural imperatives