In the Media
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New Westminster RecordNew Westminster installs 24-hour toilet in the downtown neighbourhood
School of Community and Regional Planning is collaborating with the city of New Westminster on the development of a public washroom strategy that will guide planning for additional public washrooms city-wide.
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Vancouver Sun
How green waste from Surrey's biofuel facility ended up on farmland near Cultus Lake
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Johan Foster noted that in an ideal world, composting would be a simple process, but plastic and other materials sometimes find their way into green waste.
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The Daily News
Men likely to develop mental health issues after a breakup, according to study
A study led by nursing professor Dr. John Oliffe found that men are at an increased risk of developing a mental illness after a breakup.
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Kelowna Now
UBCO hosting concrete toboggan race at Big White
This January, UBCO is hosting the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race at Big White’s Tube Town, a student-led event where universities across Canada race their hand-built concrete toboggans down steep hills.
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Vancouver Sun
Vancouver highrise clusters not bad, but 'a bit cold'
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon noted that local politicians have embraced the planning model based on organizing high-density projects around rapid-transit stations.
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Terrace Standard
‘Mother nature never gives up the gold easy’: Terrace prospector lands first deal
Mining engineering professor Dr. Bern Klein noted that success rate for exploration companies to convert a deposit into an operating mine is very low.
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Times Colonist
Comment: Business leaders should think about net zero
Chemical and biological engineering adjunct professor Dr. Roland Clift argued that businesses need to think about what they can contribute to achieving net-zero.
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CTV News
As possible recession looms, advocate warn domestic violence could increase
Nursing professor emeritus Dr. Colleen Varcoe discusses how domestic violence will only continue to be magnified by economic downturns if changes and policies aren't made to support victims.
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Resilience
The fundamental issue – Overshoot
William Rees, Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Community and Regional Planning, outlines why most of the challenges facing humanity and the biosphere have a common origin – ecological overshoot.
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Globe and Mail
Landslide reshapes popular climbing spire in B.C.
Davide Elmo, professor in the Department of Mining Engineering, offered his expertise on the Snowpatch landslide.