Bill 15 and the Future of Environmental Governance in BC

by Madison F. | May 21, 2025 | News, UVicSpace

14 May 2025 | The Tyee via UVic News As British Columbia pushes ahead with Bill 15—the Infrastructure Projects Act—critics are raising red flags about what they see as a troubling shift in environmental and Indigenous governance. Touted by the province as a way to...

Collaborative project between UVic and Haida Gwaii aims to divest islands from diesel power

by Sarah Kahale | Nov 5, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

October 29, 2024 | Vancouver Sun via UVic News A collaboration between the Haida Nation and the University of Victoria’s Pacific Regional Institute for Marine Energy Discovery (PRIMED) is exploring renewable energy sources like offshore wind, tides, and waves Haida...

Indigenous Candidates in the B.C. Provincial Election: Challenges and Hopes

by Madison F. | Oct 3, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

September 28th, 2024 | Vancouver Sun (Print Edition) via UVic News As the B.C. provincial election approaches, Indigenous candidates are stepping into the spotlight, aiming to bring fresh ideas to provincial politics and address critical issues like the toxic drug...

The Tula Foundation receives $92 million donation to supercharge coastal science

by Madison F. | Apr 18, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

March 13, 2024 | Yahoo! Finance via UVic News The Tula Foundation, a Canadian organization known for harnessing science and technology to tackle urgent public interest issues, recently received a significant financial boost. Founders Eric Peterson and Christina Munck,...

Indigenous languages are dying. Here’s how we fight that trend

by Madison F. | Apr 5, 2024 | News, UVicSpace

March 28, 2024 | Toronto Star via UVic News Onowa McIvor, an Indigenous Education professor at the University of Victoria, emphasizes in a Toronto Star op-ed, the shared duty in reviving Indigenous languages, a key part of Canada’s history. Despite decades-long...