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Read Local BC 2017

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On My Bike

On My Bike

by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Christina Leist
edition:Hardcover
tagged : cycling, imagination & play, daily activities

Set in Vancouver, British Columbia, this follow-up to the successful On My Walk features a young child learning to ride a bike.

An enchanting collaboration between Christina Leist and Kari-Lynn Winters, this picture book will delight young children and parents alike.

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Everyday Exposure

Everyday Exposure

Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada’s Chemical Valley
by Sarah Marie Wiebe
edition:Paperback
also available: Hardcover eBook
tagged : pollution control, environmental policy

Near the Ontario-Michigan border, Canada’s densest concentration of chemical manufacturing surrounds the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Living in the polluted heart of Chemical Valley, Indigenous community members express concern about a declining rate of male births in addition to abnormal incidences of miscarriage, asthma, cancer, and cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.

 

As this book reveals, Canada’s dark legacy of inflicting harm on Indigenous bodies persists through a system that fails …

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Everyday Exposure

Everyday Exposure

Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada’s Chemical Valley
by Sarah Marie Wiebe
edition:Hardcover
also available: Paperback
tagged : pollution control, environmental policy

Near the Ontario-Michigan border, Canada’s densest concentration of chemical manufacturing surrounds the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Living in the polluted heart of Chemical Valley, Indigenous community members express concern about a declining rate of male births in addition to abnormal incidences of miscarriage, asthma, cancer, and cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.

 

As this book reveals, Canada’s dark legacy of inflicting harm on Indigenous bodies persists through a system that fails …

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Everyday Exposure

Everyday Exposure

Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada’s Chemical Valley
by Sarah Marie Wiebe
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover
tagged : environmental policy, pollution control

Near the Ontario-Michigan border, Canada’s densest concentration of chemical manufacturing surrounds the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Living in the polluted heart of Chemical Valley, Indigenous community members express concern about a declining rate of male births in addition to abnormal incidences of miscarriage, asthma, cancer, and cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.

 

As this book reveals, Canada’s dark legacy of inflicting harm on Indigenous bodies persists through a system that fails …

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Museums and the Past

Museums and the Past

Constructing Historical Consciousness
edited by Viviane Gosselin & Phaedra Livingstone
edition:Paperback
also available: Hardcover eBook
tagged : museum studies, history

Museums and the Past explores the central role of museums as memory keepers and makers. Using case studies from a Canadian context, the contributors to this collection reflect on the challenges in maintaining and developing museums as meaningful places of memory and learning. Discussions of museum practice and historical consciousness – how our understanding of the past shapes our sense of the future – consider the modern museum’s narratives and pedagogical responsibilities and how museums …

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Museums and the Past

Museums and the Past

Constructing Historical Consciousness
edited by Viviane Gosselin & Phaedra Livingstone
edition:Hardcover
also available: Paperback
tagged : museum studies, history

Museums and the Past explores the central role of museums as memory keepers and makers. Using case studies from a Canadian context, the contributors to this collection reflect on the challenges in maintaining and developing museums as meaningful places of memory and learning. Discussions of museum practice and historical consciousness – how our understanding of the past shapes our sense of the future – consider the modern museum’s narratives and pedagogical responsibilities and how museums …

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Museums and the Past

Museums and the Past

Constructing Historical Consciousness
edited by Viviane Gosselin & Phaedra Livingstone
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover
tagged : museum studies, history

Museums and the Past explores the central role of museums as memory keepers and makers. Using case studies from a Canadian context, the contributors to this collection reflect on the challenges in maintaining and developing museums as meaningful places of memory and learning. Discussions of museum practice and historical consciousness – how our understanding of the past shapes our sense of the future – consider the modern museum’s narratives and pedagogical responsibilities and how museums …

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Carbon Play

Carbon Play

The Candid Observations of a Carbon Pioneer
by Robert Falls
edition:Paperback
tagged : environmental conservation & protection, natural resources, environmental policy

An insider’s look at the complex, inspiring and surprisingly entertaining world of international negotiations, technology and diplomacy relating to the carbon industry, environmental management and climate mitigation.

Carbon Play follows Robert Falls’s unique and extraordinary journey in the worlds of academia, politics and corporate “big energy.” With a career that began in marine biology and fisheries management, Robert became a respected environmental professional dealing with national …

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