Endangered BC Heritage Site Digitally Preserved by University Professors Edelweiss Village, a heritage site in British Columbia (BC), is the birthplace of mountaineering culture in Canada. The village is being sold for $2.3 million. The […]
The Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) is a group dedicated to understanding urban living and its impacts on human health. They have created a new assessment tool, GoodScore.City, which looks at multiple factors […]
Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world June was an exceptionally hot month for several countries in the northern hemisphere. A “heat dome”, where high pressure traps the heat, is being blamed for the excessively high […]
New map highlights best ‘naturehoods’ in Victoria Do you live in Victoria, BC? There is a new hard-copy map showing the best spots to check out nature in and around Victoria. The Nature in the City: […]
We acknowledge and respect the Lekwungen-speaking peoples on whose traditional territory the University of Victoria stands, and the Songhees, Esquimalt, and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. The Department of Geography […]