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Colour photograph of a woman holding a cat and posing with a large sturgeon hanging from a beam. A large body of water is behind her. From the collection of Gord Edmondson

Menu from Wo Fat Chop Suey restaurant in Honolulu, HA. Family dinner, soup, chicken, fish, lobster, shrimp, duck, pork, beef, egg yuyong, look fun, wun ton or mein, chop suey, chow mein, chow wun ton, rice, gau gee, bar service. From the Imogene Lim restaurant menu collection https://viuspace.viu.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/2596/LimWo.pdf?sequence=4

Colour photograph showing several sturgeon grouped together at the rocky edge of a river. From the collection of Gord Edmondson

Menu from Sky Dragon restaurant in Port Coquitlam, BC. Appetizers, soup, chow mein, chicken, pork & spareribs, egg foo yong, fried rice, seafood, beef, side orders, beverages, Canadian dishes, combination dinner, Sky Dragon chef's special. family or group dinners. From the Imogene Lim restaurant menu collection https://viuspace.viu.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/2956/LimSky.pdf?sequence=4

Pressed specimen of Paeonia lactiflora. https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/25204/Kipot.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y

Impact assessment and resource management practices grapple with knowledge and research drawn across paradigms, disciplines, and cultures. In this lies the central challenge of managing developments, especially where Indigenous rights are concerned, and it is this aspect of impact assessment most widely regarded as a failure. The legitimacy of environmental impact assessment rests on the way in which research design and outcomes cope with disciplinary fault lines and different knowledge systems. This thesis explores community-based monitoring (CBM) as an emergent trans-disciplinary methodology for Indigenous knowledge inclusion in resource management. I ask: what are the key challenges of CBM as a pathway for meaningful inclusion of Indigenous knowledge into resource management decisions? I explore this question through a review of literature on the history of Indigenous knowledge and land use research methods and the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in resource management. Through semi-directed interviews with practitioners, I explore two case studies: the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board Community Based Monitoring Network; and programs run by the Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation in the co-management setting of the Government of the Northwest Territories. Challenges to mobilizing knowledge from Indigenous research participants to co-management resource management decisions are fraught with issues of knowledge authority and epistemological differences, issues of reductionist representation of Indigenous knowledge, interdisciplinary tension, lack of clarity on information needs and research method design, and issues of information control and data autonomy. The CBM programs explored demonstrate active transformation of the legacies of extractive research through the use of technology and data sharing controls that adhere to the principles of Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP ®), and by creating information that is gathered by and made legible to Indigenous harvesters. I show that decision-making structures must adapt to new kinds of information flowing from CBM. To do this, practitioners must step outside dominant science-based modes of knowledge production and evaluation to recognize evidence produced by integrated or interdisciplinary approaches. CBM can be a forum to re-imagine how evidence is made, what constitutes expertise, and how research can and should serve communities. It holds great potential for making and moving knowledge to better understand complex socio-ecological issues, inform decisions, and track their effectiveness.

Digital media consumption of magazines is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, yet print remains significant in this genre. The purpose of this study is to determine a model of publishing in which an independent magazine’s printed form can be made more viable because of its digital components, not despite them. Using a strengths-based approach, the study is based in semi-structured interviews with the publishers of eight independent magazines that have used both print and digital media in their publishing practices, exploring themes like motivation, creative freedom, creative control, and career development. Then, the data was sorted through the lens of McLuhan’s “laws of media” tetrad model, allowing for analysis of what is enhanced, obsolesced, retrieved, and reversed in this hybrid publishing model, with the aim of showing what each component can effectively bring in order to support the print edition and to integrate the digital components. The results inform the design and framework of a magazine publishing model in which the print issue is the focus, with support from the digital components. Any independent magazine can apply the results to its current practices or use them to launch a new hybrid offering.

Menu from Kan's restaurant in San Francisco, CA. Red wines, rose wines, white wines, Kan's wine feature, champagne and sparkling wines, Kan's appeteasers, Kan's exotic drinks. From the Imogene Lim restaurant menu collection https://viuspace.viu.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/2786/LimKan.pdf?sequence=4

Front-line maintenance supervisors play a key role at BC Transit, as this role directly interacts with and oversees front-line staff. These front-line leaders are responsible for overseeing most of the organization’s communications and change initiatives. This research investigates the front-line leadership role that organizations rely on as their main conduit for communication of organizational goals and change management initiatives to front-line staff. Front-line leadership roles are the roles in an organization that deal directly with the front-line staff daily. This research investigated the challenges a front-line leader can face while working in this role. This research study engaged BC Transit’s front-line maintenance supervisors and the front-line staff from two different sites within the greater Victoria, British Columbia area. The main research question asked was, “how can BC Transit assist in the development of front-line maintenance supervisors so that they develop the capabilities and skills to lead front-line staff effectively?” Based on this overarching research question, data was collected from a focus group and an online survey that revealed five themes: define and document roles and responsibilities, strengthen hiring processes, develop formal training, focus on team-building and resolve communication barriers. Recommendations offer strategies for the development of front-line leaders, including enhancing overall support for front-line leaders and relationships between front-line leaders and the front-line staff. Keywords: front-line leadership, communication, development, relationships, roles and responsibilities.

Menu from Cathay House restaurant in Ottawa, ON. Soups, chop suey, egg foo young, sea foods, chow feon macaroni, chow mein, complete dinners, noodles in broth, sweet & sour, fried won ton, fried rice, special Chinese dishes, miscellaneous side orders, soups & appetizers, steaks and chops, eggs and omelettes, roasts, fish, salads, vegetables, sandwiches, desserts, hot and cold drinks. From the Imogene Lim restaurant menu collection https://viuspace.viu.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/2763/LimCathayHouse.pdf?sequence=4