Cumberland and Social Procurement Framework
Cumberland has become the first municipality in B.C. to adopt the Social Public Procurement framework, which refers to a value-aligned approach to leverage existing public purchasing in order to add social value to the community, in hopes of maximizing returns for taxpayers. After the adoption of...
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Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference 2016
The Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference (aka The Horwood Conference) is an annual event organized by and for students studying outdoor and environmental education, health and physical education, outdoor recreation, adventure leadership, experience-based learning and/or related fields. It...
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BCCIC Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Development Goals
Working towards Sustainable World—BCCIC Roundtable Meeting on UN’s New Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Time: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015, 7:00 PM—10:00 PMLocation: Building 255—Room 165, Nanaimo Campus, Vancouver Island UniversityOn October 28th, 2015, the World Leisure Centre of Excellence...
Read MoreAnnouncing the 1st Volume of Innovative Leisure Practices
The WLCE is pleased to present the first volume of Innovative Leisure Practices. The volume contains 11 case studies profiling innovative practices including:1. Ecotourism, conservation, and sustainability: A case study of the Camrose purple martin festival (Glen T. Hvenegaard and Alanna N....
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Keynote Speaker for WorldVIU Days 2015: Charles Montgomery
Charles Montgomery, an award-winning author and urban experimentalist, is invited as a keynote speaker for WorldVIU Days 2015 on Tuesday, November 3rd at 7:00 pm, in the Shaw Audiorium: Vancouver Island Conference Center.With his latest book Happy City in which he has used insights in happiness...
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Mitacs Globalink Research Award--Calls for Applications
Mitacs is now accepting applications for competitive international research opportunities, including student travel to and from Canada. The deadline to apply is November 20, 2015, at 5 p.m. PST.For students in Canada to do research abroad:Globalink Research Award – MHRD India· Open to...
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Innovation Infusion: Joe Pavelka
The World Leisure Centre of Excellence at VIU is pleased to welcome Dr. Joe Pavelka, who will be presenting his speech on November 3rd, 2015 at B180-R134, from 11:30-12:50 pm, on the topic of Community Tourism in Peru--from Machu Picchu to the Amazon.Dr. Joe Pavelka is an Associate and co-founder...
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Innovation Infusion Review: Bob Christie
On October 15th, 2015, Bob Christie, Vancouver filmmaker, activist and scholar, gave a public presentation at the VIU Nanaimo campus on the topic of Pride, Leisure Time, and Social Responsibility: Shaping Activism with Affects of Joy. His 2009 feature Beyond Gay: the Politics of Pride was screened...
Read MoreYoung Researcher Award 2016--CALL FOR PAPERS
The European Association for Sociology of Sport is proud to announce the 8th EASS Young Researcher Award. The aim of the award is to facilitate the integration of outstanding graduate students and young researchers into the European community of sociology of sport scholars. The award will be...
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Vancouver Island University and the World Leisure Centre of Excellence acknowledge and thank the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Tla’amin, Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum First Nation on whose traditional lands we research and share knowledge.
2018 WLCE International Field School
Gold River Tourism Strategic Plan
Recreation Prescription Project - VIU CREATE Conference 2019
2018 WLCE International Field School - Brazil
Vancouver Learning Lab with Visiting Scholar Dr. Marco Bevolo
Ghana Research & Study Tour 2019
World VIU Points - Visiting Scholar Dr. Daniel Theriaut
Impact Sustainability Travel & Tourism 2019
Ghana Research & Study Tour 2019
Visiting Scholar Dr. Kelly Bricker and MASLM students and faculty
2018 WLCE International Field School - Brazil
PechaKucha Night Nanaimo Vol.8
PechaKucha Night and VIUWLCE's 10th Anniversary
MASLM Cohort 2019
B250 VIU Faculty of Management
Vancouver Learning Lab
PechaKucha Night Nanaimo Vol.9 - Putting Leisure on the Map