Tourism and Recreation Special Sessions
The Department of Geography at Brock University is hosting the 2014 annual conference and meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG), May 26-30, 2014. This event is part of the largest academic gathering in Canada - the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences - and it includes...
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SLM Students' Insights on Innovation Infusion Events: Drew Cooper, PacificSport Vancouver Island
By Liane O’Keefe and Qingcheng Cao (Steve) On February 13, 2014 the World Leisure Centre of excellence hosted its second Innovation Infusion event of 2014, featuring Drew Cooper of PacificSport Vancouver Island. The topic of Drew’s talk was ‘Developing physical literacy in our youth and...
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Case Studies in Sustainability: Insights from Students in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management Program
Promotion of Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Business DevelopmentBy Sreya KumarAerial view of Powell River. Photo credit: http://www.discoverpowellriver.comThis field experience gave us a great opportunity to draw a real picture in our minds of how a quaint coastal place like this addresses to the...
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SLM Students' Insights on Innovation Infusion Events: Dr. Stephen Wearing
By Amy Li and Michele GreeneAfter spending nearly four days on a field trip in Tofino and Ucluelet with our class and Stephen Wearing as a part of SLM 604: Influencing Change Towards Sustainability, we gathered above the VIU cafeteria to hear Stephen share his experiences and ideas about...
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Case Studies in Sustainability: Insights from Students in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management Program
Sustaining entrepreneurship in Powell RiverBy Pranav ReddyThe moment I got off the ferry at Powell River, I had a vague idea about what life may be like in this isolated city, far away from major urban centers and gifted with a beautiful waterfront; this city is unique in many ways. After speaking...
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Insights from the Field - Coast To Coast and The Gulf Islands ‘White-Caps' Journey
By: Vincent Kusi-Kyei The transitional demand and the need for innovation in natural resources management have added impetus to the exploration of sustainability principles in recreation and tourism. 'Experience they say is the best teacher' (Anonymous). Is this because of what one...
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Case Studies in Sustainability: Insights from Students in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management Program
Addressing Food Security through Education in Powell River, British Columbia By Michele GreeneMy goal on the trip to the Sunshine Coast for three days to discover their sustainability issues and how these issues were being addressed locally, was to focus on how the issue of food security in Powell...
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Case Studies in Sustainability: Insights from Students in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management Program
Engaging the Elderly in Volunteerism By Ming Kei (MK) YeungSource: http://www.powellriverseniors.ca/Powell River and Sechelt are two place attractive for seniors. Firstly, they have gentle winters and cool summers (Meidinger...
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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