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Recess Theory: Exploring Recreation, Leisure & Tourism
Mission statement: Recess theory is a Nanaimo based radio show with a global audience of people interested in all aspects of leisure. The aim of the show is to mobilize the knowledge created in this vast field by interviewing influential leisure professionals and sharing ideas.Vision statement: At...
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National Extension Tourism (NET) Conference 2013
Extension Tourism NET 2013 Conference Call for Proposals: “Building Lasting Relationships“DoubleTree Suites, Detroit, Downtown-Fort Shelby, Detroit, MichiganAugust 6-9, 2013Dear Colleagues:The 2013 National Extension Tourism (NET) Conference Program Committee invites proposals for the 2013 NET...
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BCRPA Symposium 2013
Get a Peak at What's in Store for Symposium 2013!Planning is well underway for Symposium 2013, taking place May 1-3, 2013 in Whistler, BC. This year's theme is "Building Healthy, Creative...
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Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER)CALL FOR PAPERSANSER/ARES 2013 CONFERENCENonprofits and the Social Economy @the EdgeSixth Annual ConferenceJune 5 to June 7, 2013University of VictoriaANSER/ARES is a dynamic growing association that is organizing its sixth annual...
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Erin Heeney's Thesis Defense
The new Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to introduce Erin Heeney, Graduate Student in progress, who will be presenting her research and thesis.Thesis Title: The Mutual Gaze: Connection and Understanding: the...
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Laurel Sliskovic's Thesis Defense
The new Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to introduce Laurel Sliskovic, Graduate Student in progress, who will be presenting her research and thesis. Thesis Title: Local Vancouver Island Tourism Participation and...
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CREATE 2013 March 26-27To recognize student research at Vancouver Island University****** REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 9, 2013*****Coming SOON- the CREATE Website!There are FOUR ways to participate:1) Make a POSTER · will be displayed at the upper section (Section T) of the main...
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Quality of Life for Artists on Salt Spring Island, BC
By Monica ShoreFrom October 22-26, I traveled with my classmates and professors to Salt Spring and Pender Island, British Columbia. We were given a warm welcome by both communities and offered a unique opportunity to better understand how each deals with the complexities of sustainability on a...
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Health and Wellness on Salt Spring Island
By Ivona BucanOn the October 22, early in the morning, the SLM student group including myself headed to the Southern Gulf Island region with our goal to explore a specific research question. I was particularly interested in health and wellness sector on the Salt Spring Island. One of the first...
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Importance of Volunteerism on Salt Spring Island
By Kelcie JessenSalt Spring Island is and unincorporated electoral area that is governed by the Capital Regional District (CRD) and the Islands Trust. This structure of government has contributed to a strong volunteer culture, as volunteers run many services that municipalities take for granted....
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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.