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The Hub turns two: CHASI shares accomplishments and looks to the future

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On June 2, we opened the doors to the CHASI Hub and invited friends and colleagues to reconnect and join us in celebrating our second anniversary!

Our guests were treated to the big screen debut of Fragments of History: Unearthing the stories and artefacts of Monashee internment camp. The documentary, revolving around the work of CHASI Faculty Associate Dr. Sarah Beaulieu, was created by CHASI Visual Projects Specialist Greg Laychak.

Photo of Dr. Martha Dow talking to guests in the CHASI Hub

Speaking at the event, UFV’s Associate Vice-President, Research, Engagement, and Graduates Studies Dr. Garry Fehr remarked “what I really like about CHASI, it meets needs and answers questions that are relevant to the community. And of course, my focus is students and Martha does an amazing job including students in research.”

Following the documentary, we chatted about CHASI’s many completed and current projects. With conversations over wine and cheese, we loved having a chance to reconnect with familiar faces we haven’t seen in too long, and to meet others face-to-face for the first time.

The CHASI team thanks everyone who took the time to visit, chat, and share insights throughout the event. For those who were unable to attend, we invite you to check out all of CHASI’s work and connect with us on our blog and our social media pages:
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A video of Dr. Sarah Beaulieu examining a small artefact in a forest plays on a large movie theatre screen, with silhouetted heads in the foreground
Dr. Michael Batu and Dr. Karun Karki enthusiastically discuss something written on a whiteboardCHASI's Esther Jiménez Atochero waves and poses for a photo in front of a CHASI banner showing her face.Shot of a group of people talking in the CHASI Hub Shot of a group of people talking in the CHASI Hub Shot of a group of people talking in the CHASI Hub Dr. Garry Fehr, Tracy Morrison, Leona Oakman, and Anne Russell pose for a photo at the bar A bar set up in the CHASI Hub, bartended by Tracy Morrison and Leona Oakman, who are speaking and laughing with Dr. Garry Fehr. CHASI intern Mara Haggquist posing in front of the BCCAT digital dashboard she created, displayed on a large TV. Shot of a group of people talking in the CHASI Hub Shot of a group of people talking in the CHASI Hub Shot of a group of people talking in the CHASI Hub Wide shot of the CHASI hub, filled with chatting and mingling people enjoying wine and snacks Dr. Garry Fehr speaks from a podium Members of the CHASI team seat at the front of the theatre, excitedly watching the speakers on stage Greg Laychak addresses an audience in a theatre, while a screen behind her shows the CHASI hub's logo and the "together empowered" mural on the Hub's wall. Dr. Martha Dow addresses an audience in a theatre, while a screen behind her shows the CHASI hub's logo and the "together empowered" mural on the Hub's wall. Ekat Marenkov addresses an audience in a theatre, while a screen behind her shows the CHASI hub's logo and the "together empowered" mural on the Hub's wall.