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The Canadian Firefighter Registry: A New Initiative to Combat Occupational Cancer

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This article is part of a series of posts led by CHASI Research Associate Len Garis, who has been a long-time partner of CHASI through his work with the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council. His guest blog posts explore a wide range of topics related to firefighting and firefighters in Canada. You can read all of … Read more

Wildfire Resilient Futures Initiative

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CHASI is proud to maintain a longstanding partnership with the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC). The NIFSC supports Indigenous communities in the development of their internal capacity to enhance community safety and resiliency. As part of this partnership, CHASI is pleased to amplify their articles on our blog. CHASI’s collaboration with the NIFSC, and … Read more

Ceremony honours students, Correctional Service Canada/UFV partnership

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Group photo of five people smiling at the camera. Two of them are holding a wooden art piece, approximately two feet by two feet, with the letters UFV and the university's hummingbird crest carved and painted into a plank of wood. The five people are posed in front of a CHASI's mural, which shows a figure painted in blue and orange holding up the words "together empowered".

Members of the CHASI team were among a group of UFV guests invited to attend the recent graduation ceremony for UFV’s second full course taught to inmates at the Pacific Institution. The offering of face-to-face credit courses was a component of a broader Correctional Service Canada/UFV initiative that CHASI has had the privilege of leading … Read more

Beyond Suppression: Building Data-Driven Fire Resilience in First Nations Communities

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CHASI is proud to maintain a longstanding partnership with the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC). The NIFSC supports Indigenous communities in the development of their internal capacity to enhance community safety and resiliency. As part of this partnership, CHASI is pleased to amplify their articles on our blog. CHASI’s collaboration with the NIFSC, and … Read more

CHASIcast #20: Remembering and Advocating on December 6

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Image showing Dr. Megan Capp speaking into a microphone. Text overlaid reads: CHASIcast #20 - remembering and advocating on December 6.

Today’s CHASIcast marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On December 6th, 1989, 14 young women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal by a gunman who targeted them specifically because of their gender. We take this day every year to remember them and to stand firmly and directly against misogyny and … Read more

Establishing a New Indigenous Framework for Fire Safety

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CHASI is proud to maintain a longstanding partnership with the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC). The NIFSC supports Indigenous communities in the development of their internal capacity to enhance community safety and resiliency. As part of this partnership, CHASI is pleased to amplify their articles on our blog. CHASI’s collaboration with the NIFSC, and … Read more

Closing the Knowing-Doing Gap: A Sustainable Framework for Fire Prevention Education and Monitoring in Indigenous Communities

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CHASI is proud to maintain a longstanding partnership with the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC). The NIFSC supports Indigenous communities in the development of their internal capacity to enhance community safety and resiliency. As part of this partnership, CHASI is pleased to amplify their articles on our blog. CHASI’s collaboration with the NIFSC, and … Read more

A New Mandate for Safety: Integrating Public Health into Canadian Fire Services through Indigenous Leadership

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CHASI is proud to maintain a longstanding partnership with the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC). The NIFSC supports Indigenous communities in the development of their internal capacity to enhance community safety and resiliency. As part of this partnership, CHASI is pleased to amplify their articles on our blog. CHASI’s collaboration with the NIFSC, and … Read more

Art: “Welcome to Palestine”

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Thumbnail image of an iIllustration show a hand holding up a photo. In the foreground, the photo shows a vibrant, colourful marketplace full of people; in the background, it shows the same location, grey and reduced to rubble and ruins. The illustration highlights the contrast between the city that once existed, and the devastated state it is currently in.

“Welcome to Palestine” by CHASI artist-in-residence and UFV student Sharon Strauss. Sharon writes: “I hope that someday the Palestinian people can live and thrive in their homeland, free of war and oppression.” This piece was partially inspired in anticipation of the UFV Faculty & Staff Association‘s event on Monday, October 6.  The presentation from Sara … Read more

Building a Sustainable Footprint: A Data-Driven Approach to Fire Safety in Canada’s Indigenous Communities

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CHASI is proud to maintain a longstanding partnership with the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council (NIFSC). The NIFSC supports Indigenous communities in the development of their internal capacity to enhance community safety and resiliency. As part of this partnership, CHASI is pleased to amplify their articles on our blog. CHASI’s collaboration with the NIFSC, and … Read more