Selected Projects
IN multiple formats
We’re proud to have contributed to so many solution-focused projects, in many formats.
Image by Kayvan Mazhar ~ Unsplash
Book
Mobilize Food: Wartime Inspiration for Environmental Victory Today
For Mobilize Food: Wartime Inspiration for Environmental Victory Today, by Dr. Eleanor Boyle (FriesenPress, 2022), services included book proposal development; research; developmental, substantive, and style editing; proof-reading, graph production, image curation, website management and more. Post-publication services include presentations, press kit, media pitching, design of promotional materials/strategies, speech-crafting. Read more about this book here.
Book
Alternative Schools in British Columbia 1960-1975: A Social and Cultural History
For Alternative Schools in British Columbia 1960-1975: A Social and Cultural History (FriesenPress, 2024), by Dr. Harley Rothstein, curated/edited more than 70 images, provided research support, and helped navigate publication process.
Book
Toward Sustainable Communities: Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments
For Toward Sustainable Communities: Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments, by Dr. Mark Roseland (New Society Press, 2012), a text on community sustainability solutions (New Society Press, 2012), wrote book proposal, coordinated team of researchers, managed image acquisition/permissions and contributors, offered several levels of editing, research support, post-publication promotion and media relations.
Book
Doing Community-Based Research: Perspectives From The Field
For Doing Community-Based Research: Perspectives from the Field, a social science text by Drs. Greg Halseth, Sean Markey, Laura Ryser and Don Manson (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015), copyedited.
Grant
Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (York University)
For the Dahdaleh Insitute for Global Health Research (York University), edited proposal for a $1.5 million project in collaboration with scientists in several countries to meet exacting funder specifications. Reconceptualized model illustrations to more clearly communicate process of this three-year project.
Grants
Canada Foundation for Innovation
For the UBC Office of the Vice President Research and International, edited multiple successful proposals to the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
Grants
SFU Centre for Sustainable Community Development
For SFU’s Centre for Sustainable Community Development (now known as Centre for Sustainable Development), co-wrote/edited successful funding proposals to Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, including for production of the book Toward Sustainable Communities by Centre founder Mark Roseland (see above) and a sustainable community research network.
Grant
Social Planning and Research Council of BC
For the Social Planning and Research Council of BC, co-wrote successful proposal for immigrant service mapping in the City of Surrey.
Grant
Community grants
Wrote / co-wrote successful proposals for community development and research projects such as a catering service staffed by people with developmental delays (The Grendel Group, Smithers), a service-referral project for people with HIV/AIDs (AIDS Community Action Program / Positive Living North West, Smithers), a laneway revitalization study (Vernacular Group, North Vancouver), and a feasibility study for a hut-to-hut trail network in the North Okanagan.
Newsletter
Marine Plan Partnership for the North Pacific Coast
For the Marine Plan Partnership for the North Pacific Coast (MaPP), a partnership between the Province of British Columbia and 17 member First Nations, wrote multiple newsletter stories since 2016 on these Nations’ implementation of their jointly developed North Coast Marine Plan. These stories discussed new research and developments on topics such as emergent geoduck aquaculture/shellfish aquaculture innovation, invasive marine species, cumulative effects management, the effects of climate change on the North Coast marine environments, and more.
Newsletter
Coast Funds: The Talking Stick
For Coast Funds’ Talking Stick newsletter, researched, wrote, edited, and curated images on development/ecosystem-based management projects in First Nations communities. See print edition examples here and here, and web-based story examples Heiltsuk Nation’s Koeye River Fish Weir Revives Traditional Fishing Practices, and B.C. Bears’ Salmon Hotspots Leave Clues For Indigenous Resource Managers and Researchers.
Package of core planning documents
North Coast Cumulative Effects Program
For the North Coast Cumulative Effects Program (a partnership between BC’s environment ministry and several First Nations on BC’s North Coast), wrote a backgrounder, wrote and designed a stakeholder-facing brochure, developed a template/style guide, and edited/designed a package of key technical documents on cumulative effects management (e.g. cumulative effects assessment protocol and cumulative effects assessment results).
Literature Review
One Earth Society / Urban Sustainability Directors’ Network
For the International Development Research Centre, co-authored [with Edna Aguiñaga, Andres Aranda, Erika Castro, Maria Clementino, Sean Markey, and Gretchen Hernandez] Planning for Effective Governance in Metropolitan Areas in Mexico. This document, used in a metropolitan government planning process in Mexico, outlines the context for metropolitan governance in Mexico, models of metropolitan governance, and key considerations to take into account when attempting to design and implement a metropolitan region.
Report
One Earth Society / Urban Sustainability Directors’ Network
For One Earth Society / Urban Sustainability Directors’ Network – a network of over 130 cities and counties in USA and Canada fostering innovative, sustainable solutions in cities, contributed chapters/editing to Local Governments and the Sharing Economy. This document was conceived as a roadmap to help local governments across North America more strategically engage with the sharing economy.
Position papers
Pacific AIDS Network, Hetwork C Council of BC, National coalition of non-profits
For the Pacific AIDS Network, Hepatitis C Council of BC, and a national coalition of non-profits advocating for people with Hepatitis C, wrote briefing notes for decision-makers on the case for more robust funding support for prevention and patient treatment. These documents involved coordination of input from multiple organizations on complex, charged topics.
Land-use plans
Government of B.C., Footprint Environmental Strategies
Edited key technical and public-facing documents for various multi-stakeholder planning processes in British Columbia, including the Nass-South Sustainable Resource Management Plan, the Skeena Angling Management Plan, and the Bulkley-Valley/Lakes District Airshed Management Plan.
Case study
Coast Funds
For Coast Funds (Coast Economic Development Society and Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation), researched, wrote, photographed and/or curated images for detailed/illustrated case studies on resource and environmental management projects in Indigenous communities in the Great Bear Rainforest.
These stories were mostly published on Coast Funds website, but many of them inspired coverage in additional media. See here for the story of how the Old Masset Village Council on Haida Gwaii launched Hiellen Longhouse Village on the site of an important Haida Village.
Case studies
Coast Funds
See here for a success story abouit how the Coastal Stewardship Network helps Guardian Watchmen and stewardship techs from nine First Nations to share environmental intelligence, continuing a long tradition of caring for coastal environments.
Read here about how the Wei Wai Kum Nation is investing in economic development to reach new markets.
Annual report
Coast Funds
Co-wrote, edited, helped design, and curated images for the 2016 Annual Report of Coast Funds, an organization created in 2007 out of mutual recognition by conservationists, First Nations, industry, and government that a sustainable economy is vital to conservation efforts in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii areas of British Columbia. Coast Funds is actually two separate organizations that manage $118 million provided by six private foundations, the Province of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada.
Guide
Northern BC Tourism Association
Researched and wrote editorial copy for the Northern BC Tourism Association‘s signature tourism guide.
Communications
Various
For authors, speakers, activists, and non-profit organizations such as The Canadian Cancer Society, Fraser Valley Community-to-Community Forum, Bulkley Valley Research Centre, Positive Living North West, wrote/edited/designed news releases, opinion pieces, backgrounders, media kits/campaigns, and/or speeches/presentations; have successfully pitched more than a hundred news and community stories.
Print Journalism
NorthWord Magazine, Vancouver Sun, The Tyee
Reported, photographed, published numerous stories in Black Press papers, Northword Magazine (named and helped launch!), the Vancouver Sun, CBC Radio, The Tyee, and others.
Radio
CBC Radio, Vancouver Cooperative Radio
Contributed reporting and production assistance to CBC Radio programs BC Almanac, North by Northwest, Daybreak North.
For individuals and organizations, have successfully pitched numerous public and private radio programs for coverage of events such as fundraisers, social and environmental issues, music events to public and private radio.
Volunteered at Vancouver Cooperative Radio (CFRO 100.5 FM), co-producing America Latina Al Dia (and still volunteer here occasionally!).
Academic editing
Paragon Testing Enterprises
For Paragon Testing Enterprises [recently acquired by Prometric Canada Testing Services] edited style guides and materials for assessing proficiency in English that are used at more than 80 test centres worldwide, such as Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program Test, Canadian Academic English Language Test, and the Language Proficiency Index.
Academics and graduate students
Helped numerous students polish their theses, dissertations, and research proposals, get scholarships, gain admittance into competitive programs, and prepare research for submission to peer-reviewed journals such as Urban Science, Studies in Art Education, Western Geography.
