Western Division CAG

The Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG) seeks to promote Geographical study, teaching and research | @CanGeographers |

[Sophia Carodenuto @s_carodenuto]

Reading @BCstudies latest issue shows how language is central to First Nations' relationship with the land. The word TEṈEW̱, the W̱SÁNEĆ word for “land” has a deeper meaning, translating literally to “my wish for the people." Thx to @UVicResearch Nick Claxton & John Price

[Dr. Jennifer Mateer @jen_mateer]

Thread for folks about Wet'suwet'en: the Nation is not a reserve nor a band council as defined by the Indian act. The Wet'suwet'en are a nation of people composed of five clans (two of which are the Unist’ot’en and Gidimt’en who are currently under siege by the RCMP), each with

[UVic Geography @UVicGeog]

'Like finding a unicorn': Victoria researcher photographs ultra-rare orcas https://t.co/Q8pPYXhFtQ

[John Cassidy @earthquakeguy]

During the past 30 years, there have been 133 earthquakes of M>5 in the offshore #VancouverIsland region. 19 of those were M>6, and the largest was M6.8. None of these earthquakes caused damage as they were well offshore. The most recent events are highlighted in red and orange.

[Western Division CAG @WDGeog]

Looking forward to joining you in March for our annual conference. Come join us!

[Catherine Nolin @cnolin]

@zedtweetz @UNBCGeography Congratulations, Bridget and Zoë! What a nice way to wrap up 2019. Hope Bridget will be here (or return) to present this research at the @WDGeog hosted here in March ⭐️

[UFV Planning, Geography & Environmental Studies @UFVGeography]

Two sea lions hijack a sail boat and recreate the Jack-and-Rose scene from the Titanic.

Check out the video. @CanGeographers @WDGeog

https://t.co/ZejP3r0TOD

[CBC North @CBCNorth]

Cape Dorset votes to revert to a traditional name — Kinngait https://t.co/zCKi60aAuj

[UVic Geography @UVicGeog]

Port Alberni board launches effort to rename school named after 'racist' MP https://t.co/TzCK7nQlGi

[Reuben Rose-Redwood @R_RoseRedwood]

Really looking forward to the Spring 2020 series of the City Talks on the theme of "Changing Memoryscapes in the City" featuring @emmarenaerts @NadineNakagawa @MLKStreet!

[Zoë Meletis @zedtweetz]

Congratulations to @UNBCGeography NRES “Master” Bridget Kinsley on a clear pass today. Very proud & honoured to have worked with you for the last few years, looking into the #bearhuntban in BC. We have all learned so much via your thesis work!

[UVic Geography @UVicGeog]

Sidney museum aims to digitize 90 years of Saanich, Gulf Islands history https://t.co/77gvg7xtWi

[American Association of Geographers @theAAG]

The 2020 AAG Distinguished Scholarship Award is awarded to Jamie Peck of @UBCGeog, for his foundational and sustained contributions to the field of economic geography and to human geography, more broadly @outtaKimbo https://t.co/vRg0IUM9fb

[Sophia Carodenuto @s_carodenuto]

Looking forward to a conference so close to home!

[Nathan J Bennett @NathanJBennett]

I keep wondering when Canada's tri-council (@SSHRC_CRSH @NSERC_CRSNG @CIHR_IRSC) & senior Canadian academics are going to realize that post-doc salaries in the range of 40-50,000 CAD/year are far below the global average, less per hour than grad RAs and TAs make, and very unfair.

[UVic Geography @UVicGeog]

Victoria ranked ‘most bikeable’ city in Canada https://t.co/6hYgoNX9Qn

[UVic Geography @UVicGeog]

⁦@UVicGeog⁩ students connect with the Loita Maasai of Tanzania. Last August UVic geography students and their instructors arrived in Tanzania to begin a month-long field school on conservation management | ⁦@UVicSocialSci⁩ https://t.co/cJEPWCsvnx

[Catherine Nolin @cnolin]

@CanGeographers @UNBC We took down our pickets lines but didn’t suspend the strike! This is far from over. #UNBCFAStrong

[Western Division CAG @WDGeog]

Wildfire risk reduction workshop coming to P.G. https://t.co/4oaFYhr52M

[Catherine Nolin @cnolin]

Daigle’18: “We were at the beginning of developing the 10-year plan to shut UNBC down.” [never once conveyed to the UNBC faculty]

[Western Division CAG @WDGeog]

Students at the University of Northern British Columbia may find themselves with an extra-long weekend, as faculty members walked off the job Thursday morning. https://t.co/tadyRYPs50