Vancouver Island University

Genetics and germination of the endangered bog bird's-foot trefoil (Hosackia pinnata; Fabaceae) in Canada

Hosackia pinnata (bog bird’s-foot trefoil) is an endangered legume in Canada that is restricted to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, but populations exist in western U.S.A. We provide the first status update for this species in Canada since 2003 and the first evaluation of gene...

Municipal governance, jurisdiction, and punitive local responses to health and social crises in a small British Columbia city

The Province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, is experiencing acute and overlapping health and social crises that have spread from the largest cities into smaller municipalities, where limited resources and supports are increasingly strained by visible poverty, homelessness, and...