Accessing and engaging a younger demographic who are visiting the rebranded North Vancouver Civic Museum, MONOVA, at the Lonsdale Quay. We developed three deliverables for MONOVA: a Social Media Strategies Report, to show how to successfully target young people. Then, we created a youth engagement initiative called Young Voices for […]
Global & Community Studies
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A path that will guide locals and visitors around points of interest in the Shipyards. Our team’s designed an art piece that will pay homage to the history of the Shipyards as it has changed and grown along with the community. The design will create a path that will guide […]
Augmented Reality is an AR app which replaces the colonial and industrial structures of the Shipyards with rendered natural images of the North Shore pre-colonization. The Team Students: Devan Balcombe, Natalie Marcha, Julia Santana Moioli Instructor: Chris Carnovale Partners: Magda Kwaterska (City of North Vancouver), with support from Laurel Lawry and Terry Hood […]
How might we foster connection with older adults in times of physical distancing? Term: Spring 2021Departments: School of Human KineticsCourses: Contemporary Health Issues (HKIN 162)Instructors: Kyle GuayStaff contact: Annwen Loverin (Silver Harbour Centre), Heather Evans (City of North Vancouver) Continuation of collaboration from Fall 2020. Students created 40+ Kindness Cards […]
Researching the impacts of a new container parklet on North Vancouver businesses. The purpose of their research was to learn the effects that the container parklet at Lonsdale and 17th Ave has on the surrounding businesses. The City of North Vancouver wanted them to dive into what the businesses actually […]
Researching the impacts of a new container parklet on North Vancouver residents. The aim of this research was to gain insight into how the container parklet is perceived by community members. The study focused on determining how users are interacting and engaging with the parklet, including the length of time […]
Connecting with local seniors during a pandemic. The goal of the Kindness Cards project is to bring seniors a sense of support from the community. My contribution to this project has been recruiting members of the community to create cards. I have been working with various units from Girl Guides […]
On June 1, 2020, the North Vancouver Mayor and Council passed a bylaw allowing alcohol consumption at specific public locations in the City of North Vancouver. This progressive measure was in effort to ease both the economic difficulties faced by food and beverage businesses, as well as provide a safe […]
How might we animate public spaces in times of physical distancing? Term: Spring 2021Department: Tourism ManagementCourse: TOUR 227 – Heritage, Cultural and Arts Planning for TourismInstructor: Chris CarnovaleStaff contact: Magda Kwaterska (City of North Vancouver) with support from MoNoVa In light of recent shifts in tourism and programming possibilities due […]
Using elements from all of the steps in the IAP2 ladder, our team’s public engagement proposal empowers the public to create a Waterfront Park that they desire. The Team Jacqueline PilcherTony PhamEliza Moat
Our idea is to implement a permanent, interactive, digital information board in the Shipyards. Ideally it would be placed in the high visitor traffic area by the well-known crane. Other than a sleek 50-inch interactive monitor, the information board’s physical appearance is thought to creatively incorporate the industrial aesthetic of […]
A unique public art light installment spread throughout the center path of the Burrard Dry Dock Pier. It’s centerpiece is one large tree potted in a small ship, made from scrap metals. There will be smaller trees following along the path, stemming from both ends of the centerpiece. The Team […]