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SFU research group helps people create air filters for wildfire season
July 17, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer The Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) is a research institute based at SFU Burnaby. They have now “led 25 workshops helping people build more than 500 air filters to clean the air in their homes and reduce exposure to fine particulates from wildfire smoke.” Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol, associate professor in the faculty of health science, said to SFU News that while wildfire smoke makes its way indoors, “indoor air quality is often overlooked.” This smoke can cause long-term health issues like “lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, exacerbate asthma, and make life…
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SFU paleoecologist discusses the past, present and future of Earth’s climate
November 16, 2023By: Olivia Sherman Dr. Rolf Mathewes is a professor of paleoecology, the study of ancient ecosystems, and is SFU’s longest serving faculty member in the department of biology. He has been a member of SFU since his undergraduate studies began…
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We should do more to protect Indigenous lands
November 2, 2023By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer British Columbia is unceded territory, meaning it’s stolen Indigenous land. Today, Indigenous land isn’t protected to the extent it needs to be, if at all. The government continues to neglect the well-being of Indigenous communities…
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Webinar highlights experiences of climate disaster survivors
July 5, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer As of June 28, 3,020 wildfires have burned across Canada this year, impacting nearly 8 million hectares of land. The largest recorded fire in BC’s Donnie Creek is burning across 160 kilometres. With ongoing concerns…
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The US shouldn’t be pointing their finger at Canada for air quality
June 27, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer On June 8, the headline for conservative publication the New York Post read “Blame Canada.” Its subheading: “Canuck wildfires plunge NYC into eerie, smoky hell.” The New York Post, the city’s “least-credible major news source,”…
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It’s time for SFU to fully divest from fossil fuels
September 11, 2021By Luke Faulks, SFU student This summer, unprecedented temperatures captured the world’s attention when domestic and international news outlets warned about record-breaking heat in Lytton, just days before the town was destroyed in a wildfire. As grim as this was, the…
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Forum raises concern tank farm poses “catastrophic” risk
July 9, 2018Written by: Cecile Favron, Peak Associate Dozens of concerned citizens gathered to discuss links between the potential for a devastating fire on Burnaby Mountain and the Kinder Morgan tank farm expansion at Simon Fraser University on June 28. “The…
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SFU undergraduates team up to fundraise for wildfire relief
July 31, 2017By: Alexander Kenny The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) and student-run humanitarian clubs kicked off a fundraiser earlier this month in support of the thousands of people forced from their homes by raging wildfires in the interior. The society, along with…
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