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Increasing Public Transit Ridership Among University Of Manitoba Students: A Bus Rapid Transit Solution
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2002-04-11)
Public transit ridership has decreased over the last 50 years as automobile ownership has
increased. The environmental impacts of automobile use have prompted the need for
more sustainable methods of transportation. ...
Overlap-Free Words and Generalizations
(University of Winnipeg, 2007)
The study of combinatorics on words dates back at least to the beginning of the
20th century and the work of Axel Thue. Thue was the first to give an example of an infinite word over a three letter alphabet that contains ...
Yielded to Christ or conformed to this world? Postwar Mennonite responses to labour activism
(Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion, 2007)
The urbanization of North American Mennonites after the Second World War necessitated a reconsideration of Mennonite religious beliefs. Post-war concerns for social justice led to a greater emphasis on non-violence and ...
Community Transportation Toolkit: Interpreting and Implementing the Mobility Disadvantaged Transportation Program Guidelines
(2009-01-01)
Handi-van services are an important resource for older adults in rural
Manitoba where fewer and fewer transportation options are available.
Services provide an effective and efficient travel option that connects
older ...
Binary Words Containing Infinitely Many Overlaps
(The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 2006-09-22)
We characterize the squares occurring in infinite overlap-free binary words and construct various α power-free binary words containing infinitely many overlaps.
The impact of the University of Winnipeg on retailing in downtown Winnipeg
(Institute of Urban Studies, 2001)
The Mobility Needs and Transportation Issues of the Aging Population in Rural Manitoba
(2006-01-01)
The present investigation represents a preliminary analysis of the mobility issues
encountered by the aging population of rural Manitoba. It has provided an opportunity to
evaluate an issue that, although recognized as ...
To Make Good Canadians: Girl Guiding in Indian Residential Schools
(University of Winnipeg, 2002-05)
Between 1910 and 1970, the Guide movement became active and, indeed, prolific in Indian residential, day, and hostel schools, sanatoriums, reserves and Northern communities throughout Canada. In these contexts, Guiding ...
A new staples industry? Complexity, governance and Canada's diamond mines
(Oxford University Press, 2007)
The discovery of indicator minerals in the Slave geological province began a staking and development rush that, in a little over a decade, saw Canada becoming one of the world’s largest producers of diamonds. An examination ...
The Representation of Home in Canadian Children’s Literature/La représentation du chez-soi dans la littérature de jeunesse canadienne
(Canadian Children’s Literature, 2001)
Les auteurs du présent article soutiennent que l'étude du «chez-soi» dans les romans pour la jeunesse permet d'accéder aux valeurs socioculturelles fondamentales que ceux-ci véhiculent. L'analyse porte tout particulièrement ...