Awards and Achievements | Prix et réalisations

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ACAG Student Presentation Award Winners: The 33rd meeting of the Atlantic Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (ACAG/ACGA) was held virtually November 21st and 22nd, 2024. The CAG and ACAG Executive congratulates the following student presentation award winners:

• 1st place, regular format: Amy Frost-Wicks (Memorial University)

• 2nd place, regular format: Riley Cotter (Memorial University)

• Best lightning format: Megan O’Brien (Saint Mary's University)

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2024 Stuart Semple Award: Congratulations to James Boxall, who received the Stuart Semple Award for Contributions to Geographic Education. The nomination letter can be downloaded here.

 

2025 CAG Awards: We are now accepting nominations for the CAG 2025 Awards listed below. Please see here for full award descriptions, nomination procedures, eligibility, and the cover page that must accompany nominations, as well as lists of previous recipients. Please note that in most cases, nominees and nominators must be CAG members - join for 2025 here.   

• The Award for Scholarly Distinction in Geography    

• The Award for Excellence in Teaching Geography    

• The Award for Service to the Profession of Geography    

• The Award for Geography in the Service of Government or Business    

• The President's Award for Outstanding Service to the CAG    

• The Eric Crighton Mentorship Award (NEW FOR 2025)

• The Julian M. Szeicz Award for Early Career Achievement    

• The Robin P. Armstrong Memorial Prize for Excellence in Indigenous Studies 

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Lauréat.e.s des prix de présentation des étudiant.e.s de l'ACAG : La 33e réunion de la Division de l'Atlantique de l'Association canadienne des géographes (ACAG/ACGA) s'est tenue virtuellement les 21 et 22 novembre 2024. L'ACG et le comité exécutif de l'ACAG félicite les lauréat.e.s des prix de présentation étudiante suivants :

• 1ère place, format régulier : Amy Frost-Wicks (Memorial University)

• 2ème place, format régulier : Riley Cotter (Memorial University)

• Meilleur format éclair : Megan O’Brien (Saint Mary's University)

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2024 Prix Stuart Semple : Félicitations à James Boxall, qui a reçu le prix Stuart Semple pour ses contributions à l'enseignement de la géographie. La lettre de nomination peut être téléchargée ici (EN).

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Prix de l'ACG 2025 : ​​​​Nous acceptons maintenant les nominations pour les prix de l'ACG 2025 énumérés ci-dessous. Veuillez consulter ici les descriptions complètes des prix, les procédures de nomination, l'éligibilité et la page couverture qui doit accompagner les nominations, ainsi que les listes des lauréats précédents. Veuillez noter que dans la plupart des cas, les candidats et proposants doivent être des membres de l'ACG - adhérez pour 2025 ici.   

• Le prix pour distinction universitaire en géographie    

• Le prix d'excellence pour l'enseignement en géographie    

• Le prix pour services rendus à la profession de géographie    

• Le prix de géographie au service du gouvernement ou des affaires    

• Le prix du président pour services exceptionnels rendus à l’ACG    

• Le prix de mentorat Eric Crighton (NOUVEAU POUR 2025)

• Le prix Julian M. Szeicz pour réalisations en début de carrière    

• La bourse commémorative d'excellence Robin P. Armstrong pour les études Autochtones  

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Calls for Papers and Upcoming Events

Appels à communications et événements à venir

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​​​​Call for Papers - Prairie Perspectives: Prairie Perspectives, the journal of the Prairie Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers, is calling for intents to submit to the next volume of the journal. The journal is a full, double-blind, peer-reviewed publication that focusses on geographical research undertaken in the prairies, or by authors located in the prairies. It is a particularly wonderful venue for students, undergraduate or graduate, in which to publish for the first time. Please make your intention to submit to Dr. Rachel Herron, editor,  herronr@brandonu.ca, by December 20, 2025.  Full papers will be expected in the early spring, with publication in early fall.

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​Call for Papers - International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2025, Vancouver): The International Cartographic Association (ICA) invites you to share your research, practice and experiences in cartography and GIScience at the 32nd International Cartographic Conference (ICC 2025) to be held from 16 to 22 August 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Please see here for the full call for papers and additional information. 

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Canadian Geographies CFP: Spatial Approaches, Methods, and Technologies for Inclusive Cities and Societies: There’s still time to submit your paper to the Special Section for Canadian Geographies on Spatial Approaches, Methods, and Technologies for Inclusive Cities and Societies. Building upon the successful session “Mapping the Edges of Inclusivity” at the 2024 CAG Annual Meeting, this Special Section of Canadian Geographies aims to extend the conversation on the critical role of spatial approaches and methodologies in creating inclusive cities and societies. For submission details and more information, please see here. Manuscripts are due Monday, January 6!

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Call for Abstract - Atlas Annual Conference 2025: The call for Abstracts for the Atlas Annual Conference 2025 are now open! This conference aims at hosting wide-ranging scientific contributions and debates on the way tourist destinations, its geographies, products, communities and policy approaches have evolved and could evolve under the pull of global and local change drivers and how they need to adapt to such changes. Please see here for more information, and visit https://atlas-euro.org/2025-6-vila-seca/#abstract for details, or to submit your abstract by January 15th, 2025.

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Call for Papers - Geographies of Hiking: Call for Papers for the forthcoming Special Issue on the Geographies and Mobilities of Hiking in the Post-Pandemic Anthropocene of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism (JORT), with guest Editors Dr. Kelsey Johansen (University of Eastern Finland), Professor Dr. Markus Pillmayer and Professor Dr. Marius Mayer (München University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany) and Dr. phil. Tim Harms and Mr. Christian Eilzer (Department of Economics and German Institute for Tourism Research, FH Westküste, Heide, Germany). Submissions close on January 31, 2025. Please see here for full details.

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AAG2025 - Registration now open!: The 2025 AAG Annual Meeting is set to take place from March 24 to March 28, 2025, online and in person in Detroit, Michigan. Attendees can look forward to thousands of engaging sessions and networking opportunities, with many chances to explore the region’s ecologies and urban landscapes.  Register here or see here to learn more.  

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Environmental Design Research Association’s 56th Annual Conference: The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) invites practitioners, researchers, and educators to submit their proposals and join the 56th annual conference in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 27-30, 2025. The conference theme is Designing Communities for Climate Action and Resilience. Dr. Chad Walker, of Dalhousie University will be the Academic Chair for EDR56. For more details, including submission deadlines, see the conference website: https://www.edra.org/page/edra56

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Congress 2025: The 2025 Congress of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), will be hosted in partnership with George Brown College from May 30 to June 6, 2025. The theme for Congress 2025 will be Reframing togetherness. To learn more about Congress 2025 and its theme, please see here.

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Appel à communications - Conférence cartographique internationale (CCI 2025, Vancouver): L’Association Cartographique Internationale (ACI) vous invite à présenter vos recherches, vos pratiques et vos expériences en cartographie et en sciences de l’information géographique lors de la 32e Conférence cartographique internationale (CCI 2025) qui se tiendra du 16 au 22 août 2025 à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada. Vous trouverez ici l'appel à contributions complet et des informations complémentaires. 

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Congrès 2025 : Le Congrès 2025 de la Fédération des sciences humaines sera organisé en partenariat avec le Collège George Brown du 30 mai au 6 juin 2025. Le thème du Congrès 2025 sera Redessinons le vivre-ensemble. Pour en savoir plus sur le Congrès 2025 et son thème, cliquez ici.​​

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New in Canadian Geographies

Nouveau dans géographies canadiennes

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Just published! The latest articles in CG.

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Tout juste publié ! Les derniers articles dans GC.

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Editor's Picks for December / Sélections de la Rédactrice en décembre :

• Alone together? A time use approach for examining socializing when travel is limited​​

Amber DeJohn et al.

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• ​Examining the impacts of school bus travel on students' academic performance in two major cities​

Kerstyn L. Lutz et al.​

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Also new in CG / Nouvellement publié dans GC : 

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Raphaël Pelletier (Book Review - Compte rendu de livre): Tableau de la géographie littéraire By Par Marc Brosseau, Pau: Presses universitaires de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour. 2022

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Adam J. Barker: Carcerality and the elimination of Indigenous people in Canada​​

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Call for Book Reviewers

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This will mark the final call for book reviewers by Canadian Geographies Book Review Editor, Nalini Mohabir. Nalini will be taking on new challenges in 2025 and we cannot thank her enough for all of the hard work and dedication while working with the CAG and Canadian Geographies. We will be welcoming Daniel Cockayne, University of Waterloo, in the new year as Nalini's replacement of Canadian Geographies Book Review Editor.

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As you look to the holidays ahead, please consider reading a new book, and reviewing it for Canadian Geographies. We have the following books available: 

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Northern Ontario in Historical Statistics, 1871–2021: Expansion, Growth, and Decline in a Hinterland-Colonial Region by David Leadbeater  (University of Ottawa Press, 2024).

 

Because This Land is Who We Are: Indigenous Practices of Environmental Repossession by Chantelle Richmond, Brad Coombes & Renee Pualani Louis (Bloomsbury, 2024)

 

Manomin: Caring for Ecosystems and Each Other edited by Brittany Luby, Margaret Lehman, Andrea Bradford, Samantha Mehltretter, and Jane Mariotti with Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation. (University of Manitoba Press, 2024)

 

Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope: Academic Action on Truth and Reconciliation. By Gary Gottfriedson and Victoria Handford (University of Ottawa Press, 2024).

 

Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation By Maliha Safri, Marianna Pavlovskaya, Stephen Healy, and Craig Borowiak (University of Minnesota Press, 2025)

 

The Politics of Urban Potentiality: Spatial Patterns of Emancipatory Commoning by Stavros Stavrides (Bloomsbury, 2024)

 

Municipal Boundary Battles. Edited by Sandeep Agrawal. (University of Alberta Press, 2024)

 

Mega Urban Projects in China: The Case of Hongqiao. By Yangpeng Jiang. (Springer 2022)

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If interested, please send an email to Book Review Editor, Nalini Mohabir (nalini.mohabir@concordia.ca), with a brief explanation of how the book's subject matter fits with your expertise.

 

Book reviews usually run between 500 to 900 words.  

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Other Recent Geography Publications 

Autres publications géographiques récentes

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Dialogues in Human Geography, Volume 14, Issue 3​​​

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Global Social Challenges Journal, Volume 3, Issue 2

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Journal of Community Informatics, Volume 20, Issue 2​​​

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Journal of Geography, Volume 123, Issue 6

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Journal of Rural and Community Development, Volume 19, Issue 4

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Wellbeing, Space and Society, Volume 7

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Job Postings | Offres d'emploi​

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​Assistant Professor in Geography and Environment - Mount Allison University

Deadline/Date limite: 01-02-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Assistant Professor in Physical Geography - University of Ottawa

Deadline/Date limite: 01-03-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Assistant Professor in Physical Geography - Université d'Ottawa

Deadline/Date limite: 01-03-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Assistant Professor in Environmental Geosciences - University of Toronto

Deadline/Date limite: 01-07-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Professeure ou professeur CRC de niveau 2 - Université de Sherbrooke

Deadline/Date limite: 01-10-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Assistant/Associate Professor - University of Northern British Columbia

Deadline/Date limite: 01-15-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair - Western University

Deadline/Date limite: 01-15-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Poste de professeure ou professeur - Université du Québec à Montréal

Deadline/Date limite: 01-24-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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PhD Position in Life Cycle Assessment of Urban Agricultural Practices - Western University

Deadline/Date limite: 01-31-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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PhD or MSc Position in Nutrient Dynamics of Urban Agricultural Practices - Western University

Deadline/Date limite: 01-31-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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PhD or MSc Position in Foraging Risks and Opportunities - Western University

Deadline/Date limite: 01-31-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Professeure ou professeur en géographie de l'environnement - Université de Moncton

Deadline/Date limite: 01-31-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]​

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MA or MSc position in Impact Assessment Efficiency / Digitalization - Memorial University

Deadline/Date limite: 02-14-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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MA or MSc position in Impact Assessment (Regional Assessments) - Memorial University

Deadline/Date limite: 02-14-2025. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Assistant Professor Instruction in Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences - Northwestern University

Deadline/Date limite: Open until filled. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Senior Lab Instructor - University of Northern British Columbia

Deadline/Date limite: Open until filled. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Database Architect - SmartICE

Deadline/Date limite: Open until filled. [More information / Plus d'info]​

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PhD position - Memorial University

Deadline/Date limite: Open until filled. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Maîtrise en géomatique appliquée 1 - Université de Sherbrooke

Deadline/Date limite: Open until filled. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Maîtrise en géomatique appliquée 2 - Université de Sherbrooke

Deadline/Date limite: Open until filled. [More information / Plus d'info]

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Queen's National Scholar in Indigenous Science - Queen's University

Deadline/Date limite: Open until filled. [More information / Plus d'info]​

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News and Announcements | Nouvelles et annonces

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2024 CFHSS Canada Prizes Recipients: The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to announce this year’s five Canada Prizes recipients, representing the most inspiring, impactful, and transformative scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences recently funded by the Scholarly Book Awards. This year's Prizes jury has selected the following five books:

• Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition: Cree and Métis âcimisowina, Deanna Reder 

• Penser la « pervertibilité » - Avec Jacques Derrida, Nicholas Cotton 

• Cripping Intersex, Celeste E. Orr

• Regards sur le monde. Conflits éthiques et pensées romanesques dans la littérature française contemporaine, Pascal Riendeau 

• Villain, Vermin, Icon, Kin: Wolves and the Making of Canada, Stephanie Rutherford

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Learn more by visiting the Canada Prizes webpage

 

Geographical Research News from York U: York’s Geography programs are now housed in a new Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC). Every month the Faculty sends out a research newsletter covering recent publications, events, awards, etc. EUC is happy to share  the months of November/December  EUC Research Update with CAG colleagues.  

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SAVE THE DATE! - CAG 2025: We are pleased to announce that 2025 CAG Annual General Conference and Meeting will be hosted by the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University from May 20-23, 2025. Stay tuned for more announcement and updates! ​​

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REMINDER CAG Student Travel Grant: The CAG offers a Student Travel Grant to assist students who present a paper or poster at our Annual Meeting. To be eligible for the grant to attend the 2025 meeting at Carleton University, students must hold a CAG Student membership in the year prior to the meeting (2024) as well as the year in which the meeting takes place (2025) and their paper/poster must be accepted. 2024 membership application forms and payments must be received by November 30, 2024 in order to qualify to apply for 2025 the travel grant. Students who are members of the CAG will receive the application form directly from the CAG Office.  

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Lauréat.e.s des prix du Canada de la FCSH 2024 : La Fédération des Sciences Humaines est fière d'annoncer les noms des cinq lauréat.e.s des Prix du Canada de cette année, auteur.trice.s des livres les plus inspirants, les plus percutants et les plus transformateurs dans le domaine des sciences humaines récemment financés par la Subvention du livre savant. Cette année, le jury des prix a sélectionné les cinq ouvrages suivants :

• Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition: Cree and Métis âcimisowina, Deanna Reder 

• Penser la « pervertibilité » - Avec Jacques Derrida, Nicholas Cotton 

• Cripping Intersex, Celeste E. Orr

• Regards sur le monde. Conflits éthiques et pensées romanesques dans la littérature française contemporaine, Pascal Riendeau 

• Villain, Vermin, Icon, Kin: Wolves and the Making of Canada, Stephanie Rutherford

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Pour en savoir plus, consultez la page web des Prix du Canada.

 

RÉSERVEZ LA DATE ! ACG 2025 : Nous avons le plaisir d'annoncer que l'Assemblée générale annuelle et Congrès de l'ACG 2025 sera accueilli par le Département de géographie et d'études environnementales de l'Université Carleton, du 20 au 23 mai 2025. Restez à l'écoute pour d'autres annonces et mises à jour ! 

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RAPPEL Subvention de voyage aux étudiants de l'ACG : L'ACG offre une Subvention de voyage aux étudiants pour les aider à présenter une communication ou une affiche à L'Assemblée annuelle de l'ACG. Pour être admissible à la subvention pour assister à la réunion de 2025 à Carleton University, les étudiants doivent avoir été membres de l'ACG au cours de l'année précédant la réunion (2024), ainsi que de l'année où la réunion a lieu (2025), et leur article ou leur affiche doit avoir été accepté. Les formulaires de demande d'adhésion pour 2024 et les paiements doivent être reçus au plus tard le 30 novembre 2024 pour être admissibles à la subvention de voyage. Les étudiants qui sont membres de l'ACG recevront le formulaire de demande directement du bureau de l'ACG.  

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The CAG works for Geographers! L'ACG, au service des géographes 

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