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“Welcome to Our Homelands” – A Video for Newcomers

Welcome to our Homelands features six Indigenous individuals extending a welcoming message to newcomers to Canada. The video provides a glimpse of aboriginal history in Canada including its more complex aspects, and reflects the wide diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada and their cultures. The video along serves as a “jumping off point for further learning.”

BC Historical Newspapers

A digitized newspaper archive covering The Province (1894-2010), The [Victoria] Times Colonist (1894-2010), and The Vancouver Sun (1912 to 2010).

Includes every issue, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format.

Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.

Genealogy & History, Newspapers & Magazines

CBC Digital Archives

Features video and radio clips from the CBC Vault on a variety of Canadian subjects. Great for school projects or learning about Canada.

Indigenous Climate Action

ICA is guided by Indigenous knowledge keepers, water protectors, and land defenders working to develop solutions to the climate crisis and achieving climate justice.

Fighting Misinformation: Digital Media Literacy – The Great Courses

The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) has teamed up with The Great Courses to lead you step by step through the history, evolution, science, and impact of misinformation, and to arm you with the very skills needed to defuse the threat of misinformation media and become a more savvy media consumer.

Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.

North Shore Restorative Justice Society

The North Shore Restorative Justice Society is a non-profit charitable organization that advocates for and supports restorative responses to crime and conflict. The Society has operated the Restorative Response Program, a community-based initiative that provides an effective alternative to the court system, since 1997. The program responds to situations of crime and conflict committed by youth and adults through the facilitation of mediation, conferencing, peacemaking circles and shuttle mediation based on the principles of restorative justice.

Crisis Response, Community-Led (CRCL)

CRCL, formerly Peer Assisted Care Team or PACT, is a mobile, community-led service that provides mental health support to people 13 years and older who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Visit CRCL.ca for more information.

Call 1-888-261-7228 or text 778-839-1831 – available in English and Farsi

CRLC North Shore Service Hours: 7 days a week, 8 am to 12:30 am (including holidays)

Digitized Newspapers: Vancouver Sun (Current)

A digitized version of The Vancouver Sun, starting in 2011. Includes every issue, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format.

Note that there is a three-month embargo as this site is only updated quarterly.

Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.

Newspapers & Magazines

Rising Sea Levels: A Booklist

Find out more about melting ice and rising seas with these books and films.

Under the Sea (Daily Hive)

Published: Feb 23, 2022.

Daily Hive article on a new research study that highlighted 36 cities that will be underwater due to rising sea levels and frequent flooding within the next 80 years. Vancouver is number 19 on the list.

Sea Levels Change (NASA)

A collection of all of NASA data on the change in sea levels. Including Climate Tools to visualize and access information and data relevant to understanding and planning for sea level rise in response to ongoing climate change and Data and Analysis Tools to help analyze and download satellite, in situ, reanalysis and modeled data associated with sea level change and the processes that contribute to it.

National State of the Oceans (Canada.ca)

Canada’s Oceans Now, 2020 is a national review and update of Canada’s three oceans based on previous technical and public reports for the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Arctic Oceans.

Flood Warning and Advisory Notifications (BC River Forecast Centre)

This map represents flood advisory and warning notifications as updated by the River Forecast Centre for the Province of British Columbia.

Bracing for Rising Sea Levels (North Shore News)

Published: Feb 23, 2022.

North Shore News’ article about the District of West Vancouver proposed policies for homes, infrastructure, and shoreline habitat at risk of rising sea levels.

NNELS

The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) makes books in accessible formats available to readers who have print disabilities.

Through NNELS, you can access to thousands of titles in PDF, Daisy, MP3, EPUB, and e-text formats. If you are registered with our Accessible Services, you can access materials by signing up for an account with your library card.

• No waiting time! Search and download titles from the comfort of your home
• Listen to audiobooks on your computer or transfer to a portable player
• Can’t find a title you are looking for? Request an audiobook to be made for you.

CELA

As a member library of CELA, we provide eligible patrons with access to a growing collection of over 500,000 books, magazines, and newspapers in audio, e-text, and braille.

• Enjoy a full range of subjects, genres, classics, and award winners
• Select from favourites for kids, teens, and adults
• Download books or receive home delivery by mail.

Access to the collection is offered in a number of ways:

• Download books to your computer or mobile device
• Download books to a DAISY player over a wireless connection without using a computer
• Receive audio CDs, Braille, or described movies through your local branch or by mail directly to your home.

UBC Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at UBC addresses the colonial legacy of residential schools and other policies imposed by the Canadian government on Indigenous Peoples, and ensures that this history is acknowledged, examined and understood within the UBC community.

IndigiNews

IndigiNews is dedicated to covering the news in a way that allows for your stories to be heard, understood and respected. We aim to produce valuable, relevant, and trustworthy content by listening to the communities we serve through our work. Our reporters are currently covering the Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island.

Métis Nation British Columbia

The voice of Métis in BC.

Indigenous Education: The National Centre for Collaboration

To celebrate and showcase the multitude of Indigenous educational experiences that exist around the country, NCCIE serves as an accessible, shared, informational resource for all peoples of Canada.