What we’re about
Centre for Inquiry Canada - West meetup provides information about our in-person events for humanists, secularists, rationalists, and skeptics, from Manitoba west to British Columbia. If you are looking for events in eastern regions, please visit
## Welcome to CFIC West
Where reason, science, and secularism meet community.
In a world flooded with misinformation, conspiracy theories, and ideological echo chambers, we believe that critical thinking is a radical act. The Centre for Inquiry Canada – West is a hub for people who ask questions, demand evidence, and aren’t afraid to challenge popular narratives — including our own.
We’re here for skeptics and scientists, atheists and humanists, freethinkers and curious minds of all stripes. If you’ve ever felt like the only one in the room questioning pseudoscience, religious dogma, or political spin — you’ve just found your people.
### What We Do:
- Host thought-provoking events, from expert talks to idea salons
- Run community discussions on science, ethics, secularism, and social issues
- Connect with national CFIC initiatives and collaborate with other chapters
- Create a safe, inclusive space for open dialogue — no supernatural beliefs required
Whether you’re passionate about scientific literacy, secular advocacy, or just love a good debate over coffee (or beer), CFIC Vancouver is your space to think out loud — and think better together.
Upcoming events
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Various Nuclear Reactor Types with Dr. Matt Memmott
·OnlineOnlineZoom Webinar: Various Nuclear Reactor Types with Dr. Matt Memmott
Monday, February 9, 2026
5:00 PM Pacific Time
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Dr. Matthew Memmott is an associate professor in the chemical engineering department at Brigham Young University. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from BYU in 2005, and a M.S. and PhD in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007 and 2009, respectively. His research focuses on advanced nuclear reactor design, nuclear safety, and system modeling. He lead the reactor group at Westinghouse. He sees thorium reactors — a decades-old technology — as a safer and cheaper nuclear alternative.
Dr. Memmott will provide brief overviews of light water reactors (both pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors), pressurized heavy water reactors (eg. Canada's CANDU's), high temperature gas reactors, fast spectrum (and breeder) reactors and heat pipe reactors. Most of the presentation will be focused on molten salt microreactors, as the company Dr. Memmott founded, Alpha Tech Research Corp, is planning to build and deploy.3 attendees
How the LNT Model Misled Radiation Science for 70 years
Location not specified yetZoom Webinar: How the LNT Model Misled Radiation Science for 70 years - A safer and cheaper nuclear choice
Sunday, March 1, 2026
5:00 PM Pacific Time
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Rick Mott will be presenting on how the current radiation protection standards came to be accepted worldwide, the issues, errors and “head scratching” with how we got to this point. Rick will then discuss how radiation protection standards need to be improved, updated and based on overwhelming scientific data and evidence.
Rick is a retired electrical engineer. He spent a career designing software and signal processing electronics for X-ray spectrometry. He has been granted 7 US patents and is co-inventor of 5 more. He led the engineering team at Princeton Gamma-Tech (PGT), which received two R&D 100 awards in 1994 and 1996. A PGT gamma detector at a nuclear power plant in Sweden was the first outside the Soviet Union to recognize the Chernobyl reactor accident.
This presentation is based on the writings of Jack Devanney, including his new book “How We Can Make Nuclear Cheap Again” and various posts from his Substack blog, including The Case for 2mSv/day v2.0."
For more information see https://centreforinquiry.ca/are-radiation-protections-standards-scientific/3 attendees
Past events
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