Annex Business Media: Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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Anamika Gadia, National Leader of Industrial Markets at KMPG Canada, joins the podcast to discuss the organization’s recent survey, polling Cdn. manufacturers and finding that four in ten are eyeing a U.S. production move. We take a deep dive into the survey, and what it means for businesses looking at their next move in a tight, tariff-affected economy.
What if the future of hotel access means never having to think about your room key at all?In this episode of Security Insights, host Stefanie Croley sits down with Austin LaPoten, Industry Business Development Lead for Hospitality at Salto Systems, to explore the evolution of hotel access credentials – from traditional brass keys and magnetic stripe cards to mobile credentials, digital room keys, and emerging biometric technologies. Austin traces how each generation of access technology has addressed the limitations of its predecessor, improving security, guest convenience, and operational efficiency along the way. The discussion also expands beyond the guest room door to the growing role of smart lockers in hospitality, wellness, and resort environments, highlighting how integrated access systems are helping create more seamless guest journeys. Looking ahead, Austin shares his perspective on the future of access credentials.
The armoured vehicle manufacturing company is hoping to address Canada’s defence needs, with a broad strategy and key connections across sectors.
The head of the Cdn. snack and protein bar business sits down to talk about her journey, challenges in scaling up, and where the business is headed the rest of the year.
Rocco Agostino, executive chef and partner of Libretto Restaurant Group and Enoteca Sociale in Toronto, and Hilary Drago, director of operations, with Libretto Group, join Canadian Pizza editor Colleen Cross in a podcast to discuss the change in model from pizzeria to bar and entertainment spot with a new mission and a new name, Bar Libretto.This well-respected Toronto business, focused on VPN-certified Neapolitan pizza, recently switched gears to rebrand its flagship location on Ossington Avenue in Toronto as Bar Libretto.The menu includes Neapolitan pizza, small plates, and easy‑to‑share bites, cocktails and wine, and, with two distinct happy hours, the atmosphere is designed to encourage people to linger.Learn what inspired this shift in focus and how the team managed the transition with many moving parts.We hope you enjoy this pizza-focused conversation. You can connect with Rocco and Hilary at @pizzerialibretto.Thanks for listening to the Canadian Pizza Podcast. Let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear on future podcasts!
Dean Litster and Lisa Bottone join Canadian Pizza editor Colleen Cross us in a podcast to creating Detroit- and Windsor-style pizza without boundaries, smart media strategies that resulted in long lineups and managing the opening of their new pizzeria, Professor Zaaa’s in Windsor, Ont.Dean was Canadian Pizza Chef of the Year in 2019. Read more about his journey here.We hope you enjoy this pizza-focused conversation. You can connect with Dean Litster and Lisa Bottone @professorzaaa.Thanks for listening to the Canadian Pizza Podcast. Let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear on future podcasts!
Protocase is a custom sheet metal, precision-machined parts and 3D printing solutions parts manufacturer. Cofounder Doug Milburn joined to discuss AI, tariffs and defence.
Adam Ward joins Canadian Pizza editor Colleen Cross us in a podcast to talk about love, resilience and creativity. Ward is head chef and co-owner with Sasha Warunkiewicz of Hooray For Pizza Day located inside the Comedy Bar Danforth in Toronto. The path that led to this business model and success is unique and inspiring. Adam achieved second-place honours in the Canadian Pizza Chef of the Year competition in Toronto for his innovative pan-style take on Hawaiian pizza.
Join CFI editor Andrew Snook and Chris Duncan, MNP’s Northern B.C. regional managing partner and national leader of forestry and forest products services, as they discuss the many challenges the industry faced in 2025 and the road ahead towards a more prosperous 2026.Topics include navigating U.S. tariffs and duties; access to affordable fibre; a new Softwood Lumber Agreement; expanding markets for Canadian wood products; adoption of AI and automation; the growth of mass timber products; a new logging formula; and wildfire challenges and opportunities.Sponsored by MNP, this episode offers a must-listen year-end review and outlook for Canada’s forest sector.Have an idea for a podcast episode? Email CFI editor Andrew Snook at: asnook@annexbusinessmedia.com.
East West Manufacturing is a design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions company. Their CEO and Co-Founder Scott Ellyson joined CMO to discuss changing supply chains, tariffs, and the Canadian manufacturing industry.
MQuip is an industrial vacuum manufacturer operating in North America out of Burlington, Ont. The founders sat down to discuss their journey, challenges, and where they’re headed next amid tariff challenges and new market opportunities.Regards,
As the Canadian fitness, spa and wellness markets continue to grow, so too does the demand for smarter physical security solutions. In this episode, Brandon Perkins, business development leader at Salto Systems, shares how fitness and wellness facilities can use technology to create a seamless experience for their users and members.
Access management is not just a security measure – it’s a strategic business function that impacts both innovation and operational efficiency for businesses of all sizes. In this episode, Vasili Kourelos, lead of the Eastern Canada business unit for Salto North America, explores the different types, benefits and drawbacks of access management systems, addressing security considerations, misconceptions and future trends.
Iversoft is a Canadian software company that builds custom solutions across industries, and industry executive Matt Strentse sits down with Canadian Manufacturing to talk about some of the misconceptions, pitfalls and opportunities that are possible as manufacturers consider investments during a trade war.
From government use to access control, biometrics and facial recognition technology hold great potential to revolutionize security systems. In this episode, Jeremy Sneller, managing director of Salto Vision Works, dives into this fascinating technology, with real-world success stories and a glimpse at exciting future trends.
EECOL is an electrical solutions provider that’s recently acquired ISS, an industrial software company, to expand its portfolio and offer a stronger solution to its customers. EECOL is hoping to expand into Ont. in 2025, and through an automation-backed solution, is hoping to stay competitive amid trade uncertainties.
Join CFI editor Jennifer Ellson and Chris Duncan, partner and national leader of forestry and forest products at MNP, as they unpack the forest industry’s biggest challenges and successes of 2024 and look ahead to 2025. Topics include shifting markets, labour shortages, the threat of U.S. tariffs, rising fibre costs, and the impacts of wildfires and storms. They also explore how AI, automation, and sustainability trends are shaping the future, alongside key takeaways from BC’s 2024 election and recent regulatory changes. Sponsored by MNP, this episode offers a must-listen year-end review and outlook for Canada’s forest sector. Stream now on SoundCloud. Have a topic idea? Email Jennifer at jellson@annexbusinessmedia.com.
Canadian healthcare facilities have seen great strides when it comes to modernizing access control. From early wired systems to seamless technology, access control technology has far-reaching effect to staff and patients alike, with benefits spanning across the entire healthcare system. In this episode, Kyle Pfeiffer, healthcare industry leader at Salto Systems, reviews the evolution of security in medical facilities.
Avnan is a global electronics engineering and manufacturing company specializing in custom design and manufacturing solutions for OEMs. The business provides end-to-end services in custom electronic product design, contract manufacturing and custom component sourcing. The company serves a number of industries such as HVAC, home appliances, renewable energy, telematics and building automation.
Visitor management systems have evolved from sticker nametags and sign-in sheets to robust platforms to track visitor access to a location. Dan Nohr, Solutions Development Engineer and North American Product Manager for Visitor Management Systems at Salto, shares insights about how visitor management systems can help enhance security, improve efficiency and support compliance and regulations.
Software-defined manufacturing (SDM)offers a way to organizations to better orchestrate work between man and machine and kickstart the long game of effective technology investment to future-proof IT and OT operations. It has the potential to help manufacturers address challenges, satisfy customer needs and create competitive advantage.In this episode of Machine Language, Tim Gaus, Smart Manufacturing Leader at Deloitte, joins us to discuss how software-defined manufacturing can be a game changer. He explains why Software-Defined Manufacturing (SDM) is gaining traction in the manufacturing industry, how it helps manufacturers create smart factories, its key benefits, how it can address long-term issues such as supply chain challenges and more.
With hemp (or red state weed) thriving in the United States and marijuana still stigmatized, the 2024 election could redefine the future of the North American cannabis industry. Denver attorney Bob Hoban and Vancouver lawyer Rob Laurie explore the implications on both sides of the border. Sponsored by Quality Horticulture
Join cultivators Patrick Pagé of Great White North Growers and Mehgan Race Widdison of Mauve et Herbes as they share their commercial agriculture experiences in Quebec. Hear how their unique lifestyle, commitment to the craft and camaraderie with fellow growers propels the industry forward, creating a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in Canadian cannabis.
Groupe Marcelle is a Canadian manufacturer of cosmetics, with a supply chain spanning the globe. They are continuing on an Industry 4.0 journey, and the CEO David Cape sits down to talk about how the company has evolved over the years, and where it’s headed next in the world of cosmetics manufacturing.
Want to hear inspiring stories from women who are breaking barriers in the construction industry? Tune into this episode of Direct & Current to learn about the Ontario Building and Construction Tradeswomen’s new Speakers’ Bureau. Host Anthony Capkun is joined by Kate Walsh to talk about this exciting initiative that connects organizations with skilled tradeswomen ready to share their experiences. From electricians and carpenters to boilermakers and beyond, these women are passionate about inspiring the next generation of tradespeople. Discover how the Speakers’ Bureau is helping to change perceptions about women in the skilled trades and providing a platform for these remarkable individuals to share their journeys. Whether you’re a student, educator, business leader or event planner, you’ll want to know more about OBCT’s Speakers’ Bureau.
A lot has changed in the world of law enforcement since the 1980s. Mike Callaghan, who recently retired as the Chief of the Belleville Police Service, left public safety with over 38 years of policing experience.In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder sat down with Callaghan to look back at his incredible career, and to see what has changed for police most over the last four decades.We hope you enjoy this special podcast episode, dedicated to celebrating Blue Line’s 35th anniversary.
Bakers Journal editor Colleen Cross speaks with Anthony Borgo, coordinator of the baking and pastry arts program and professor of apprentice cook and culinary programs at Georgian College in Barrie, Ont., about his work with students, what they are looking for in a career (hint: leadership positions) and what skills the professional bakers of tomorrow are learning. We also delve into Borgo’s rich culinary and baking background, his influences and finish with five rapid-fire questions about baking, pizza, pasta and more!Anthony’s new podcast featuring exciting and meaningful conversations about food. Click here to listen.Learn more about Georgian College and the professional bakers of tomorrow here. Listen now!
Members of law enforcement face traumatic incidents quite often as they carry out their duties. But how can we support those members as they return to work?In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder is joined by Chief Mental Health Officer Derek Sienko and RCMP S/Sgt. Ray Savage to talk about the National Reintegration Program, how first responders return to work after traumatic incidents and the gap that exists between clinicians and employers.
Bakers Journal editor Colleen Cross speaks with Karen Bornarth, Executive Director, Bread Bakers Guild of America, about the BBGA’s Bakery Leadership Circle and an exciting artisan bread panel Karen is leading at the Baking Association of Canada’s Bakery Showcase in Toronto in May.In this podcast we’ll answer these questions and more:What is the Bakery Leadership Circle?Who should participate?What will people gain from this program?How does it work?What’s been the feedback so far from participants?Karen’s talk at the Baking Association of Canada’s Bakery Showcase in Toronto in May, “Lessons from the Bakery Leadership Circle.”What else happening at Showcase, including Karen’s participation in a panel discussion, “The Future of Artisan Baking.”Learn more about the Bakery Leadership Circle and a wealth of events the BBGA hosts every year at bbga.org. Bakery Showcase will take place May 5 and 6 at the Toronto Congress Centre. You can register to attend at bakeryshowcasecanada.ca. We hope to meet many professional bakers at the show. Listen now!
With the rise in flexible work schedules, hybrid environments and coworking spaces, the need for security is paramount. How can organizations reassure their employees that their belongings are protected, even when they might not be present? Nikki Seidman, Coworking and Corporate Smart Office Engagement Manager for Salto Systems, shares strategies and solutions for employers looking to keep their spaces secure.
Cannabis lawyer Rob Laurie shares his journey into law fueled by a desire to advocate for those without a voice. Between the legal complexities that shape the future, coupled with the challenges of conservative ideologies, still there is hope for progress. Laurie reflects on the importance of bringing authentic experiences to the table, “from Copperhead Road to Wall Street (or Bay Street), and back again.”
VueReal is an organization manufacturing advanced displays using novel transfer technology. The organization is looking to reduce the emissions in LED displays and is working with universities and commercial partners to expand its footprint.
The Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing has developed the TrilliumGIS, an interactive map showing all manufacturing facilities across Ont., and the organization’s Managing Director, Brendan Sweeney, joined us to talk about the implications, its possible uses, and what’s next for his team.
Moral injury is widely understudied, especially where it concerns first responders and veterans. Because of this, moral injury is seen differently by officers, leaders, and clinicians. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder is joined by Chief Mental Health Officer Derek Sienko, Lucie Tremblay, who is a retired deputy chief of Via Rail Canada and retired Senior Officer of the Canadian Armed Forces, and Phil Lancaster, a retired police detective, to discuss what changes need to be made in policing organizations to address moral injury.
ventureLAB’s VP of the Hardware Catalyst Initiative, Avinash Persaud, sits down with us to talk about semiconductors, their shortage and ongoing development within Canada, and where the industry is headed as start-ups continue their advanced mfg. journey in Canada.
There are different types of maintenance strategies for a manufacturing facility. Predictive maintenance is a condition-based type of strategy, focused on implementing IoT sensors that read data at all times, enabling an intelligent data acquisition that helps address the issue of having a maintenance worker onsite to monitor or read specific data out of a machine.Industries are looking to implement IIoT strategies through data acquisition, cloud monitoring and big data. In this episode of Machine Language, Juan Carlos Garcia from Omron Automation joins us to discuss how predictive Maintenance helps address the initial stages of moving towards IIoT by acquiring data. We discuss role of IoT sensors in predictive maintenance, communication protocols, the concept of on-the-go analytics, examples where predictive maintenance has led to significant cost and time savings, how predictive maintenance acts as a crucial stepping stone for industries looking to implement IIoT strategies, and more.
Founder, COO and master grower of Pineapple Buds, Kyra Horvath, discusses operations at her micro cultivation facility in Oliver, B.C. located on the Osoyoos Indian Band. From cultivation origins to QA and workforce efficiencies, join in the conversation with a grower from the new generation who’s playing a role in helping pivot the Canadian cannabis market.
Explore the intricacies of Canada's forest industry in 2023 through an insightful podcast featuring CFI editor Jennifer Ellson and Chris Duncan, national leader of forestry and forest products services at MNP. Despite global challenges, softwood lumber prices stabilize, sawmills break even, and AI and automation offer exciting prospects. Join the conversation on market resilience, industry highs, and lows, and get exclusive insights on navigating 2024. Sponsored by MNP , this podcast provides a comprehensive overview of the highs, lows, and future outlook for Canada's forest sector. Listen to the SoundCloud link below. Have an idea for a podcast episode? Email CFI editor Jennifer Ellson at jellson@annexbusinessmedia.com.
Mental health is a topic Blue Line, The Podcast has looked at before, and as much talk as there has been in law enforcement about removing the stigma of seeking help, it still exists. In this episode, editor Brittani Schroeder is joined by Chief Mental Health officer Derek Sienko to talk about the mental health challenges faced by police officers, and where the change might need to come from. Derek is a certified police chaplain who holds a Master’s in Military Psychology. He is also a certified Canadian vocational rehabilitation professional, a Return-To-Work and disability management professional, and a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder survivor.
This is the story of Genevieve Newton, director of cultivation at Stewart Farms, and winner of the 2023 Top Grower Award for the standard LP category. From a social work background to a leading role in commercial cannabis, Newton shares how her connection to the plant helped carve a unique path to triumph and national recognition. Explore the intersection of heritage and cannabis expertise in this episode of Grow Opportunity the podcast.
A crucial part of any officer’s career is the extensive training they go through. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder speaks with Insp. Nadine Wagner of the Calgary Police Service about training at CPS, and why the Chief Crowfoot Learning Centre is key to ensuring their officers are given the necessary skills before taking the next step in their careers.
Electric motors, those unsung heroes of industry, play a pivotal role in powering everything around us. But when they fail or underperform, it can lead to unplanned downtime – the archenemy of maintenance managers. In this podcast episode we'll cover our top tips for spare-motor-management and how efficiency standards will impact production facilities in the coming decade.
Machine vision technologies are of paramount importance to manufacturers today. They enable precise and automated quality control, ensuring products meet high-quality standards. By automating inspection processes, these technologies increase manufacturing efficiency, reduce labor costs, and minimize errors. Additionally, machine vision ensures regulatory compliance and traceability. The data and analytics capabilities of these systems support continuous improvement efforts, optimizing production processes, reducing downtime, and bolstering the overall productivity and growth of the manufacturing industry.For this podcast, we have with us two experts from Omron Automation Americas’ team to discuss collaborative robots – Thomas Kuckoff and Ryan Marti.In this episode, we discuss machine vision technologies available today, How an All-In-One industrial control platform can help in mastering machine vision and extracting the most out of this technology, selecting the right platform, integrating a vision system, best practices and more.
Ground Water Canada has interviewed Darell Lepper, owner of Lakeland Drilling Ltd. in St. Paul, Alta., who is the inaugural recipient of Ground Water Canada’s Distinguished Driller Award. In this podcast, Darell talks about his career and the state of the industry.
Earlier this year, the calls for bail reform were being made by both police leadership and province Premiers across Canada. Chief Mark Neufeld of the Calgary Police Service was among them, and has spoken up on this issue many times, hoping change will soon be made. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder speaks with Chief Neufeld on this important topic, and what our next steps as a country might be in order to keep our communities safe.
Bakers Journal editor Colleen Cross speaks with Robyn Haley, co-owner with her husband Shawn Haley of Erwin’s Fine Baking & Delicatessen in Kamloops, B.C.
Robyn and Shawn Haley, co-owners of Erwin’s Fine Baking & Delicatessen, in Kamloops, B.C., are looking to retire. Wanting to cover their retirement and also to give other entrepreneurs a strong start in the business, they devised a skills-based contest to identify the ideal candidate or candidates who can carry on the legacy of the 52-year-old bakery.
In this podcast you will learn about: • Memorable moments at Erwin’s • Challenges • Robyn’s favourite products • Why the Haleys dreamed up the Own A Bakery Contest • What skills it takes to operate an independent community bakery
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For more information, visit: https://www.ownabakerycontest.ca
Join us as we sit down with President of CMC Inc. Natalia Stephen, as she shares Compound Metal Coating’s journey, its work manufacturing, and the unique challenges of the environmental revolution.
Turf & Rec has interviewed Randy Booker, superintendent at Otter Creek Golf Club in Otterville, Ont., who is speaking about his experiences practising regenerative soil science. The six-part podcast series concludes with this episode.
Mental health is a major topic in the first responders community, and having access to mental health supports and resources is of the utmost importance. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder sat down with Stephanie Samuels and Jim Alvarez of CopLine to talk about mental health, the stigma officers face, research being done into concussions and their effects, and why a confidential hotline is important for the first responder industry.
For those who would like to speak with CopLine, find them at 1-800-COPLINE (267-5463) or copline.org.
Turf & Rec has interviewed Randy Booker, superintendent at Otter Creek Golf Club in Otterville, Ont., who is speaking about his experiences practising regenerative soil science. The six-part podcast series will continue with new episodes every two weeks.
Turf & Rec has interviewed Randy Booker, superintendent at Otter Creek Golf Club in Otterville, Ont., who is speaking about his experiences practising regenerative soil science. The six-part podcast series will continue with new episodes every two weeks.
The policing of today looks vastly different from the policing of 30 to 40 years ago; however, recruitment, retention, training and serving the community are still of the utmost importance.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Deputy Chief Raj Gill of the Calgary Police Service to talk about policing in Calgary, how policing is changing in Canada and where policing might be headed.
Turf & Rec has interviewed Randy Booker, superintendent at Otter Creek Golf Club in Otterville, Ont., who is speaking about his experiences practising regenerative soil science. The six-part podcast series will continue with new episodes every two weeks.
Join us as we sit down with NGen Canada CTO John Laughlin, as he details what they’re looking for from advanced manufacturers and start-ups as Canada looks to establish a key role in the EV manufacturing supply chain.
Long time international food and beverage company Anton Paar is producing laboratory instruments for Canada’s cannabis industry. Join Anton Paar’s national sales manager and podcast sponsor Atri Maharaj for a discussion about how their equipment help LPs streamline their processes – with quality, consistency, and accuracy at the forefront. https://www.anton-paar.com/uk-en/testing-solutions-medical-cbd-products/?utm_source=Grow-Opportunity&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=ca_cross-product&utm_content=C-00057777
Bakers Journal editor Colleen Cross speaks with Keith Forneck, Project Development Manager at Lallemand Baking. In this podcast you will learn: - Keith’s role at Lallemand Baking- Why clean-label baking important- How dough strengtheners and gluten reducers help professional bakers satisfy customers looking for a more natural product- How these products can make life easier for smaller and mid-sized bakeries - The function of L-cysteine hydrochloride in baking and how inactive yeast can replace itLISTEN NOW!For more information, visit:https://www.lallemandbaking.com/en/global/baking-solutions/doug-development-solutions/
Turf & Rec has interviewed Randy Booker, superintendent at Otter Creek Golf Club in Otterville, Ont., who is speaking about his experiences practising regenerative soil science. The six-part podcast series will continue with new episodes every two weeks.
Robots have been an essential part of automating manufacturing facilities for a while now. In recent years, collaborative robots or cobots have made it easier to deploy automation quickly, easily and cost-effectively when needed. They are suitable for manufacturers of all sizes, whether small, medium or large. Cobots work in tandem with human workers on the factory floor, often taking on the tedious repetitive tasks and allowing the workers to perform more value-added work. For this podcast, we have with us three experts from Omron Automation Americas’ team to discuss collaborative robots – Adrian Choy, Mike Warren and James Mortell. We talk about collaborative robots, safety standards and regulations, selecting the right cobots, risk assessments, integrating cobots on the factory floor, training personnel and more.
Join us as we sit down with BlackBerry Cybersecurity CTO and Executive VP, Shishir Singh, as he details what governments can do to protect their businesses and what manufacturers can expect in 2023 and beyond.
Turf & Rec has interviewed Randy Booker, superintendent at Otter Creek Golf Club in Otterville, Ont., who is speaking about his experiences practising regenerative soil science. The six-part podcast series will continue with new episodes every two weeks.
Bakers Journal editor Colleen Cross speaks with Marissa Velie, Education and Certification Director of the Retail Bakers of America.Founded in 1918, the Retail Bakers of America (RBA), a not-for-profit trade association, is committed to the success of the retail baking industry. RBA is a baker’s business partner connecting buyers and sellers for a successful baking business.A busy baker-focused organization, RBA works in partnership with organizations such as the Bread Bakers Guild of America and the Baking Association of Canada to give bakers access to training.In this podcast you will learn:• What the Retail Bakers of America does• How RBA works in partnership with the Baking Association of Canada to give bakeries access to training• What webinars RBA is planning• Other, perhaps lesser-known, RBA activities that can benefit your bakery• How baker certification can benefit your bakery and how to pursue itLISTEN NOW!
When it comes to preventing crimes and investigating them, law enforcement teams face tough pressure from the public, media and politicians. They are expected to react quickly to, respond to and resolve crimes, despite limited budgets and resources. It comes down to giving officers access to solutions, technology game changers and data gathering strategies that empower them and support every aspect of policing today. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Sophie Laplante, an expert in surveillance solutions for cities and first responders, from Axis Communications. The conversation focuses on aspects of city policing that can be strengthened by technology and intelligent analytics.
Join us as we sit down with CEO and CFO of Delta-Q Technologies, Sarah McKinnon and Steve Blaine, CEO and Executive VP of Delta-Q Technologies, as they discuss their battery charging technology and the electric transformation of small vehicles in warehouses and factories.
Turf & Rec has interviewed Patricia Sloan, spray technician at the Kamloops Golf & Country Club, and Tracy Fowler, assistant superintendent at the Hamilton Golf & Country Club, in the fourth and final episode of a four-part podcast series featuring our top Women in Turf.
Public safety personnel (PSP) face traumatic, challenging experiences on a day-to-day basis that can be extremely damaging to their mental health. Unfortunately, women—and specifically those who are PSP—are not getting the mental health support they need and often find it difficult to find a solution that works for their lifestyle and work environment. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Dr. Jody Burnett, a Registered Doctoral Psychologist with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists and a High Performance Consultant who has been providing service to the general public, specializing in service provision to first responders and public safety personnel for the past 20 years. In this conversation, they spoke about Dr. Burnett’s research on women in public safety and what mental health supports are out there for all public safety personnel.
Turf & Rec has interviewed Jennifer Lemcke, CEO of The Weed Man, and Brittany Sammut, equipment operator (IPM) for the City of Guelph, in the third episode of a four-part podcast series featuring our top Women in Turf. We’ll hear from our remaining two honourees in the next episode of this podcast series, to be released in two weeks.
Nick Sosiak, or Niko Dank, CFO and lead product developer of Cannara Biotech, shares an in-depth look at the Quebec LP’s operations and his role in shaping three brands backed by the art of cannabis breeding. This episode is sponsored by Anton Paar, “great people, great instruments,” and serves as a companion to the Under the Lights Q&A column in the March/April issue of Grow Opportunity.
Turf & Rec has interviewed Dr. Sara Stricker, communications co-ordinator at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute, and Emily Nuttall, irrigation technician at the University of Victoria, in the second episode of a four-part podcast series featuring our top Women in Turf. We’ll hear from our remaining four honourees in future episodes of this podcast series, to be released every two weeks.
Turf & Rec has interviewed Julie Vonk, team leader at Burch Landscape Services Ltd. in Waterloo, Ont., and Miranda Robinson, operations manager for the British Columbia Golf Superintendents Association, in the first episode of a four-part podcast series featuring our top Women in Turf. We’ll hear from our remaining six honourees in future episodes of this podcast series, to be released every two weeks.
We welcome Maggie Frith to the Bakers Journal podcast. Frith owns and operates The Magpie Cakery in Toronto. The business began as a recipe and how-to blog with trusted and tested-until-perfected recipes supported by beautiful imagery and graphics of her bakes. Baking served as a stress-reliever while Frith was practising becoming a now-fully-recovered lawyer. It quickly turned from a hobby to a passion. Frith was selected as a contestant on Season 4 of the Great Canadian Baking Show and went on to become a semi- finalist.Frith began hosting virtual baking classes and corporate events during the pandemic as a way of bringing people and colleagues together for a fun and educational event. When the world opened up again, she pivoted to in-person events and classes at a commercial kitchen and event space in Toronto’s east end, called Mess Hall. She is a now a partner at Mess Hall and is opening a new teaching space in early 2023 to spread the joy of baking!In this podcast you will learn:- How Maggie Frith found her experience on the Great Canadian Baking Show.- Whom she initially targeted for the classes and workshops and how that pool of clients grew and changed over time.- What some challenges are in adapting recipes to a healthier process or more functional ingredients.- Her go-to ingredients that pack a lot of nutritional punch.LISTEN NOW!
Future automation systems need to be more intelligent and interconnected. An advanced control platform to create an environment that integrates logic, motion and drives, robotics, safety, visualization, sensing and information technologies in a single project, could drastically reduce the learning curve and the intra-operative software costs.Thomas Kuckhoff from Omron Automation joins us for this episode of Machine Language to discuss advanced system control platforms and their role in improving efficiencies in a discrete manufacturing setting.Thomas Kuckhoff has pioneered the design and performance of innovative products across business portfolios in industrial automation. His current role at Omron Automation is to lead the automation and controller business as product manager for the Americas. While Kuckhoff’s role is product manager, his passion is to grow his team to achieve world-class results as a respective and inclusive collective.
Deepak Anand, Head of International Consulting for GPS Global, joins us for a high-level overview covering national and international events, industry updates since last year’s Cannabis Act review, and how Canada’s position as global cannabis and psychedelics leader may be at risk.
The Ontario Special Constable Association (OSCA) was created to be a medium through which special constables may share information, impart knowledge and build on the honour of their profession. In the old Police Services Act, special constables were mentioned only a handful of times. In the new Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA), they’re featured much more prominently. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by OSCA President Sarah Kennedy to talk about the changes the OSCA is advocating for in the new CSPA, and about the challenges special constables face while on duty.
It seems like the Canadian forest industry has seen everything in 2022: global inflation; severe weather events such as wildfires, hurricanes, flooding; fibre supply shortage; temporary production curtailments and permanent closures, labour shortage, but also great opportunities such as mass timber projects and technological innovations across the industry. In this podcast, CFI editor Jennifer Ellson speaks with Chris Duncan, national leader of forestry and forest products services at MNP. Chris gives us an overview of the highs and lows of Canada’s forest sector in 2022 and how companies have reacted to the market impact of these developments. This podcast also discusses thoughts on the industry outlook for 2023 and the key issues and opportunities that may impact companies in the next year.Listen to the SoundCloud link below. Special thanks to MNP for sponsoring this episode!Have an idea for a podcast episode? Email CFI editor Jennifer Ellson at jellson@annexbusinessmedia.com.
Cst. Ryan Dlin spent over two decades at another police agency before deciding to join the Calgary Police Service. Since the day he sent in his application form, he has been welcomed with open arms to the department. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder spoke with Dlin about the positive view he had of CPS before joining the team and how the vibrant city of Calgary offers something different for everyone. The Calgary Police Service Recruiting and Selection Unit is proactively recruiting new applicants and experienced officers in many communities within the province and across Canada.
Grow Opportunity sits down with Origine Nature’s director of cultivation, Alex Gauthier, to discuss cultivation tips and work ethics that lead his team to success. Find out Gauthier’s take on R&D in the industry and what insights he has for other Canadian growers. Thank you to our 2022 Top Grower Award sponsors: CANNA, A&L Laboratories, and Dynomyco.
In this episode, Jeff Young, national director of healthcare, GardaWorld, addresses all things security and healthcare, including approaches to de-escalating violence, trauma-informed care, and the importance of partnering with clinical healthcare providers.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Cst. Rob Macgregor of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) to learn about his experiences so far within the CPS, what made him want to join the CPS and what life is like living in Calgary. The Calgary Police Service Recruiting and Selection Unit is proactively recruiting new applicants and experienced officers in many communities within the province and across Canada.
Promoting your bakery or baking business through organic media is a vital part of keeping existing customers and attracting new ones.Bakers Journal editor Colleen Cross speaks with Registered Dietitian Jane Dummer to discuss ways your bakery can get the word out about its products and business.Jane is known as the Pod to Plate Food Consultant. She collaborates and partners with the food and nutrition industry across North America. She can be reached through janedummer.com or on LinkedIn.In this podcast you will learn:What’s the difference between paid advertising and organic media coverage?What does “organic media coverage” mean and why is it important to your bakery?What is the most common misstep you see businesses make when responding to media requests or trying to get noticed?What are some strategies your bakery can use to get your name out there effectively?If you have 20 minutes, Bakers Journal has the expert.LISTEN NOW!
Join us as we sit down with Wayne Cuervo and Eric Thibault as we speak about the Fast Future Innovation Award, and CISCO’s search for manufacturers that are investing in innovation, and looking for partners to help them stay competitive in a changing economy.
Ground Water Canada has interviewed Dani Nau Jantzi, a driller in training at Geo-Environmental Drilling in Milton, Ont., as one of four individuals selected among Canada’s top women in the groundwater industry. This marks the final episode in our four-part podcast series.
Ground Water Canada has interviewed Norma Thompson, owner of Thompson Well Drilling and Geothermal, as one of four individuals selected among Canada’s top women in the groundwater industry. We’ll hear from our remaining two honourees in future episodes of this four-part podcast series.
Ground Water Canada has interviewed Lisa McLeod, co-owner and office manager at McLeod Water Wells as one of four individuals selected among Canada’s top women in the groundwater industry. We’ll hear from our remaining two honourees in future episodes of this four-part podcast series.
Ground Water Canada has interviewed Carol Luttmer, program manager at Living Lakes Canada and one of four individuals selected among Canada’s top women in the groundwater industry. We’ll hear from our other three honourees in future episodes of this four-part podcast series.
Joel Pedersen, Director of Indigenous Engagement & Training at GardaWorld, discusses how professional security organizations can help to meet the needs of Indigenous communities across Canada, and how those communities can be integral not only to security but to business opportunities and development.
Grow Opportunity sits down with Katie Pringle, CEO of Marigold PR, to discuss the valuable position that budtenders hold in the Canadian cannabis industry. Based on Marigold’s annual budtender survey and Tether community initiatives, find out which environments are most conducive to budtender retention in retail.
The Calgary Police Service Recruiting and Selection Unit is proactively recruiting new applicants and experienced officers in many communities within the province and across Canada. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Constable Tiffany de Leon of the Calgary Police Service, to talk about the “Calgary Advantage”, which includes the benefits of living and working in the city of Calgary, and what it’s like to be a police officer there.
Cobots are commonly used across multiple industries as an important automation solution. Primarily manufacturers use them in applications like machine tending or end of line packaging.
Rob Sepa from Omron Automation joins us for this episode to discuss how cobots can strengthen the medical devices manufacturing sector.
Sepa talks about how cobots help in automating repetitive mundane tasks, how they can improve production efficiency in medical devices manufacturing, the different benefits of adding cobots to the process of manufacturing medical equipment that have very small and delicate components and how they help in ensuring quality of the end-products, which is extremely critical in medical devices.
Join us as we sit down with the leadership Matthew Fortier, President and CEO of Accelerate, as we speak about the recently published IEC report, and where Canada should be focused to take advantage of the burgeoning EV industry.
Do you know your rights under Canadian privacy protection laws? Blue Line recently sat down with Genetec to talk about this increasingly important topic.
Genetec is a proudly Canadian Software company, working in 149 countries with over 22,500 clients globally. Celebrating their 25th year in business, their Security Center platform has a truly significant maturity level in Canada that has been earned through customers taking advantage of their key differentiators in the market.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder spoke with Daniel Bilodeau, Director of Public Sector Canada at Genetec, to talk about privacy protection, which includes surveillance, analytics and data collection.
The annual Blue Line Best Dressed Police Vehicle contest showcases innovative, sustainable and effective designs for police vehicle graphics, equipment packages and installation, and shares those designs with the police community in Canada. These vehicles are often the most public face of policing and should reflect their communities as well as serve as a symbol of civic pride.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Dr. Rylan Simpson, an assistant professor in the school of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Simpson is also one of the judges in the Best Dressed Police Vehicle contest. Schroeder and Simpson spoke on the importance of police vehicle designs, and the public perception of police based on those designs.
Luciano Cedrone, Director of Commercial Properties ‑ GTA, Protective Services, and Amir Atri, Vice President, Central Canada, GardaWorld, discuss some of the more recent changes around the provision of professional security services for commercial property, as well as best practices for recruitment and retention of frontline security personnel.
Join us as we sit down with the leadership Penny Wise, President and Managing Director at 3M Canada, as we speak about their PPE manufacturing journey, supply chain hurdles they had to overcome, and what’s next for them in 2022.
Grow Opportunity sits down with David Hyde, CEO of Hyde Advisory & Investments, a cannabis-focused business brokerage and strategic advisory firm, to hear his thoughts on changing regulations, volatile markets, and the impact of mergers and acquisitions in LP sector.
Join us as we sit down with the leadership team at Taiga Robotics, as we speak about their participation in NGen’s Supply AI accelerator, and explore how their robots are trying to alleviate supply chain pressures for manufacturers.
When Laurie White joined the RCMP in 1995, she had no idea that within the first three years of her career, her life would change forever and she would be off the job for almost a year. Nothing could stop her, though, and she was back with her RCMP team as soon as she could be.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder spoke with White about her journey with the RCMP, how she found a “new normal” in 1998 after she was shot on duty, and how officer resiliency plays a part in it all.
The Canadian manufacturing industry is facing unprecedented challenges. IIOT solutions can prove to be of great help in speeding up the recovery process and equipping manufacturers with the tools to grow further. Bassam Zarkout, chair of the digital transformation working group at the Industry IoT Consortium joins Manufacturing AUTOMATION for this episode of Machine Language to discuss how IIOT solutions can help Canadian manufacturers stay competitive even in trying times.
In this episode, Editor Jannen Belbeck interviews Janet Penny (RMT) and Rebecca Sturgeon (LMT), co-authors of the book "Oncology Massage: An integrative approach to cancer care."
Listen in as we talk about unique challenges to the therapeutic relationship, debunk myths about oncology massage, pertinent intake questions, confidence in treating, and much more.
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On the Rise, the Bakers Journal podcast for busy bakers, welcomes Chef Patrick Newton, who will be presenting a demonstration for us at Bakery Showcase in April.
Chef Patrick Newton is a classically trained chef who has worked under some of Toronto’s most iconic chefs, including Jason Bangerter and Michael Bonacini. Pat has spent the last 12 years perfecting his craft as a food show host and cannabis enthusiast, spending lots of time in front of the camera, doing what comes naturally. He has performed on the main stage at the Food Network’s food show and has taken over the Toronto Eaton Centre’s food court.
In this podcast you’ll learn:
How Chef Patrick got his start in baking How his cultural background informs his approach to food What he’ll be doing during his Bakery Showcase demo Myths about baking with cannabis And more! You can connect with Pat on Instagram at @chefpatnewton.
Patrick’s demo will take place on Monday, April 11, at the MAIN STAGE DEMO AREA at 2:30 PM. Bakery Showcase is presented by the Baking Association of Canada and takes place over two days, April 10 and 11, at the Toronto Congress Centre.
Lauren Tedesco, senior vice-president at the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association or APMA joins as the guest for this episode of Machine Language. Tedesco discusses APMA’s Digital Learning Program. She explains how this program benefits the workforce in the auto parts manufacturing space by offering certification and courses that can be pursued without any time constraints. She talks about who can participate, how they can do so and the program’s role in strengthening the automotive manufacturing sector.
Join us as we sit down with Evelyn Allen, Co-Founder and CEO of Evercloak Inc., as we dive into their nano-film technology, its applications across manufacturing, and what manufacturers can to attract more women into rewarding careers.
When someone asks you what your passion is, what do you say? For Ret. Digital Forensic Investigator Ryan Duquette, he would say “helping people”. From his time in the Peel Regional Police Service (PRP) to now working in Security and Privacy Risk Consulting at RSM, Duquette has found a way to serve that passion every day.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder spoke with Duquette about his career with PRP, his move into the private sector and the importance of finding your passion, no matter where you work.
Join us as we sit down with Bryan Smith, CEO of ThinkData Works Inc., as we dive into their new supply chain resiliency platform, using data and AI to help manufacturers avoid supply chain troubles in 2022 by predicting all manner of things from ships stuck in canals to trucker protests.
In this episode, Canadian Consulting Engineer editor Peter Saunders speaks with Jeanette Southwood of Engineers Canada about her background in consulting engineering, the gender-based challenges that continue to this day and her organization’s ongoing efforts to increase the number of licensed women engineers across Canada.
Even as provinces across the country appear to be easing COVID-19 restrictions, healthcare professionals continue to predict ongoing changes to mandates as infections fluctuate; therefore, the social necessity for masks and other protective gear remains.
Canadian Manufacturing spoke with Barry Hunt, President of the Canadian Association of PPE Manufacturers about the current status of PPE procurement in Canada, the challenges members of his association face in these times, and why it is much more difficult for Canadian medical start-ups to bring their products to the Canadian market in comparison to their U.S. counterparts.
Have you ever wondered about the experiences of those who are married to members of law enforcement? How about those who are dispatching law enforcement to emergency calls? Today, we get to hear from Janet Wiszowaty, who started her journey with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a spouse to an active RCMP member, and then became a Telecommunications Operator and Emergency Police Dispatcher.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, Wiszowaty joined Blue Line editor Brittani Schroeder to discuss her experiences as an RCMP spouse, her own career within the RCMP, and her diagnosis of PTSD and what that meant for her.
Ret. Officer David Berez has over 30 years of experience working in Emergency Services, which includes 10 years of being a volunteer EMT and 20 years of being a police officer for the East Windsor Police department in New Jersey. After his retirement in January 2020, Berez made it his mission to help other police officers, in terms of their resiliency and their wellness. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, Ret. Officer Berez joined Blue Line editor Brittani Schroeder to discuss his career, what he experienced after retirement from law enforcement, and most importantly, officer resilience and wellness.
Join us as we sit down with Associate Dean, Continuous Professional Learning at Humber College, Dave Smiderle, as we discuss Humber College’s new RapidSkills Advanced Manufacturing micro-credentials program which is trying to address the labour shortage in Canadian manufacturing.
Ret. Sgt. Lonny Blackett was the first Black police officer in the city of Brampton (Peel Regional Police Service). He spent over three decades serving his community as a constable and sergeant, and even after retirement he is still finding ways to give back to those in the law enforcement profession. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, Ret. Sgt. Lonny Blackett joined Blue Line editor Brittani Schroeder to discuss his career, the changes he saw throughout his time as an officer, and the importance of ongoing training and education for those in the law enforcement industry.
There is still much research and work to do in the breeding and genetics sector of the Canadian cannabis industry. With an interest to conduct its own research and development studies, and produce new cultivars, Aurora Cannabis opened its breeding facility, Aurora Coast. In late September, the division released its first new cultivars under Aurora Cannabis’ consumer brand, San Rafael ’71. The Aurora Coast division looks to continue providing new strains frequently, under its newly-announced genetics licensing business unit, Occo. In this episode of Grow Opportunity: The Podcast, Greg Baute, senior director of breeding and genetics at Occo, and Andrew Hand, director of cultivar development at Occo, discuss the company’s research, its new cultivars, and plans for the future.
2021 marks the 45th anniversary of the Canadian Police College (CPC). The CPC provides advanced, specialized training and education to police and other organizations that have a mandate in law enforcement or who support public safety in Canada and internationally. The institution remains cutting-edge by introducing alternate training delivery methods and embracing innovation and technology. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by several members of the Canadian Police College to speak about the CPC’s academics, how courses are created, and what it’s like to be an instructor for the college. Our guests included Filomena Silva - Manager for Academic Standards and Learning Development; Melanie Bilodeau - Director of the Police Sciences School; Danielle Bercier, Rose-Marie Meretei, and Robin Bruneel who are all Instructional Designers at the CPC; and Dave Richard, who is an Instructor at the CPC.
Welcome to Ground Water Canada: The Podcast. Thanks for joining us – from your office, truck or in the field – wherever you may be, we’re glad you’ve tuned in.
This is the third of three podcast episodes exploring the footprint left during drilling for domestic water wells or dewatering wells, developments in sustainability and single-use plastics legislation and a discussion of what the groundwater industry can do to reduce its impact on the environment. We are joined by Mike Hare, sales and marketing manager for Canadian Pipe & Pump Supply Inc.
This episode is brought to you by Canadian Pipe & Pump Supply Inc. – “We manufacture and supply a full complement of drilling, environmental and geotechnical products that make it easy for our customers to one-stop shop at our four locations in Ontario. We enhance our products with technical support and service tailored to your needs.”
We call this episode “The View from the Industry.” Here Ground Water Canada’s Colleen Cross and CanPipe’s Mike Hare talk with drilling contractors Matt Wilson, co-vice-president of J.B. Wilson and Son Well Drilling Ltd., and Darren Juneau, chief executive officer of Aardvark Drilling Inc., about what their drilling businesses currently do to reduce, reuse and recycle, and what they think could make that easier for all industrial businesses to do.
Matt Wilson is co-vice-president of J.B. Wilson and Son Well Drilling Ltd. in Springfield, Ontario, and president of the Ontario Ground Water Association. Darren Juneau is chief executive officer of Aardvark Drilling Inc. based in Guelph, Ontario, with locations in Ottawa and London.
For everyone in the forest industry, 2021 has been a year for the books, with ongoing record-high lumber prices and demand, big changes in government policies and regulations, and different challenges and opportunities. From old-growth logging deferrals to mass timber, a lot has happened this year.
In this episode of The CFI Podcast, CFI editor Ellen Cools speaks with Chris Duncan, national leader of forestry and forest products services at MNP, about all the big events and trends from the past year.
Listen to the full episode to learn more.
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Description: Join us as we sit down with Conservative party leader Erin O’Toole, as we ask about the ‘Buy America’ infrastructure bill south of the border, and how it impacts Canadian automotive manufacturing, ongoing supply chain issues, a labour shortage, and a need for improved trade deals with the U.S.
We speak with Kevin Wright, Country Manager, igus Canada Inc., about the importance of plastic products in maintenance, reliability, and operations. A major focuses are bearings and cables.
Canadian Manufacturing Talks sits down with Daphna Smuckler of BDO to discuss ways that small to medium businesses and manufacturers can strengthen their supply chains.
This episode of Blue Line, The Podcast features Superintendent Treena MacSween of the Hamilton Police Service. Earlier this year, MacSween became the fourth woman and the first person of colour to achieve the rank of superintendent in Hamilton. She joins Blue Line editor Brittani Schroeder to discuss her path from recruit to superintendent, the challenges she has faced and still faces in her chosen profession, and her mission of gender diversity and attracting more women to law enforcement.
Woodstock, Ont.’s Trevor Warner has been selected by Sports Turf Canada as the country’s sports turf manager of the year for 2021. Hear what he has to say about sports turf management and being selected for the honour.
Welcome to Ground Water Canada: The Podcast. Thanks for joining us – from your office, truck or in the field – wherever you may be, we’re glad you’ve tuned in.
This is the second of three podcast episodes exploring the footprint left during drilling for domestic water wells or dewatering wells, developments in sustainability and single-use plastics legislation and a discussion of what the groundwater industry can do to reduce its impact on the environment. We are joined by Mike Hare, sales and marketing manager for Canadian Pipe & Pump Supply Inc.
This episode is brought to you by Canadian Pipe & Pump Supply Inc. – “We manufacture and supply a full complement of drilling, environmental and geotechnical products that make it easy for our customers to one-stop shop at our four locations in Ontario. We enhance our products with technical support and service tailored to your needs.”
Today editor Colleen Cross and CanPipe’s Mike Hare talk with Jo-Anne St. Goddard, executive director of the Circular Innovation Council, about what the council and government are doing to help us reduce, reuse and recycle, and, specifically, what the groundwater industry can do to reduce their environmental footprint.
Watch this channel for future episodes where we get some expert insight and reaction from members of the groundwater industry as we consider next steps in reducing our carbon footprint.
We are in an era of increase of IoT devices and the introduction of industrial IoT devices into manufacturing environments. How do you secure this equipment when mixed with legacy equipment that has been running for 10, 20 or more years in production? William Noto, Global Director of Operational Technology Product Marketing at Fortinet, discusses concerns impacting manufacturing organizations when introducing IoT devices to the environment; risks that arise when modern technology is mixed with legacy technology and much more.
This month’s edition of Fire Fighting in Canada: The Podcast features the winners of this year’s Fire Chief of the Year awards presented by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and Fire Underwriter's Survey. The two winners, Career fire chief Bill Boyes and volunteer Fire Chief Arnold Lazare, joined host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy for a conversation about the future of firefighting. DeSorcy captured their reactions to being the recipients of the Career and Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year awards, and Boyes and Lazare talk about the challenges of the pandemic from the perspectives of a volunteer station an urban one.
Bakers Journal editor Naomi Szeben speaks with Registered Dietitian Jane Dummer to discuss ways your bakery can add nutrition without compromising flavour or decadence.
Bakers Journal editor Naomi Szeben speaks Agatha Podgorski, of the Culinary Tourism Alliance. Learn how to make your bakery a tourist destination, even if you never thought of your operation as a travel-worthy event. Find how you can either take part in The Butter Tart Trail, participate in one of many festivals, or just put your bakery on a foodie map.
Laura King, the NFPA’s public education representative for Canada, joins host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy for a conversation about this year’s Fire Prevention Week. Running Oct. 3-9, this year’s Fire Prevention Week is called Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety and focuses on teaching the public about what the sounds made by smoke and carbon monoxide alarms means. King and DeSorcy talk about the importance of public education, NFPA’s calls-to-action and goals, as well as how the organization is working towards making Fire Prevention Week more accessible through virtual events and translations.
Manufacturing standards play an important role in the overall safety of overhead cranes. Tom Kovacs and Sebastien Cote of Hoisting Ltd. explore aspects of engineering in the design of overhead cranes, and also detail safety features customers should look for when purchasing new equipment of this nature.
This episode Pulp & Paper Canada: The Podcast features an interview with Rebecca Barnard, forestry certification manager for Sappi North America, on how forest management and certification can impact pulp and paper operations.
After a $3.3 million grant was awarded to Langara College’s Applied Science for the Canadian Cannabis Industry program, Grow Opportunity was curious to know where the college would be directing its research focus. Editor and podcast host, Catarina Muia, sat down with Kelly Sveinson, Chair of Langara College’s Applied Research Centre, to discover how the Applied Science for the Canadian Cannabis Industry will benefit the Canadian cannabis industry, what the college’s research will be focused on, and where the future of the Canadian cannabis industry is headed.
Jennifer Grigg, whose career in the fire service spans 30 years and has expanded to include being a certified body language coach, joins host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy for a conversation on developing soft skills through the study of body language, which Grigg used to overcome anxiety. Grigg and DeSorcy talk about body language awareness in interviews, developing follow up questions based on body language, how vocal tone, voice and cadence plays into recognizing stress and why it’s important to pay special attention to the mouth.
COVID-19 has shaken up the way manufacturers do business, including adopting to digitalization. However, there are still some manufacturers who remain hesitant to digitize their operations. Nada Ebeid, business development manager at Montreal-based Genetec, shares her thoughts on digitization in the manufacturing and some advice for manufacturers to slowly make the transition to digital operations.
The role of empathy in the therapeutic relationship: Are massage therapists properly equipped, in their training and informed by evidence, to respond appropriately to patient affect, particularly in advanced care situations?
Click to listen to an interview with Tom Leeson, Sr. Industry Strategist at OpenText, discussing Industry 4.0 adoption across the manufacturing industry, and the hurdles manufacturers are facing as they emerge from the pandemic.
Mark MacDonald, the fire chief for the Township of Cramahe and president of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs, talks with Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about the challenges faced by associations during the pandemic and the ones faced by fire chiefs that they are addressing alongside recruitment, retention and record retirements in the fire service, the beneficial role of technology and anticipating the return to live conferences and trade shows.
Click to listen to an interview with Dr. Cassandra Bowkett and Dr. Christian Levesque, researchers at Ryerson’s Diversity Institute and HEC Montreal, talk about their aerospace manufacturing report, and what it means for the Canadian labour market, and what investments are needed to build a resilient sector.
Welcome to Ground Water Canada: The Podcast. Thanks for joining us – from your office, truck or in the field – wherever you may be, we’re glad you’ve tuned in.
This is the first of three podcast episodes exploring the footprint left during drilling for domestic water wells or dewatering wells, developments in sustainability and single-use plastics legislation and a discussion of what the groundwater industry can do to reduce its impact on the environment. We are joined by Mike Hare, sales and marketing manager for Canadian Pipe & Pump Supply Inc.
This episode is brought to you by Canadian Pipe & Pump Supply Inc. – “We manufacture and supply a full complement of drilling, environmental and geotechnical products that make it easy for our customers to one-stop shop at our four locations in Ontario. We enhance our products with technical support and service tailored to your needs.”
Watch this channel for future episodes where we get some expert insight and reaction from members of the groundwater industry as we consider next steps in reducing our carbon footprint.
NextGen 911 is coming. The CRTC has mandated that all Public Safety Access Points (PSAP), or what the average Canadian citizen thinks of as their 911 Call Centre, be fully transitioned to and using NG 911 technology by March 2024. This will enable the public to engage with PSAPs through calls, as well as text, photo, video, through their medical alert bracelets, vehicle OnStar, the list goes on. It is a gamechanger for the public, emergency service providers and frontline responders, including call takers and dispatchers.
This episode of Blue Line, The Podcast features Deputy Chief Anthony Odoardi of the Peel Regional Police. Odoardi is also the chair of the OACP-led NG-911 Inter-Agency Advisory Panel. He joins Blue Line editor Brieanna Charlebois to discuss what NG 911 means for the frontline, how agencies can optimize on the technology and what aren’t police and other emergency service organizations thinking about that they should be to ready themselves for the change and how to capitalize on it when they do.
This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Melonee Wise, CEO of Fetch Robotics, who discusses key features of the new ANSI standard for industrial mobile robots. Wise discusses what R15.08 means for mobile robot manufacturers, end users and the market, plus misconceptions about mobile robot safety.
In this episode of the Canadian Pizza Podcast, editor Colleen Cross talks with Mo Chaar, Chief Commercial Officer of Givex, about how in-house digital systems can work well with third-party delivery services to give you as an operator more control over customer service and loyalty.
This podcast is sponsored by Givex. Givex is the number one provider of POS solutions, management systems, gift cards, loyalty and analytics to restaurants, retail and quick-service restaurant industries.
Thanks for listening. You can find us at canadianpizzamag.com and on Sound Cloud. Let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear on future podcasts!
Overhead cranes play a significant role in the production capability for many companies, and can become an operational risk without a compliance-based inspection. Doug Clark and Kevin Toms of Hoisting Ltd. explore aspects of compliance, safety and productivity, and also unpack best practices when it comes to inspections.
Len Garis, director of research for the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council project, shares how the NIFSC is helping fire safety for First Nations. Garis talks with Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about the problem of insufficient data on First Nations communities and the mission to develop better research and services for Indigenous people.
Click to listen to an interview with David Mannila, Product Manager for TASI Product Integrity, talking about the Studio 2.0, how far along the adoption of Industry 4.0 tools are, and how data and automation can help manufacturers become more efficient on production lines.
Peel Regional Police recently launched a new Intimate Partner Violence Unit to address the growing number of domestic violence incidents in the area. The service aims to break down silos by working closely with other community service providers. The unit is based on the Family Justice Centre model, where various agencies offer services for survivors of family violence in the same location. Officers from the unit will be available seven days per week, around the clock, to address all calls related to intimate partner and family disputes, which are among the top four call types in Peel.
This episode feature PRP Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich and Detective Constable Kathy Kulbak. They join Blue Line editor Brieanna Charlebois for a conversation about the unit, its success so far and their plans for the future.
Bartek’s food experts discuss ways to scale your product up without losing quality or cost. Listen to this episode of “On The Rise,” and learn what products can help you with clean-label solutions that keep your baked goods profitable and reputable.
In this episode, hosts Mari-Len De Guzman and Brian Vinci talk with Árni Páll Einarsson, CEO of Matorka, a pioneer in land-based production of arctic char based in Grindavik, Iceland. Einarsson talks about his company’s journey through its RAS production and the opportunities for sustainable seafood production in Iceland.
Guest: Árni Páll Einarsson, CEO, Matorka
Alex Rumi, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Salt Spring Island, B.C. licensed producer Good Buds, talks to host Mari-Len De Guzman about growing cannabis outdoors. What are the real benefits as well as the challenges with outdoor cultivation, the keys to success and the opportunities ahead? Rumi answers all that and more in this episode of Grow Opportunity The Podcast.
Guest: Alex Rumi, chief strategy officer and co-founder, Good Buds
When it comes to comparing wildfires from the past and right now, what changed? Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy and Penticton Fire Chief Larry Watkinson share their unique past experiences of the ‘crazy world’ of wildfires, as well as how wildfire services have significantly evolved over time.
Tim Wilkinson, fire chief for Richmond, B.C., shares how Richmond Fire-Rescue went from mired in public controversy to actively engaging diversity and creating a welcoming workplace for all. Wilkinson talks with Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about how the Richmond department managed gender, inclusiveness and privacy inside the firehall alongside serving and recruiting in an extraordinarily diverse community.
COVID-19 has undoubtedly turned the world upside down — including how consumers spend their money. Steve Koenig, vice-president, research, Consumer Technology Association (CTA), recently sat down with Smart Homes to discuss all the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted consumer spending habits, and how it has accelerated change most notably in the smart fitness and automotive sector.
Click to listen to an interview with Val Ramanand, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Solaris Disinfection Inc., talking about the Lytbot, UV disinfection technology, and its implications outside of healthcare and in other manufacturing industries.
In this episode, Greeman, speaks about her role as President and how they pivoted during the ongoing global pandemic. She speaks about her journey in establishing Greeman Asset Management Solutions, and the successes she has achieved over the years. She also speaks about barriers she faced as she started out in the asset management world, and how she overcame these barriers. She speaks about the gender-related challenges she faced as a female working in a male-dominant field, and also the support she received in return. In this episode, Greeman gives advice to all females who are looking to advance leadership positions and senior roles, and how to overcome biases and barriers they might face.
Jan Dokter, of IREKS North America talks about malt and how it can add flavour, texture and even nutritious elements to your baking.
Urban and community forestry is an aspect of the industry that is often overlooked, but ensuring that they are established and managed in ways that meet local needs while contributing to national and global initiatives is critical. Consequently, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) recently announced it would be developing a new standard, the Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard.
To get a better understanding of why SFI decided to develop a new standard, the progress that has been made so far, and the impact urban and community forests have on the public and the environment, CFI editor Ellen Cools spoke with Paul Johnson, SFI’s director of urban and community forestry.
According to Paul, “There is so much building evidence of the connection between trees and our ability not just to live in communities, but to thrive in our communities.” This standard “will give us an additional kind of roadmap to how to have a better program, and, at the same time, create an audited recognition program.”
The standard will also help build upon international climate change initiatives such as Canada’s 2 Billion Trees Initiative, and help combat public misperceptions about the industry’s sustainability, he says.
Listen to the full episode to hear more from Paul.
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Bridging the gap between seafood producers and consumers is key to pushing the agenda of sustainability in the aquaculture industry. In this episode, hosts Brian Vinci and Mari-Len De Guzman speak with sustainable seafood advocate Jennifer Bushman about some of the practical and meaningful ways seafood producers can engage their consumers.
Security is a top of mind concern for consumers, especially now with more people staying home. Anne Ferguson, VP of Marketing, Alarm.com, recently sat down with Smart Homes to share her insights on what consumers are looking for when it comes to smart tech, and where she thinks it will move in the future.
Click to listen to an interview with Ainishah Hemraj, Head of Sales at Mosaic Manufacturing, talking about the 3D Printing, Mosaic’s offerings and performance during the pandemic, and the importance of having a diverse workforce in manufacturing.
Stacey Moreau is the director of the Leadership Development Centre at the Canadian Police College. She joins Blue Line editor Brieanna Charlebois for a conversation about the future of leadership development in Canadian policing.
The CPC recently conducted a needs analysis of current national training standards focused on modernizing the approach to leadership development. Moreau discusses the findings.
The latest episode of Blue Line, The Podcast features Amy Ramsay, the past president of the International Association of Women Police and the founding president of the Ontario Women in Law Enforcement. She joins Blue Line editor Brieanna Charlebois for a conversation on the importance of education within the Canadian police service.
Ramsay, an advocate for increased education standards among law enforcement professionals, retired on June 30, 2018 as a Sergeant with the OPP. She has taught at Laurier University, Sheridan and Seneca Colleges, the Canadian Police College, Dalhousie University and Northwestern University. She holds undergraduate degrees in Sociology, Women's Studies, and Religious Studies. She also has master’s degrees in Criminology, Education, and Theological Studies as well as doctorates in Criminal Justice, and Management and Organization, specializing in leadership.
What does US$175 million and a cannabis R&D Centre of Excellence achieve for a Moncton, N.B.-based licensed cannabis producer? The future. Organigram CEO Greg Engel talks to Grow Opportunity about the details of British American Tobacco’s investment in Organigram, what it means for the company’s future product offerings, employment opportunities, and the company’s global expansion. Engel also share his thoughts on the cannabis industry, the lessons learned over the last two years of legalization and creating a dynamic, more responsive medical cannabis sector.
Guest: Greg Engel, CEO, Organigram
Feeds are a critical component of any RAS production environment – it can make or break the health of both fish and systems. This episode provides a variety of perspectives when it comes to fish feeds in closed, containment, land-based aquaculture. Co-hosts Mari-Len De Guzman and Brian Vinci hash out the details of diets made for RAS.
Guests: Kim Schøn Ekmann, senior product developer, BioMar George Nardi, VP of aquaculture services, Innovasea John Ng, president, Hudson Valley Fish Farm
Click to listen to an interview with Andrew Ellis, Director and Special Advisor to the Board of INKAS, talking about the armoured car manufacturing, the burgeoning EV market, and their outlook for 2021.
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic, we check in with funding expert Bonny Koabel for an update on government financial compensation measures meant to help pizzerias, restaurants, bakery/cafés and other small businesses adversely affected by the shutdowns.
In this podcast we learn about:
-Extension of Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy -Canada United Small Business Relief Fund -Information for those who opened a business in 2020 New developments in the Canadian Emergency Rent Subsidy Program (CERS) program And other important insights from an expert who is up to date on financial funding. Bonny Koabel is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified General Accountant. She is president of president of AKR Consulting Canada – a Mississauga, Ontario, firm specializing in government grants, subsidies, tax credits, refunds and rebates since 2003. For more in-depth information, you can reach Bonny at AKR Consulting Canada at www.akrconsulting.com.
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Jessica Thornton joins the Talent Show to discuss the latest future of work report by the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship – Yesterday’s Gone: Exploring the future of Canada’s labour market in a post-COVID world.
Click to listen to an interview with Bruce Nurse, head of Business Development and Alexandre Mongeon, CEO., talking about the EV boating market, their outlook for 2021, and their acquisition of MAC Engineering.
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, we’ve released a special episode of The CFI Podcast, as part of our Women in Forestry series. In this episode, CFI editor Ellen Cools spoke with Carol Walker, a registered professional forester and manager of forestry policy and planning for the City of Toronto. Carol recently wrote a blog post for Women in Wood sharing her experience as one of few women of colour in the industry, in an effort to raise awareness about forestry as a potential career for women of colour.
We spoke with her about her experience in the industry, the barriers to getting more women of colour into forestry, the importance of fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, and more.
According to Carol, for the industry to become more diverse and attract more women of colour, women of colour need to see themselves represented in the career. They need to be exposed to forestry as a career option and see images of diverse people in those careers.
“People of colour have to see themselves. We have to see ourselves and have that acknowledgement that we’re not invisible, but rather that we, too, belong, and our contributions are welcome in the various roles,” she explained.
Listen to the full episode to hear more from Carol.
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This special episode of Machine Language celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8 by focusing on some of the challenges and opportunities for women in the sector. Jenan Abderrahman, an engineer and part-time robotics teacher, discusses her work in engineering, process control and automation, the challenges she's faced along the way, and the role she currently plays in getting kids and young women interested in robotics and science.
This special International Women’s Day episode of Pulp & Paper Canada: The Podcast features an interview with Pamela Cowan, chair emeritus of TAPPI’s Women in Industry Division, chief marketing and financial officer for Pulmac Systems International and chief strategy officer at FiberWorx. Cowan discusses her work as a supplier in the pulp and paper industry, shares the robust initiatives TAPPI has to offer women, and reflects on the successes and remaining barriers for women in the sector. Find more stories about women working in the industry at WomenInForestry.ca.
Featuring the tech brains behind the innovative startup ReelData, this episode discusses the various applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning to aquaculture, particularly in land-based farming. ReelDate CEO Mathew Zimola and CTO Hossein Salimian are the guests for this high-tech conversation.
The leaders of the Women in Occupational Health and Safety Society (WOHSS) discuss women’s achievements in the world of workplace health and safety, and the movement towards equality.
Women In Construction: The Podcast is sponsored by Deere Construction, and brought to you by Rock to Road, Canadian Consulting Engineer, Crane and Hoist Canada, On-Site, Canadian Contractor, Canadian Rental Service, Glass Canada, and Fenestration Review.
Getting more women involved in trades and construction has been a dream in the industry for a long time. The situation may be slowly improving, but a combination of factors continues to create barriers to women who might be interested in trades and construction. On this episode, Jay Koblun, digital editor of Rock to Road, spoke with Karen Thompson, president of Haver & Boecker Niagara, based in St. Catharines, Ont., and Kristen Randall, marketing manager of Haver & Boecker Niagara, on their experiences in the industry.
Visit, www.women-in-construction.com to join the conversation, access news, features, and more content focused on celebrating women in construction.
Host and Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy talks to Sean Tracey, the chair of Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Canada. Tracey is the former and first Canadian regional manager for the NFPA and was the deputy chief for Ottawa Fire Services before his retirement in 2019. Tracey is now championing the case for home fire sprinklers in Canada, and he shares the challenges to home fire sprinkler adoption, the perspectives of the home buyer, builder and fire service as well as the important role fire chiefs have to play in residential sprinkler adoption.
To learn more about Home Fire Sprinkler Canada, visit homefiresprinklercanada.ca or follow the coalition on Twitter @HFSCinCanada.
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This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Mihaela Vlasea, an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo in the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, and Diana Facchini, team leader at the National Research Council in Mississauga, Ont. They discuss a new seven-year research partnership aimed at reducing the cost of metal additive manufacturing for manufacturers, and walk through the challenges and benefits of the production with 3D printing.
Since summer 2020, lumber prices have been strong, reaching unprecedented levels as demand skyrocketed after the first wave of COVID-19. But what does the North American lumber market look like in 2021?
To answer that question, we spoke with Keta Kosman, owner of Madison’s Lumber Reporter, in the latest episode of The CFI Podcast. We also discussed the lumber prices and demand seen in 2020, some of the main concerns for distributors and buyers, and other trends that we’ve seen in the past year.
According to Keta, we can expect to see strong lumber prices and demand for up to two years. This is not just because the pandemic sparked a boom in the repair and remodeling market, but also because, in 2020, millennials made up the largest cohort of first-time buyers for the first time.
“So, we’re now having a large demographic entering the U.S. housing market that has nothing to do with the pandemic. And that’s 25 years’ worth of people. So, it’s very positive,” she said. “Definitely through this year, there will not be a slowdown, and potentially also through 2022.”
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Ontario Society of Professional Engineers CEO Sandro Perruzza discusses best practice in air ventilation systems amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ryan Kershaw is the vice president of the Canadian Process Control Association (CPCA), and national sales manager at Mettler-Toledo International. In this episode of Pump Up the Volume, we look at some of the trends in instrumentation and controls, and just what the future holds in the process manufacturing sector.
Dr. Ryan Todd, the CEO and co-founder of headversity, is an advocate for mental health in the workplace. Mental health in blue collar jobs like manufacturing – specifically men’s mental health – presents unique challenges. As a veteran of treating mental illness challenges in the oil and gas sector in Alberta’s oil and gas sector, Dr. Todd shares a number of solutions and treatments for those looking for help.
Moe Mouallem, co-owner of Alimo’s Pizzeria in Slave Lake, Alta., joins us to talk about the pizzeria’s plans for Valentine’s Day. Alimo’s is bundling its pizza with a livestreamed local comedy show to encourage people to connect in a socially distanced way and to support the events industry so hard-hit by the pandemic. It’s one of many ways Alimo’s is tightening its bond with the community.
In this podcast we learn about: · Ideas for connecting with your community · Marketing strategies for independent pizzerias · Leadership and how to think outside the box
Moe and brother Ali Mouallem own and operate Alimo’s Pizzeria, a fixture in Slave Lake, Alta., for 16 years. Read more about the business and the humorous mixup that led to #randomactsofpizza. https://www.canadianpizzamag.com/kindness-in-the-form-of-pizza/
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Melissa Furukawa is a building scientist, certifier and consultant with Peel Passive House Consulting in Toronto. She has focused her career on improving the energy performance and environmental footprint of both new and existing buildings across Canada, through the implementation of the rigorous Passive House standard.
Furukawa recently sat down with Canadian Consulting Engineer editor Peter Saunders to discuss the standard, examples of its benefits and the opportunities it provides across the Canadian construction industry. Listen to the full interview below.
Craft producers continue to gain traction in the Canadian cannabis industry as Health Canada ramps up licensing for microcultivators. In this episode, Jonathan Wilson, chief operating officer at Crystal Cure, and Chad Hason, VP of sales and marketing at Stigma Grow, talk about the opportunities and challenges for craft cannabis production, and the potential for this sector to become a significant participant in the cannabis market.
The fire service is on a seemingly never-ending call. How are the volunteers doing? How will volunteer departments emerge and help heal their communities? Chris Harrow, director of fire services for the Town of Minto and Township of Wellington North in Ontario, talks about these questions and more, including recruitment, retention, and the strain of missing social connections in the volunteer fire service with Hope, B.C.’s Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy.
This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Dana Parmenter, vice-president, industrial at CSA Group, which recently opened a dedicated lab in Toronto for manufacturers to get personal protective equipment (PPE) tested and certified by CSA for sale in Canada. Parmenter discusses why Canada needed its own PPE testing facility, the process for manufacturers to certify their PPE and things manufacturers should keep in mind as they ready their products for certification.
Guest Martha Myers, from MaRTHA Myers Consulting, speaks to the importance of networking and education within the maintenance world. Topics covered include: virtual events including PEMAC's Maintrain conference and their importance; the Maintenance Management Professional Program and who would benefit from taking it; reliability culture; root cause analysis; and much more.
RAS Talk hosts Mari-Len De Guzman and Brian Vinci talk about the year that was and the year ahead. From COVID-19 and RAS milestones to trends in sustainable food production systems and technologies, this podcast episode provides a rundown on the most important developments in 2020 and what to look forward to in 2021.
In the fourth and final episode of the series, Kavita Sabharwal-Chomiuk, editor of PrintAction, spoke with C17 Media’s president, Chris Pereira, to discuss how the company got involved with its community and used innovation to retool its Esko cutting table to produce and donate critical PPE to local hospitals.
In this first episode of Grow Opportunity’s new podcast series, host Mari-Len De Guzman talks to Jake Ward, head grower at Nova Scotia-based licensed producer Aqualitas. Ward talks about his company’s journey toward sustainable production, through its innovate aquaponics system, and offers some real-world insights on growing quality cannabis in the most sustainable manner. It’s an engaging conversation you would want to listen to.
Guest: Jake Ward, Head Grower, Aqualitas
Karen Fry has spent over 20 years in the fire service as a firefighter, deputy chief, fire chief in Nanaimo and now the new chief for Vancouver Fire Rescue Services. She is also the 1st vice president for the Fire Chiefs’ Association of British Columbia and a recent recipient of Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal. Fry shares the story of her career, the changing nature of women in the fire service, the challenges in her new role, protecting vulnerable populations and prioritizing the health and wellness of the department in conversation with podcast host Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy.
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In the third episode of the series, Kavita Sabharwal-Chomiuk, editor of PrintAction, spoke with SinaLite’s Vice President, Brian Meshkati, and president, Mike Meshkati, to discuss how the company launched its Bounceback Resource Center and Apparel Resource Center with the aim to support print service providers during COVID-19, when many print shops have been struggling.
In the second episode of the series, Kavita Sabharwal-Chomiuk, editor of PrintAction, spoke with Rich Pauptit, president of Flash Reproductions Ltd. to discuss how the company displayed community involvement during the pandemic through its in-house production of PPE. The company also launched a GoFundMe campaign to help fund face shields that it distributed to hospitals and long-term care homes.
In the inaugural episode of the Champions of Print podcast series, Kavita Sabharwal-Chomiuk, editor of PrintAction, spoke with Jay Mandarino, president and CEO of CJ Graphics Inc. to discuss how the company displayed innovation and community involvement during the pandemic through donations of money and PPE, including social distancing guards, office dividers and more, across Canada.
Tony Anscombe is the Chief Security Evangelist at ESET, a global leader in IT security software with Canadian offices in Toronto and Montreal.
While Turkey dinners via Zoom and virtual holiday parties allow us to keep in touch with loved ones and maintain traditions, expanding our online footprint can also put us at risk from cyberattackers looking to crash the party.
The holiday season is also the busiest season for online predators looking to exploit those who haven’t taken proper precautions to protect themselves online. With COVID-19 increasing how much time most of us spend online, the upcoming holidays promise to be ripe for cybercriminals.
Tony Anscombe talks with Smart Homes about how to keep cyber attackers at bay this holiday season.
Adam Grant, the new fire chief for Markham Fire and Emergency Services, talks about serving the most diverse community in Ontario, the challenges for leadership in 2021 and what shifts in approach are here to stay and Canada moves through COVID-19 and beyond.
Randy Schroeder, fire chief of the Town of Mayerthorpe Fire Department in Alberta, earned the 2020 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year at the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and the Fire Underwriters Survey of Canada Fire Rescue Canada’s 2020 Celebration of Excellence. Chief Schroeder, who also serves as President of the Alberta Fire Chiefs Association and as fire chief for Lac Ste. Anne County on top of his role of chief in Mayerthorpe, was recognized for leadership and involvement in promoting, supporting and facilitating fire protection mandates in his community. He joins podcast host Chief Tom DeSorcy for a conversation about his career trajectory, successes and challenges he’s experienced within the volunteer fire sector and what he expects is to come.
In this third instalment of Pump Up the Volume, we welcome to the show George Filtsos, president of EcoGrid Technologies, and we’re looking at making the impossible possible: reducing your carbon footprint while remaining competitive.
Succession planning is critical to the future of Canada’s logging industry, but many loggers don’t have a succession plan. In fact, according to the results of CFI’s 2020 Contractor Survey, 36 per cent do not have a plan for their company after they retire. To get a better understanding of the challenges loggers face when it comes to succession planning, the importance of having such a plan, and the key elements that should be included, we spoke with Chris Duncan, national leader of forestry and forest products services for MNP, in the latest episode of The CFI Podcast.
Chris shared his experience helping logging contractors create a succession plan and the reasons why so many do not have a plan in place.
“When you look at the logging contracting world, there’s very slim margins. You’re focused on the day-to-day, trying to just really focus on what’s going to happen that week and what’s going to happen next week, maybe the month after that. A lot of folks aren’t looking five or 10 years out, and I think that’s a key part of it,” he said.
But, having a succession plan in place before retirement “allows you to maximize the benefits” of retirement, he said.
“I always say to people it doesn’t matter if you’re 65 or if you’re 35 – you should always have an idea of how you’re going to get out of your business in the future.”
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This episode of Pulp & Paper Canada: The Podcast features an interview with Janis Simpkins, senior vice-president of the Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA). We discuss the economic opportunities Simpkins sees for forest products companies to improve their competitiveness, the AFPA’s environment goals for the next few years, and the association’s mandate to expand its working relationship with the pulp and paper sector.
Wagish Yajaman at WSPS shares best practices in respirator safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Francois Simard, co-founder of Omnirobotic, a Quebec-based start-up that has developed technology to give vision to industrial robots using artificial intelligence. We discuss the use of AI in the robotics space, and how companies looking to automate for high-mix, low-volume custom manufacturing processes will benefit from this made-in-Canada solution.
In the latest episode of The CFI Podcast, CFI editor Ellen Cools spoke with Andrew Stiffman, senior business development manager at Kalesnikoff Mass Timber & Lumber, about the company’s entrance into mass timber, the benefits of mass timber, the future of this relatively new field, and more.
“It’s been really overwhelmingly positive, it’s been great,” Andrew said about the industry’s reaction to Kalensikoff’s move to mass timber. “It’s a great industry. I think everyone in this industry is committed to building the field and playing well in the sandbox. We knew that it would be exciting and people would be excited about it but we couldn’t have possibly predicted how great and how successful it would be in a short amount of time.”
Listen to the full episode to hear more from Andrew on the world of mass timber.
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Welcome to another instalment of the Wild West Show. In this episode, Dennis McConaghy, retired TC Energy executive and author on energy-climate policy in Canada, explains why another four more years of Donald Trump will be better than Biden for the Canadian economy.
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Scott speaks about how TMMC plants are using robots, from autonomous to automated, and how maintenance is done on them. He discusses how the maintenance process is done at TMMC, and what technologies are utilized. How TMMC is environmentally friendly, and initiatives it has put into place are also highlighted.
In this RAS Talk episode hosts Mari-Len De Guzman and Brian Vinci talk about the various aspects of investing in RAS. It’s an engaging discussion about investors’ perspectives in RAS technology and land-based aquaculture, the risks and the opportunities as well as their outlook on the sector.
Guests:
Maggie Fried, Head of the Oceans and Aquaculture Investor Consortium, CREO Syndicate Frank van Roest, Investment Director, Aqua Spark
The wellness co-ordinator officer with the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS), Const. James Jefferson, joins us for this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast. He’s a 12-year police service veteran and specializes in mental health, peer-to-peer support, member outreach, physical fitness and nutrition. After being involved in a die by police suicide scenario, Jefferson endured the fallout of PTSD. He tells us how he molded trauma into purpose by educating and inspiring fellow first responders to overcome the challenges that come with wearing the badge.
This episode is brought to you by Wilfrid Laurier University.
Wilfrid Laurier University offers respected and affordable policing, criminology and policing, and public safety, programs that are fully online and designed to advance your career. Choose from: a Bachelor of Arts in Policing, Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Policing, Master of Public Safety, and 5 Graduate Diplomas in the areas of Emergency Management, National Security, Countering Crime, Border Strategies, and GIS and Data Analytics. Transfer credits apply for Basic Constable Training towards the BA in Policing. For more information visit www.laurierpublicsafety.ca
Red Deer Chief of Emergency Service Ken McMullen earned the 2020 Career Fire Chief of the Year at the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and the Fire Underwriters Survey of Canada Fire Rescue Canada’s 2020 Celebration of Excellence. Chief McMullen was recognized for his efforts in the field of fire education throughout Alberta and his work to reduce the stigma associated with mental health advocacy to ensure supports are available for responders. He joins podcast host Chief Tom DeSorcy for a conversation on his career trajectory, work in fire prevention and investigation and his strong focus on mental health within the fire service.
Paula Allen of Morneau Shepell unveils strategies on how to deal with employees’ mental health concerns through the COVID-19 pandemic.
This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Michelle Chrétien, director of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies at Sheridan College, which connects SMEs with manufacturing partners and students to advance industry projects. She discusses innovation in automation, how post-secondary institutions can play a valuable role in ideating, testing and developing new concepts, and provides some key tips on how to establish partnerships.
In this episode of The CFI Podcast, in celebration of National Forest Week, we spoke with Kate Lindsay, vice-president of sustainability and environmental partnership at the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), about how much progress the industry has made changing public misconceptions about forestry’s sustainability, FPAC’s work advancing the industry’s position on environmental issues, the challenges that remain, and more.
“We still have a lot of work to do,” Kate said. “I’m learning that bringing awareness to the public, to customers, to investors, to government decision-makers and communities about the sustainability and benefits of using forest products – it needs to be a sustained and evolving conversation. There are some challenges before us: there’s a growing urban population that likely did not grow up with a direct connection to a forestry mill or operation. So, we need to connect them to the forest products that they love – the compostable packaging and recyclable materials that appeal to their green consciences.
“I think we’ve got a bit of an uphill battle in terms of the changing demographics,” she continued. “But it’s also about how we break down the messages, how we speak to the public, how we find something that resonates. It’s a challenge, but it’s a challenge we look forward to addressing.”
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This episode of Pulp & Paper Canada: The Podcast features an interview with Dr. Orlando Rojas, professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), director of the UBC Pulp and Paper Centre, scientific director of the UBC BioProducts Institute and the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Forest Bioproducts. We discuss how Canada’s emerging bioeconomy is primed for expansion, how bio-based systems are crucial to the evolution of the pulp and paper industry, and how Canada can look to bioproducts success stories overseas to lead the global charge for sustainable, renewable solutions.
Welcome to Canadian. Folding pizza boxes is an essential part of the pizza operation. James Timothy is our reigning Great Pizza Box Fold-Off champion. James won the last two Great Canadian Pizza Box Fold-Offs at the Canadian Pizza Summit. In October 2019, Timothy folded 10 large boxes in 42.55 seconds, besting his time the previous year of one minute, 3.7 seconds.
Think you’re a fast folder? Check out the Fold-Off rules and send a video of yourself folding 10 large boxes to the editor at ccross@annexbusinessmedia.com (please see rules for details). Most importantly, register now for this free event!
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For the latest episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we zoom in on police families and hear from Dilnaz Garda, the president of Toronto Beyond the Blue (TBTB). She shares more on the Heroes In Life Memorial and the importance in honouring those officers who have died because of the line of duty in a separate monument or wall. We also cover building mental resilience in today’s climate, when we are faced with what at times feels like overwhelming waves of anti-police sentiments.
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Shanyn Silinski, program manager for Search and Rescue for Autism (SARA), talks with host and Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about understanding autism and the vulnerabilities in this population so first responders can be better equipped during response, search and rescue. The SARA project offers training to actual scenarios that break down misconceptions, educate on wandering and bolting and discuss sensory supports.
RAS engineering and design specialist Marc Sorensen takes us through the history and evolution of RAS in aquaculture. Co-host Brian Vinci also provides his insights on the beginnings of RAS technology. In this episode, we get into the technical details of the why, the how, as well as the current and emerging challenges involved in designing and operating a recirculating aquaculture system.
Guest: Marc Sorensen, president, Sorensen Engineering Ltd.
Welcome to the second episode of Pump Up The Volume. Artificial Intelligence is finding its way into every aspect of the industrial process, and that is especially true for intelligent controllers. While many are familiar with traditional PID controllers, in this episode we’re going to explore the work being done with intelligent, fuzzy logic controllers, with Mariano Arriaga, the general manager of the Energy and Power Innovation Center at Mohawk College, and Mehak Ghawar, senior process engineer with Xiera Technologies.
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For forest product companies across Canada, the health of the trees and associated ecosystems is paramount. Understanding as much as possible about the trees and the surrounding environment is key to sustainably managing our forests. To do so, more and more companies are using LiDAR (Light Detection or Ranging). But what exactly is LiDAR and how does it work? What are its applications and benefits? What are the challenges to adopting this technology?
In the latest episode of The CFI Podcast, CFI editor Ellen Cools spoke with Cam Brown, strategic forester and manager of Forsite Consultants’ resource management and technology group, to answer those questions and more.
“This type of data is going to allow the industry to continue towards more safe and efficient practices, it’s going to increase confidence that we’re managing sustainably, and it’s going to help us better understand non-timber issues like wildlife habitat needs and how to manage for those needs,” Brown explained. “I think it’s really going to make us better at what we do. I don’t think it’s a magic bullet, but it really provides better vegetation, terrain and water information, and that’s everything we do in forestry.”
Listen to the full episode to learn more about all things related to LiDAR.
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This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Sundeep Ravande, CEO of Innovapptive Inc. Ravande discusses how the proliferation of technologies such as the cloud, wearables, AI and machine learning will result in “the connected worker.” We explore the business challenges of communication in factories, how the COVID-19 era has affected standard operating procedures – and what can be done to move your machines into Industry 4.0 without forgetting your plant’s most valuable asset – its workforce.
Doc speaks about the importance of scheduling and planning of maintenance. He shares stories about what he has seen, how IIoT is changing how scheduling is done, and how companies can improve their scheduling and planning. COVID-19, do's and don'ts, tips and techniques, and why companies neglect planning and scheduling are also covered.
This episode of Pulp & Paper Canada: The Podcast features an interview with Frédéric Parent, researcher for the paper and consumer products group at FPInnovations. Parent discusses the issues that can arise during tissue converting to affect overall efficiency. He also covers the methods that the research firm has developed to reduce variability on the converting line – which can lead to cost savings for tissue manufacturers.
Marc Saltzman has reported on the high-tech industry since 1996 as a freelance journalist, author, lecturer, consultant, and radio and TV personality. His specialties lie in consumer electronics, computers, Internet trends and social media, business tech, interactive entertainment, and future trends.
In its inaugural episode, Smart Homes Canada associate editor Alanna Fairey spoke to Marc recently to get his perspective on why consumers are making the move to smart homes and what smart technology he believes every home owner shoulder have.
Alan Quilley of Safety Results discusses the impact the pandemic has had on the OH&S profession.
For this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we welcome Assistant Commissioner Serge Côté, the executive director of the Canadian Police College (CPC), and Supt. Doug Ross, director of the School of Police Sciences with CPC to the mic and to our virtual studio. We discuss the CPC’s modernization efforts as well as the bigger picture of the professionalization of policing. We also tap into the impacts of COVID-19 on police training and what the future might hold in terms of eLearning and more CPC partnerships.
The Canadian Solar Industries Association and Canadian Wind Energy Association amalgamated this year to become the Canadian Renewable Energy Association—a new national voice for the wind, solar and energy storage industries.
Leading this new association is Robert Hornung, who served as president of CanWEA for 17 years.
“I would say we have a keen interest in ensuring that our discussions and debates around energy are fact-based, because we want to ensure that the decisions that we are taking are well-informed decisions going forward,” Robert says.
In this episode of Direct & Current, Robert joins Anthony Capkun to not only talk about CanREA’s vision and goals, but to dig deeper and answer questions like: Is there a distinction between renewable energies and green energies? (Yes, in fact) What was the rationale for adding energy storage to CanREA’s equation? What, exactly, does our energy future look like?
“It’s not our intention as an association to attack any other forms of generation... we will compare different forms of generation on a facts basis in terms of various attributes that they have, but the reality is we are going to need a lot of different approaches to deal with targets like those identified in the Paris accord,” Robert explains.
Troy Winters of CUPE discusses workers’ concerns when it comes to returning to the office during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’re getting to know Joe Zatylny, the new fire chief in Edmonton, and his vision for the department in Fire Fighting in Canada’s latest podcast. Zatylny shares his background and what it was like becoming fire chief of a large urban department during the pandemic with host Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope, B.C. Zatylny discusses mental health, diversity, inclusion and being a modern municipal partner as key priorities he’s identified for the evolving Edmonton department.
This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Jonathan Gross, managing director of Pemeco Consulting. We discuss how the pandemic is necessitating digital transformation projects, what short-term changes manufacturers can make as they work on developing long-term digitalization plans that incorporate automation, software, and supply chain needs, and how to pay for it all.
As Canada turns its attention towards a green economic recovery from COVID-19, forestry will have an important role to play. But there are still a lot of public misconceptions about the industry’s sustainability. Yet Canada leads the world in sustainable forest management, with an estimated 164 million hectares of forests certified under one of three programs: the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Canada, and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). These certification programs play a critical role in combatting the narrative that forestry is not sustainable by raising public awareness, working with communities and key stakeholders, and more.
To get a better understanding of the different issues these certification programs cover, how the certification landscape has changed over the years, and what forestry companies need to do to become certified today, we spoke with Jason Metnick, SFI’s senior vice-president of customer affairs, and Francois Dufresne, president of FSC Canada, in the latest episode of The CFI Podcast.
As the forest certification landscape in Canada has evolved, marketplace and consumer awareness of the industry’s sustainability has increased. As a result, the industry is well-positioned to fight the narrative that forestry is not environmentally friendly.
“I think one of the perceptions that we also are trying to fight is that risk side of forestry. No question about it, there is risk when you look at deforestation, illegal logging, biodiversity issues, but sustainably managed forests can provide rewards and move that narrative away from risks to rewards,” Metnick said.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about the FSC and SFI certification programs, the forestry sector’s sustainability journey, and more.
Tune in now and look for future episodes at www.woodbusiness.ca/podcasts.
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In our sixth and final podcast of this series, market expert Jeremy Pafford gives an overview of the North American PET market, including pricing trends and new capacity coming online, that will determine supply, demand, and pricing for PET during this unprecedented pandemic.
BIO: Jeremy is the head of North America, market development for petrochemical market analyst ICIS, which is based out of Houston. Jeremy has been with ICIS since 2013, specializing in petrochemical markets in North and South America, and has more than 20 years experience in the news and publishing industry.
In part five of our series, market expert Jeremy Pafford gives an overview of the North American engineering resin market, including pricing trends and new capacity coming online, that will determine supply, demand, and pricing for engineering resins during this unprecedented pandemic.
BIO: Jeremy is the head of North America, market development for petrochemical market analyst ICIS, which is based out of Houston. Jeremy has been with ICIS since 2013, specializing in petrochemical markets in North and South America, and has more than 20 years experience in the news and publishing industry.
The second episode of Pulp & Paper Canada: The Podcast features an interview with Pete Augustine, president of Fabio Perini North America and board chair of TAPPI, the Technical Association for the Pulp and Paper Industry. Augustine shares how TAPPI has been helping its members navigate the pandemic, and explores the spike in consumer tissue demand and subsequent drop in away-from-home. He also discusses how the tissue industry was able to turn on a dime when faced with crisis – and where improvements still need to be made.
In part four of our series, market expert Jeremy Pafford gives an overview of the North American PVC market, including pricing trends and new capacity coming online, that will determine supply, demand, and pricing for PVC during this unprecedented pandemic.
BIO: Jeremy is the head of North America, market development for petrochemical market analyst ICIS, which is based out of Houston. Jeremy has been with ICIS since 2013, specializing in petrochemical markets in North and South America, and has more than 20 years experience in the news and publishing industry.
In part two, James speaks about the importance of reliability when managing machinery and equipment. He also speaks to how companies can improve their maintenance, why some companies have a hard time achieving reliability, do’s and don’t’s of reliability, how reliability goes beyond maintenance, and how analytical methods are important for reliability.
In this episode of Direct & Current, Anthony Capkun interviews Michelle Branigan, CEO of Electricity Human Resources Canada, to learn more about EHRC’s research project, “Leadershift: Pathways to Gender Equity”.
And some of the findings—in this day and age—are confounding.
For example, almost 1 in every 5 men (18%) in this report believes it is easier for women to succeed in their workplace than it is for them, while 3 of every 4 women (75%) believe they have a harder time.
“I do think that some of the findings in the Leadershift report will be a big surprise to those reading it,” admits Michelle Branigan, EHRC’s CEO, “But I do think it’s going to be a little bit of a wake-up call for some leaders in the sector.”
CLICK PLAY and let’s untangle those pathways to gender equity.
Silvia Fraser's guest for this episode of Security Women is Lina Tsakiris. Lina, a security professional with more than two decades of experience, currently works with one of Canada's major financial institutions. Silvia and Lina discuss the different types of insider threat, how recognize a potential threat before any damage is done and how to deal effectively with the consequences.
The professionalization of policing has been a hot topic recently and so for our latest episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we tackle education in policing and its relationship to resilience as well lifelong learning for leaders in law enforcement.
Dr. Lauren D. Eisler, the dean of the faculty of Human and Social Sciences at the Brantford Campus of Wilfrid Laurier University, joins us for this compelling and lively conversation.
You can also stream the show here at annexbusinessmedia.com/podcasts or on our own playlist here: https://soundcloud.com/user-381015363/sets/blue-line-podcast .
Phil Bott, division chief for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and the Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI), talks about changes in education, feedback from students, the ongoing need for recruits and the growing importance of technology.
In part three of our series, market expert Zachary Moore gives an overview of the North American polystyrene (PS) market, including pricing trends and new capacity coming online, that will determine supply, demand, and pricing for PS during this unprecedented pandemic.
The latest episode of The CFI Podcast focuses on a very timely subject: wildfire research, response and prevention. Canada’s wildfire season is well underway now, with conditions right to result in severe wildfires across the country. And as we head into the hot summer months, it is bound to become worse.
So, we spoke with Michael Benson, manager of wildfire operations for FPInnovations, to learn more about Canada’s wildfire preparedness and response levels in recent years, the forest industry’s research and response efforts, the impact of good forest management practices, and more.
“By and large Canada really is in a fortunate position in terms of capacity, experience and expertise in the wildfire response field. However, even high reliability organizations have room for improvement,” Benson said.
He called for increased co-operation and communication among the provinces’ different wildfire agencies and between the agencies and forest products companies. Being prepared to answer the call, completing requisite training and communicating with wildfire management agencies before a wildfire event occurs are just some of the things forest companies can do to help minimize the impacts of wildfire.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about the impact of different wildfire research projects, mitigation efforts, the impact of COVID-19 and climate change, and more.
Tune in now and look for future episodes at www.woodbusiness.ca/podcasts.
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In part two of our series, market expert Zachary Moore gives an overview of the North American polypropylene (PP) market, including pricing trends and new capacity coming online, that will determine supply, demand, and pricing for PP during this unprecedented pandemic.
Behaviour analyst Mina Movasseli discusses how culture at work affects employees’ personal lives.
At the end of April 2020, to varying degrees, we were just over one month into a national lockdown due to COVID-19.
The economy was shutting down, yet electricians had been deemed “essential” in most jurisdictions and, by extension, their distributors. So I gathered together a panel of electrical distributors, from one coast to the other, to learn how the pandemic was affecting their operations and their ability to serve their customers.
My panelists included: Cliff Backman, Franklin Empire; Elaine Gerrie, Gerrie Electric; Greg Stephenson, Bartle & Gibson; Jason Taylor, Graybar Canada; Mathieu Legris, Electrimat; Michael Gross, Wesco; Roger Little, Rexel Canada (Nedco, Westburne, Rexel Atlantic); Tim Horsman, E.B. Horsman & Son; Tim MacDonald, Ideal Supply.
This is Part 2 of 2 of that discussion. In Part 1, I ask my panelists how the pandemic was affecting their operations and their ability to serve their customers.
Join Editor Jannen Belbeck, and Functional Medicine Specialist Victoria Coleman (HBSc, DC, MSc, IFMCP) for a discussion surrounding supporting immune balance for patients – sponsored by Designs for Health. Within the discussion, we address:
· Why should both DCs and NDs (and other healthcare professionals) know about immune support, and what's a baseline they should know or acknowledge with patients?
· Immune boosters vs. Immune support: The importance of language and avoiding buzzwords when speaking to patients.
· What are the best options healthcare professionals can suggest for their patients to support their immune systems? (We discuss both lifestyle factors, and supplementation for patients.
At the end of April 2020, to varying degrees, we were just over one month into a national lockdown due to COVID-19.
The economy was shutting down, yet electricians had been deemed “essential” in most jurisdictions and, by extension, their distributors. So I gathered together a panel of electrical distributors, from one coast to the other, to learn how the pandemic was affecting their operations and their ability to serve their customers.
My panelists included: Cliff Backman, Franklin Empire; Elaine Gerrie, Gerrie Electric; Greg Stephenson, Bartle & Gibson; Jason Taylor, Graybar Canada; Mathieu Legris, Electrimat; Michael Gross, Wesco; Roger Little, Rexel Canada (Nedco, Westburne, Rexel Atlantic); Tim Horsman, E.B. Horsman & Son; Tim MacDonald, Ideal Supply.
This is Part 1 of 2 of that discussion. In Part 2, I ask my panelists what pandemic-related changes, lessons learned, and the like will persist when the crisis eventually passes, and we get to our NEW normal.
This episode of Machine Language features an interview with Andre Vittorio, president and founder of Idealogical Systems Inc., a Toronto-area IT services provider for manufacturers. We discuss the rise in cybercrime during COVID-19, the weakest links in factory networks, the steps manufacturers need to take to make threat detection part of their network architecture, and new technologies that SMEs should be aware of when it comes to cybersecurity.
In part one, market expert Zachary Moore gives an overview of the North American polyethylene (PE) market, including pricing trends and new capacity coming online, that will determine supply, demand, and pricing for PE during this unprecedented pandemic.
BIO: Zachary is the deputy managing editor of ICIS in the Americas. He has been working in the petrochemical industry for the past 15 years in Asia, the Middle East, and now the U.S. He has worked on BTX aromatics, styrenics, phenol, and acetone and the polyester chain, and specializes in the polyoelfins space, tracking PE and PP markets.
Paul Swan, vice-president, sales and marketing, Anixter Canada, Security Solutions Group, recalls his 35 years in the security business, working first in the U.K. in the 1980s then in Canada in security integration and distribution businesses. He offers his perspectives on RMR, sales, technology, market evolution, consolidation, DIY security options and new players like Amazon and Google. Swan also shares memories of mentors that have had a positive impact on his career and discusses some potential future scenarios for the electronic security industry.
Isobel Granger, recently promoted to superintendent at Ottawa Police Service, is now leading the service’s newly launched Respect, Values and Inclusion (RVI) Directorate. She joins us for the June edition of Blue Line The Podcast to share her thoughts on this fresh opportunity with RVI, living authentically, climbing and building ladders, and more on her recently published book, Smashing the Glass Ceiling: A 10-step Guide Using Creativity and Innovation to Bust Through the Barriers to Female Leadership.
This episode is brought to you by Patriot One Technologies. Learn more at Patriot1tech.com.
It started out as a small RAS operation in his home basement, today founder Eric Pedersen’s Ideal Fish is successfully producing Branzino for the domestic market. We talk to Pedersen and Ideal Fish’s sales and marketing director James MacKnight about the company’s journey, its innovative strategies to reach the market, and its quest to educate the consumers about RAS-grown fish.
Guests: Eric Pedersen, president and CEO, Ideal Fish, and James MacKnight, sales and marketing director, Ideal Fish
Welcome to the first episode of Pump Up The Volume. We are starting things off with Peter Aulich, general manager of JW Winco Canada, who will be talking about the challenges of setting up a new branch of operations, and how to deal with all the curveballs that come with it.
If you would like to be a guest on an upcoming podcast, send an email to dhorne@ippt.ca, and put in the subject line “Pump Up the Volume.”
The debut episode of Pulp & Paper Canada: The Podcast features an interview with Allen Kirkpatrick, executive director for the Canadian Corrugated & Containerboard Association (CCCA). Kirkpatrick details how the containerboard industry has been affected by the pandemic and how they’re handling sanitization of their products and facilities. He also discusses new technologies converters and roll-stock producers should be aware of, and how the pulp and paper industry can bring more public awareness to Canada’s use of recycled fibre.
Imran Ahmad, a partner in the Toronto office of law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, specializes in technology, cybersecurity and privacy law. He works with clients to develop strategies that address both cyber threats and data breaches. Ahmad is a well-known expert and speaker on these topics, including previous events hosted by Canadian Security magazine.
Canadian Security editor Neil Sutton spoke to Ahmad recently to get his view on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cybersecurity and privacy in Canada, particular in light of work from home policies and the recent emergence of contract tracing software.
In part one, James describes maintenance management techniques, how IIOT is changing how maintenance is managed, and where it is taking predictive maintenance. As well as sharing stories about his experiences with maintenance.
Welcome to the fourth episode of the Wild West Show. In this instalment, we welcome the show Paul Poscente, President and CEO of Backwoods Security Services, who will be talking about how companies can raise their health and safety measures by screening employees for potential COVID-19 symptoms. If you would like to be a guest on an upcoming Wild West Show podcast, send an email to dhorne@ippt.ca, and put in the subject line “Wild West Show.”
Laura King with NFPA Canada shares details of this year’s NFPA fire prevention theme: Serve up Fire Safety in the Kitchen. King talks about the core messages and timeliness of the campaign, alongside the resources that are available now to start building your fire prevention week campaigns. Fire prevention week started in 19245 in Canada and remains a critical public education tool.
As restaurants in some provinces slowly begin to reopen and others make plans to reopen, we thought it would be a good time to check in with funding expert Bonny Koabel for an update on COVID-19 financial compensation measures meant to help small businesses adversely affected by the shutdowns.
In this podcast we learn about:
- New developments in the Canadian Emergency Rental Assistance program.
- A government push for 10 paid sick days.
- Differences between the 75% Wage Subsidy and the 10% Wage Subsidy.
- Conditions of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.
- Future government audits.
- A government hiring grant program offering businesses up to $6,000.
Bonny Koabel is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified General Accountant. She is president of president of AKR Consulting Canada – a Mississauga, Ontario, firm specializing in government grants, subsidies, tax credits, refunds and rebates since 2003. For more in-depth information, you can reach Bonny at AKR Consulting Canada at www.akrconsulting.com.
Thanks for listening to the Canadian Pizza Podcast. You can find us at canadianpizzamag.com and on Sound Cloud. Let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear on future podcasts.
Security Women host Silvia Fraser speaks to three fellow security professionals about the course of COVID-19, moving towards recovery and the lessons that can be applied to the next emergency. Silvia's guests for this first episode of Security Women are: Marti Katsiaras, global manager, public safety and physical security, ADP; Suzanna Alsayed, emergency management specialist; and Nicole McNeil, head of business resilience and physical security, TMX Group.
Massage Therapists are struggling through an unprecedented event in their lifetime – a pandemic. This pandemic necessitates physical distancing and suspension of practice to slow the spread of the virus. As COVID19 cases decline, provincial governments are slowly re-opening the economy. Massage therapists have many questions as how to return to practice effectively and safely. In this episode we speak with Lori Green, Executive Director of the Massage Therapists Association of Saskatchewan (MTAS) about their return to work resources, PPE requirements (and associated costs, workplace alterations, how the Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance (CMTA) are coordinating their efforts for RMTs across the country, and more!
The debut episode of Machine Language features an interview with Shelley Fellows, chair of Automate Canada, and Mike Bilton, chair of the Canadian Association of Mold Makers. The sister associations have been working together to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the mold, tool and die, and industrial automation sectors through weekly surveys of their members.
Fellows and Bilton discuss some of the major concerns brought forth by manufacturers, and some unexpected positive impacts of the coronavirus crisis. They also highlight health and safety best practices, and dig in to how Industry 4.0 technologies will help manufacturers become more resilient long-term.
In the latest episode of The CFI Podcast, we spoke with Kevin Edgson, president and CEO of EACOM Timber Corporation, board chair of the Forest Products Association of Canada and a member of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s board of directors, about the challenge of attracting younger people to the industry.
One reason why fewer young workers have been entering the industry is the outdated perception of the industry and associated opportunities, Edgson explained.
“I think the perception rests in the old view that it was very labour intensive and a harsh environment when, in fact, there’s some really interesting technologies, it’s sustainable, it’s green, it’s an environment that’s not an office,” he said.
As a result, the industry needs to communicate and engage society to help them understand what the industry is about, how industry sustainably manages forests, the technology involved and the available career paths, Edgson said.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about what younger workers are looking for in their careers, how forest products companies can tackle this issue, the impact of new industry programs and initiatives, the importance of diversity and inclusion, and more.
Tune in now and look for future episodes at www.woodbusiness.ca/podcasts.
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MP Irek Kusmierczyk discusses changes to the national summer jobs program as a result of COVID-19.
How would you rate your media relations as your service continues to manage the impacts of COVID-19? What about the bigger branding picture? Or internal mental health campaigns?
For another special bonus episodes, Blue Line, The Podcast welcomes Roxanne Beaubien to the mic. She is an award-winning strategist and former journalist with more than 20 years of policing communications experience at the local, provincial and national level. Starting as a former crime reporter, she was most recently the corporate communications and media relations manager with the London Police Service. She now owns and operates Duty Calls Communications, which offers strategic communications and media relations for emergency services.
We talk about the value added by a communications professional and how she thinks the majority of Canadian law enforcement agencies have done with the maintenance of pandemic communications and messaging. Additionally, we tap into her thoughts on what the future might hold for communications and media relations for emergency services.
In the first episode of What's Next, the podcast that takes a closer look at COVID-19 recovery measures, Canadian Security magazine editor Neil Sutton talks to Luciano Cedrone, Senior Account Executive with Logixx Security. Luciano has more than 20 years of experience in professional security management, including Wal-Mart Canada, Cadillac Fairview and Brookfield Properties. He discusses COVID-19 recovery strategies, such as screening procedures, duty of care, communication plans and the lessons we can take away from the retailers that have remained open during the pandemic. This podcast is sponsored by Logixx Security.
Richard McMullen, partner, security solutions, at Ottawa-based integration firm FCi, embarked on his career in the alarm and security business in the 80s, when computer-systems were just getting started. In a discussion with SP&T News group publisher Paul Grossinger, McMullen talks about the many technical and policy changes that have occurred in the security business in the last 30 years, his connection with the Canadian Security Association, including his term as president, and the industry today as it adapts to COVID-19 conditions.
There’s no shortage of both information and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, so how do we separate the good from bad? The legitimate from the bogus?
How do we keep safe our construction sites, and the employees work in them?
We can all use the best advice possible during this crisis, so went straight to someone “in the know”— Tom Mackay, who recently joined the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario as Health & Safety Director.
He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional and National Construction Safety Officer. Tom has also held the position of Director of Health, Safety & Environment at a high-voltage electrical construction company, and worked at the Ministry of Labour as an Occupational Health & Safety Inspector and as a Provincial Offences Officer.
Tom joins Electrical Business Magazine’s Anthony Capkun for a discussion about COVID-19, where we talk about facts and myths about the novel coronavirus and—perhaps most importantly—best practices for contractors that shows their due diligence in keeping their teams as safe as possible on the job.
NOTE: The COVID-19 situation continue to evolve rapidly. Information changes almost daily. The content of this conversation should not be relied upon or construed as legal advice.
We spoke with Darren Kalyniuk, president of the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association and superintendent at Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Golf Club, about the necessary changes golf courses must make to allow golf to be played safely amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. Also addressed was the CGSA’s role in helping to formulate these new guidelines.
Emma Ashurst of CCOHS unveils organizational strategies on protecting employees’ psychological safety during a pandemic.
Welcome to the third episode of the Wild West Show. In this instalment, we welcome the show the vice president of sales and product management at Blackline Safety, Sean Stinson, who talks about the challenges facing essential businesses, what steps the industry is going to need to re-open, and how technologies like tracing can help accomplish that safely. If you would like to be a guest on an upcoming Wild West Show podcast, send an email to dhorne@ippt.ca, and put in the subject line “Wild West Show.”
In the May episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we take a look at panic buying and the calls those on the frontline may have to attend that involve such incidents.
Elaine Birchall, a hoarding behaviour and intervention specialist, is our guest this month. She is the founder of the Canadian National Hoarding Coalition and also spent time as a counsellor with the Nepean Police Victim Crisis Unit (long since amalgamated into the Ottawa Police Service).
She says learning the criteria and how to assess a given situation will help officers avoid unnecessary poor outcomes and improve compliance.
Hoarding presents a unique challenge and fire risk in the community for the fire service. Elaine Birchall, a hoarding behaviour and intervention specialist for over 18 years, talks to Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about best practices for how to proceed when encountering a hoarding situation on a call. Birchall covers what defines hoarding and how to recognize it, misconceptions around hoarding and how to approach the people involved in a nonjudgmental and sensitive manner.
On April 16 Blue Line hosted its very first virtual roundtable, where we invited five police leaders to turn on their webcams for a joint discussion via video.
We thought it was a good time to check in with various agencies in an array of locations, as we continue to manage and strive to slow the outbreak of COVID-19. Specifically, after watching social media the last month or so, we wanted to discuss PPE — personal protective equipment. We touch on concerns, challenges, success stories and more about PPE for law enforcement during the pandemic.
For this special bonus episode, Blue Line, The Podcast is sharing that engaging and enlightening conversation caught on video via audio.
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the virtual table: Saskatoon Police Insp. Patrick Nogier, York Regional Police Staff Sgt. Christopher Plante, RCMP Assistant Commissioner of Contract and Indigenous Policing, Dennis Daley; Delta Police Supt. Harj Sidhu; and Insp. Trevor Hermanutz with the Edmonton Police Service’s Pandemic Response Command.
Andre Pelland, senior compliance and quality assurance manager at Pure Safety Group in Houston, Texas, discusses the history and evolution of CSA standards.
Women account for 70 percent of the world’s seafood workers. However, many of them work in entry level, low-paying jobs and very few are leadership roles. Is the industry paying enough attention to diversity in the aquaculture industry? Is gender diversity playing a factor into the design of RAS facilities? What resources exist for women in aquaculture for skills development and training that will allow them to move into leadership roles? These questions are more are discussed in this episode of RAS Talk.
Co-host: Anna DiCocco, fish culture technician, Freshwater Institute
Guests: Astrid Buran Holan, head of innovation, land-based, ScaleAQ Christi Dimon, farm operator, Bluehouse Miami, Atlantic Sapphire
Right now, the world is dealing with an unprecedented situation – the COVID-19 pandemic. Forestry has been declared an essential service across Canada, which means workers need to follow appropriate health and safety guidelines and employers need to stay up-to-date as the situation rapidly evolves. But there is a lot of information out there to sort through and it can be difficult to know what best practices to follow.
That’s why for the fourth episode of The CFI Podcast, we spoke with David Murray, the corporate safety, HR and environment manager for Gorman Group and co-chairperson of the Manufacturing Advisory Group, about how to work safely during COVID-19.
Despite the uncertainty we’re facing today, David is confident the forest industry will emerge from this pandemic stronger than ever.
“We’ve demonstrated our resilience through a lot of market and other constraints, and this pandemic will be another thing that we’ll get through,” he said.
Listen to the full episode to find out more about the industry’s response to the crisis, best health and safety practices to follow, the importance of contingency planning and effective communication, and more.
Tune in now and look for future episodes at www.woodbusiness.ca/podcasts.
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Welcome to the second instalment of the Wild West Show. In this episode, we welcome the CEO of Tundra Process Solutions Limited, Iggy Domagalski, who shares a behind-the-scenes look at how this Alberta company and its employees are operating in the “new normal” of COVID-19.
If you would like to be a guest on an upcoming Wild West Show podcast, send an email to dhorne@ippt.ca, and put in the subject line “Wild West Show.”
For this special bonus episode, Blue Line, The Podcast connects with Toronto Police Service (TPS) Deputy Chief of Police Shawna Coxon to hear more about how TPS is handling the COVID-19 outbreak as well as all the details on her cybercrime journey and her commitment to analytics excellence in policing.
These are tough times for small businesses. Here we look at the most recent COVID-19 financial compensation measures put in place by the Canadian government to bring relief to those adversely affected by the shutdowns. Owners and operators of pizzerias, restaurants or bakery/cafés and other businesses, tune in for examples of how the relief funding would work for a small shop and details on how to access it.
Helping us navigate the government programs is Bonny Koabel, who is a Chartered Professional Accountant, a Certified General Accountant and president of AKR Consulting Canada in Mississauga, Ont., which has specialized in government grants, subsidies, tax credits, refunds and rebates since 2003.
If you need more in-depth information and advice, you can reach Bonny at AKR Consulting Canada at www.akrconsulting.com. A breakdown of the most recent relief programs available at canadianpizzamag.com.
Thanks for listening to the Canadian Pizza Podcast. You can find us at canadianpizzamag.com and on Sound Cloud. Let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear on future podcasts.
Shawn discusses how to get employees to buy into a safety culture, how important it is to change habits, things that need to be done to make a company as safe as possible, as well as going over success stories.
This is the Wild West Show, where we look at anything and everything that is affecting the western provinces, its people, and the economy. In this episode, we look at the oil and gas sector, and how it is coping with the latest challenge, COVID-19, with special guest Marlon Ellerby, the president of EnergyAuctions.
If you would like to be a guest on an upcoming Wild West Show podcast, send an email to dhorne@ippt.ca, and put in the subject line “Wild West Show.”
In this first episode of Security Insights, we speak to Amir Atri, regional director, Ontario, GardaWorld, about aspects of pandemic preparation and response, including: effective communication with staff and stakeholders; when to take action; lessons learned from COVID-19; increased demand for guard services; and what the recovery will look like. This podcast is sponsored by GardaWorld.
Has your pizzeria been affected by recent pandemic restrictions? As owner or operator of a pizzeria, restaurant or bakery/café, especially one with a dining room, you may be wondering what programs are available to help tide your business over as efforts continue to fight the spread of coronavirus. Canadian Pizza will take a look at COVID-19 financial compensation measures recently put in place by the federal and Ontario governments to bring relief to small businesses, including pizzerias, that have been adversely affected by the shutdowns. With measures changing rapidly, this podcast will bring operators up to speed on their options for financial compensation.
Helping us navigate the government programs is Bonny Koabel, who is a chartered professional accountant and a certified general accountant. Bonny is president of president of AKR Consulting Canada – a Mississauga, Ontario, firm specializing in government grants, subsidies, tax credits, refunds and rebates since 2003. For more information, contact Bonny at akrconsulting.com.
Thanks for listening to the Canadian Pizza Podcast. You can find us at canadianpizzamag.com and on Sound Cloud. Let us know what you think and what you’d like to hear on future podcasts.
In our second podcast in the Women in Green series, we’ll meet Melissa Baldelli, owner-operator of Cut and Style by the Lawn Salon, a landscaping company based in Mississaugua, Ont., and Leasha Schwab, superintendent at Pheasant Run Golf Club in East Gwillimbury, Ont.
Dr. Vern White, senator and former police chief, joins us from our nation’s capital for this special episode as we grapple with this unprecedented coronavirus situation. Dr. White is the former Chief of Police in both Ottawa and the Durham Region, and he served with the RCMP for more than 20 years. He is also the lead consultant with Syntax Prepares, an emergency planning and crisis communications agency and he catches up with Blue Line’s editor to share some of his thoughts on policing this pandemic.
With the demand for PPE at an all-time high, Tony Guarino of Levitt-Safety discusses specifics around the N95 mask.
For the first episode of Security Leaders, we spoke to Silvia Fraser about how she came to work in security as a new Canadian, her security career with the City of Toronto and the City of Mississauga, what is important to her as a leader and a mentor, and how the practice of security has changed in the time she been engaged with the industry.
The aquaculture industry continues to face challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. From social distancing protocols to mandatory work-from-home policies, how are RAS producers managing the day-to-day farm operations in this new norm? This episode is a discussion on Covid-19 and the impact it's having on RAS operations, with hosts Mari-Len De Guzman and Brian Vinci, and guests from New York-based Hudson Valley Fish Farms: John Ng, CEO, and Brittany Peachey, aquaculture operations manager.
What is happening nationwide for firefighters during COVID-19? John McKearney, president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) and the fire chief in Whistler, B.C., shares his observations on fire department response during COVID-19 and how the CAFC is supporting the fire service. Tune in for this important COVID-19 update from a national perspective.
For the third episode of The CFI Podcast, we spoke with Andrew White, CEO of London, Ont.-based CHAR Technologies, about the potential biochar presents for the forest industry. Biochar is a carbon product made through the heating of organic materials without oxygen. It can be made from sawdust, chips, pellets, and other residuals from sawmills.
“At a high level, this new market presents another opportunity to add value to forestry materials,” Andrew told me in our conversation. “As the biocarbon markets grow and our demand for wood or other types of carbon and lignin containing materials grow, it’s another outlet for those forestry materials.”
Find out more about how biochar is made, the different types of products that can be produced, the opportunities it presents the forest sector, and Andrew’s thoughts about the future of this developing market.
Tune in now and look for future episodes at www.woodbusiness.ca/podcasts
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Women are making up a larger percentage of the Canadian construction workforce each year. As companies, governments and industry groups focus on inclusivity, job sites that have been stuck in the past are evolving.
On-Site sits down with Alexandra Oldford, the communications liaison on EllisDon's Rutherford GO Station project, to discuss her career in construction and share her take on the steps the industry still needs to make to encourage more women to join the construction workforce. Over the past two years with EllisDon, Oldford has taken part in a diverse set of projects for the contractor, including serving as the design manager for the Canada Pavilion for Expo 2020 in Dubai.
As RAS operations across the world ramp up, it is increasingly important to effectively address off-flavour issues in RAS-grown fish. The research is available for effective mitigation measures and many RAS producers are successfully implementing these recommendations. Justin Henry, director of aquaculture at Habitat Life, and John Davidson, research scientist at the Freshwater Institute, discuss some best practice in mitigating off-flavours.
Dan Derby is the president of the Fire Chiefs’ Association of British Columbia and the Regional Fire Chief for Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue. He joins Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy in a discussion of the unprecedented pandemic crisis and its unique facets in emergency management. Derby and DeSorcy discuss staffing, firehall closures, PPE supplies, the role of associations in the crisis, self-care and mental health, working with the leadership of health authorities, and some of the lessons that will come of the crisis, such as critical conversations around supply chain management and dispatch protocols.
Welcome to our first podcast series. To celebrate Ground Water Awareness Week, we welcome Craig Stainton, who has been involved in the ground water industry for more than 40 years. For many years Craig ran the service and pump and water treatment side of Stainton’s Ltd. in Arva, near London, Ont. Over the years, he has taught continuing education courses and helped teach the 10-day course required by drillers and technicians for licensing in the province.
Most importantly, he has served as board member and president of the Ontario Ground Water Association, and now serves as the executive director of both the OGWA and the new Canadian National Ground Water Association. In this three-podcast series, we go back to basics to look explore the questions: What is ground water? What do ground water professionals do? What are the threats to ground water in Canada?
Listen to the first episode, “What is ground water?” and share it with your customers, colleagues and friends on social media to emphasize the importance of your work as a ground water professional.
For this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we steal some time with Martin Cronin, the CEO of Patriot One Technologies, during one of his Washington, D.C. trips.
Patriot One is a provider of cognitive microwave radar technology for concealed weapons detection and the current sponsor of our podcast.
We chat about the evolving trends in threat detection, artificial intelligence and privacy concerns as well as law enforcement partnerships.
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Join us for a conversation with Judy Unsworth, deputy fire chief of operations for the town of Strathmore, Alta. Unsworth is the 2019 Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Volunteer Chief of the Year. She speaks candidly with Hope, B.C., Chief Tom DeSorcy about her career experiences, including building a fire department from scratch. Unsworth also shares her thoughts on diversity and changing demographics in the fire service alongside what’s happening with the mental health conversation in Alberta. Tune in for a great perspective on the evolving nature of the fire service from an award winning chief.
Mark Healey, planning chief for the BC Wildfire Service, talks to Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about changes in wildfire management, including the rise of wildland urban interface and building successful partnerships. Healey recently came back from assisting with the bushfire crisis in Australia and he shares what he learned from the Australian operation and novel fire behaviour.
The potential of RAS for sustainability and financial gains is making it an appealing proposition for investors. At the recent Aquaculture America conference in Honolulu, host Mari-Len De Guzman sat down with Kimberley Player, director of research at Portland, Oregon-based Equilibrium Capital, discussing the opportunities and challenges for investments within the RAS value chain.
Welcome to the second episode of The CFI Podcast! You’ve tune in to hear compelling conversations, hot topics and trends in the wood products and logging industry.
In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, we spoke with Tanya Wick, Tolko Industries’ vice-president of people and services, about all things women in forestry: the importance of gender diversity hiring practices, industry initiatives to address gender diversity, advice for women looking to get into the industry, and more.
Find out more about best practices with regards to gender diversity and inclusion, how your company can further encourage and support women in the industry, and Tanya’s thoughts about the future of the industry.
Tune in now and look for future episodes at www.woodbusiness.ca/podcasts
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With the advent of phone apps and the desire for convenient, on-demand services, mobile massage has become popular in North America. Much like Uber popularized on-demand travel options, companies like Massago have tapped into the realm of on-demand healthcare.
Listen in as we discuss the new markets being served by these businesses, address safety concerns, compensation, and challenging the existing delivery of care models of massage.
What is the next iteration of on demand mobile massage, and how will technology continue to play a role? We discuss all of this and more with the CEO of Massago, Allan Skok.
The 2019 winner of the Jake The Baker contest, Dooher’s Bakery had a wonderful entry. Learn what made this bakery win the annual contest, and what caught the Founding Sponsor and judges’ eye.
Learn how Luscious Bakery, a seasonal bakery in the resort town of Sauble Beach uses charity and community giving to raise its profile.
In this five minute flash cast, we learn how The Sweet Bakery lives up to its name. The owner contributes her time and money toward a unique charity, and that goodwill boomerangs back to her business.
Our second in our five-minute series of flash casts, we look at what motivates Doo Doo’s Bakery to donate to Autism Ontario, and what they are bringing to their community.
The first of our series of flash casts, hosted by Bakers Journal and featuring Elaine O’Doherty of Ardent Mills, the Founding Sponsor of the Jake The Baker contest, you can learn what catches the contest judges’ attention, especially for Sweet B’s Bakery.
For this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we sit down with Jim Bremner, the president and founding member of the Canadian Tactical Officers Association, or CTOA, who is freshly returned from the Shot Show in Las Vegas. We chat about shields, Blue Line Expo coming up on April 21, and even dogs, among other tactical tidbits, so grab those headphones.
Bremner was a SWAT team leader and has over 30 years’ experience in law enforcement. He is qualified as a sniper, weapons technician, tactical trainer and use of force and firearms instructor.
He shares the value in going “back to basics,” and his advice for today’s tactical teams, as well as his thoughts from his time on the set of the TV series Flashpoint.
Tune in now and find other episodes at www.blueline.ca/podcast.
Thank you to our sponsor, Patriot One Technologies. Learn more at Patriot1tech.com.
Do you have what it takes to work in a RAS operation? This episode of RAS Talk tackles the current challenges as well as strategies for hiring the right people. Hosts Mari-Len De Guzman and Brian Vinci talk with Cristina Espejo, head of HR at Atlantic Sapphire in Miami, Florida, and Kirk Havercroft, CEO of Sustainable Blue in Nova Scotia, Canada. These two companies are not just investing in the technology, but more importantly, they are investing in their people to develop a highly-skilled and competent RAS workforce.
Want to help pizza lovers follow your pizza online? For great tips on social media marketing, insight into what draws pizza lovers to your door and what keeps them coming back, and why "extra cheese isn't always the answer," check out this podcast where we chat with @PizzaTography social marketer – and now pizza maker! – Justin Tanada. Justin loves pizza so much that he started an Instagram profile dedicated to our beloved dish. It’s called Pizzatography and it features photos and videos of pizza from all over the world. @PizzaTography also has 28,200 followers. Justin has studied how to gain the right followers on social media that make sense for your business. More recently, he has come full circle from fan of pizza to maker of pizza at Shorty’s Pizzeria and MaiPai Tiki Bar in Hamilton, Ont. Listen in and learn, with a few laughs and a lot of pizza love along the way!
Zana Gordon, long-time executive director of FenBC, talks to Glass Canada editor Patrick Flannery about the state of the association, the challenges the industry still faces with training and quality standards and whether we need a made-in-Canada national commercial glazing association.
Canadian Rental Service editor Patrick Flannery discusses ways to ensure the future of skilled labour in the mechanical trades with Julie Davis, director of workforce development for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
In this episode, Fenestration Review editor, Patrick Flannery, talks to Normand Doucet, a partner at Quadraplast in Saint-Therese, Que., about the latest advances in vinyl extrusion technology and new things that are possible in window design. It’s a chance to see behind the curtain of the industry that supports our industry.
Welcome to the first ever episode of The CFI Podcast! You’ve tuned in to hear compelling conversations hot topics and trends in the wood products and logging industry.
We’re kicking things off by speaking with JP Gladu, president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) about all things First Nations in forestry: the current state of First Nations’ involvement in the industry, the importance of working with and engaging First Nations, best practices to follow, the impact of legislation and more.
Find out more about how your company can engage Indigenous businesses and communities, what programs and certifications are available, and JP’s thoughts about the future of the industry.
Tune in now and look for future episodes at www.woodbusiness.ca/podcasts
Thank you to our sponsor, EACOM Timber Corporation. EACOM is a proud CCAB member and PAR-committed company. Find out more at EACOM.ca.
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In part II of our interview with Pam Fitch we explore ethical dilemmas and what makes them complicated. Specifically, we discuss issues related to “power”. Although massage therapists hold positions of responsibility, they may not feel particularly powerful and able to manage the therapeutic relationship. When that happens, they discover the cost of “being nice” instead of professionally responsible and this often results in challenging ethical dilemmas. At the same time, when therapists exploit their positions of responsibility and power, clients are at risk.
A new era in workplace health and safety is dawning — a time of multi-stakeholder engagement where organizations partner to share data in an effort to better forecast risks. Modern Niagara’s Erin Oliver and Plan Group’s Steven Thrasher discuss.
All eyes are on Maine as an emerging destination for RAS development projects. In this episode, Erik Heim, president of Nordic Aquafarms, takes us through the strategies and factors that led his company to choose Maine as the site for its proposed US$500-million Atlantic salmon RAS farm, as well as the challenges and lessons learned through the process.
Have you watched the Irishman movie with Robert De Niro yet? You don’t want to miss this podcast then... Blue Line, The Podcast is kicking off 2020 with a bang — a big bang into the underworld and its sprawling violence here in the Greater Toronto Area.
In this episode, we travel to Hamilton’s Mohawk College campus for some facetime with organized crime specialist Stephen Metelsky. He is a writer, retired police intelligence sergeant and currently a criminology professor at Mohawk College.
Find out more about the current power struggle we’re seeing in the underworld, the case that really cemented Metelsky’s interest in this arena, and his tips for law enforcement as we continue to target and take down illegal betting.
Tune in now and find other episodes at www.blueline.ca/podcast.
Thank you to our sponsor, Patriot One Technologies. Learn more at Patriot1tech.com.
Mental wellness is closely related to preventative care. For the fire service, this means reaching out for help before one’s sense of self seriously deteriorates. Nick Halmasy, a former firefighter who is now a registered psychotherapist and founder of After the Call, joins host Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope, B.C., for a conversation about his experience with stressful calls alongside determining what is a normal stress response and what is not. He emphasizes there are a multitude of roles stress plays in a person’s life. A serious state of distress may not always indicate PTSD, but needs appropriate help nonetheless.
Want to help pizza lovers find your business online? Today we talk about an important topic for restaurants: local search. We are joined by Michelle Brisebois, a marketing consultant specializing in e-commerce and digital content strategy and in-store activation. Topics include why it’s important for your business to rate high in a local web search, common mistakes and missed opportunities, and tips for ranking higher in a search. Listen in and learn!
It is becoming generally accepted that firefighters face an increased risk of cancer. There are statistics to support this risk fact, and decontamination is becoming more widespread alongside technologies like cleaner cab. Presumptive cancer legislation is also expanding in various parts of Canada. What needs to be done next and what do firefighters need to know about caring for their health? Dr. Kenneth Kunz, a medical oncologist and passionate advocate for firefighter cancer care, joins Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope, B.C., for a conversation that imparts an important message for the fire service on how to protect the health of those who protect the public.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we sit down with York Regional Police Officer Michelle Vincent, who has been in the field for 18 years and is also the writer behind Blue Line’s “Holding the Line” column. Furthermore, she is an officer on a serious mission to save lives when it comes to the first responder mental health crisis.
As one of the founders of a new non-profit, Vincent is in the process of implementing Ontario’s first treatment centre that will be occupationally-specific for and exclusive to first responders. It’s called The Haven and it is based on Quebec’s model, called La Vigile. She tells us more about the stage this non-profit is at and why it will make a difference in suicide prevention among emergency services and uniform personnel.
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Patrick Straw has spent more than 30 years building a successful career in security. He started in policing before joining the security industry as a sales and marketing professional. Three years ago, he joined the Canadian Security Association (CANASA) as the organization’s executive director. Straw shares his thoughts on effective customer service, technology milestones throughout the years and the work that CANASA does promoting and representing the security industry across Canada.
Many in the fire service will remember a time when it didn’t feel right to openly discuss a call you were struggling with. Today, organic conversations around how firefighters feel are starting to flow. Toronto’s Fire Chief Matthew Pegg discusses the fading stigma of mental illness with host Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope, B.C. Pegg and DeSorcy discuss the impact of media coverage in the aftermath of tragedy and the growth in open conversation around occupational injury and stress. What’s the next step for the fire service and mental health? Keep the topic top of mind. Listen now to keep the conversation going.
This bonus episode of Inputs is all about canola – from how harvest was to producer plans for 2020. Associate editor Stephanie Gordon shares highlights from when she travelled to Winnipeg to attend the Canola Discovery Forum from Nov. 13 to 15, 2019. In the episode, Keith Gabert, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, shares ways growers can improve their integrated pest management strategies, producers Scott Keller and Troy LaForge share what they do on their operation, and Ashley Robinson, Canadian agriculture reporter with Bloomberg, shares the latest news on the China-Canada canola trade dispute.
Mitigating one’s environmental footprint isn’t a trend – it’s the now way and it’s here to stay. There are many opportunities, big and small, for the fire service to green up their operations. Gord Schreiner, the fire chief in Comox, B.C., talks with host Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope, B.C., about a number of environmental initiatives undertaken by his department and training centre. Schreiner, who is also pens the StopBad column for Fire Fighting in Canada, shares cost and benefit details alongside an important message: green technology is good for your firefighters’ health and safety too.
In our third podcast, we’ll meet another three of our 2019 class of the Top 10 Under 40 recipients: Amanda Gillies, director of sales and marketing for Maritime Green Products in Moncton, N.B.; Stephen Hicks, superintendent at the Brantford Golf & Country Club in Brantford, Ont.; and Simon Rosas-Leon, owner-operator of Top Notch Yard Care in Winnipeg, Man.
What role does potassium play in crop management, and how do crops respond when there’s a deficiency of it? Robert Mullen, the director of agronomy sales for Nutrien, discusses the ins and outs of potassium fertilizer on this episode of Inputs.
“We connect with our clients physiologically, yet our touch is interpreted psychologically.” Talking Body, Listening Hands: A Guide to the Massage Therapeutic Relationships prompts a discussion of communication and ethical challenges associated with massage therapy practice. In this podcast we explore professional responsibilities, communication skills, and interpersonal challenges that massage therapists face day to day. How does the Code of Ethics frame Scope of Practice in assisting the practitioner in complicated decision making? How do we build a “working alliance” with clients? What is a “touch-triggered” response? How can we effectively set boundaries? This and more as we consider all that happens in the therapeutic encounter.
As part of our exclusive women in law enforcement podcast series this fall, Blue Line, The Podcast sat down with Durham Regional Police Service’s first female cadet in her Whitby, Ont. kitchen.
Maria Iannuzziello, a Durham College professor currently teaching in the Police Foundations program, shared her memories of impactful moments in policing with Blue Line as well as her perspective on the evolution of police training in regards to the academic component.
Iannuzziello, who turned in her badge after 18 years to pursue her career in teaching, is also a passionate advocate for mental health and wellness.
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A great story told well can make the difference between a lesson learnt or a lesson lost. Fire service leaders who share stories effectively can make a big impact with their personnel. Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope B.C., talks with storytelling expert Paul Smith how to choose the right kind of story to achieve your goals and then tell it best.
As producers plan and think ahead, a well-balanced crop rotation is one way to mitigate agronomic and business risk on the operation. Darren Bond, farm management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, joins us on this episode of Inputs to discuss what’s involved with good crop rotation. Bond touches on weeds, pests and disease management, changing varieties, weather considerations, as well as the economics of it all.
The Nozzle Forward is a system of hose line management and fire attack developed by Seattle firefighter Aaron Fields. Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope B.C., interviews Brian Pods, an Indianapolis firefighter and technical marketing manager for Task Force Tips, on how adapting this system can help fire departments big and small develop their passion and skills for aggressive and efficient fire suppression, in particular for those lower frequency but high-risk events.
What crops benefit from a fall fertilizer application, and when, where, and how should you approach it? Robert Mullen, director of agronomy sales for Nutrien, joins us on this episode of Inputs, to share some best practices.
Casey House opened its doors in 1988 as Canada’s first and only stand-alone hospital for people with HIV/AIDS. It’s a place where clients can receive holistic care in a non-judgmental, stigma-free setting. Situated on Jarvis Street in downtown Toronto, Casey House’s new 58.000 square-foot home ensures those who live with HIV/AIDS are not forgotten or overlooked.
Casey House provides innovative, comprehensive health care through 1) Inpatient day health programs; 2) Community care and outreach; 3) Social community programming and; 4) Research and education.
Fire chiefs work through various forms of media to convey accurate and timely information to their communities. Unfortunately, misinformation thrives in the blend of traditional and social platforms that dominate today. Tom DeSorcy, the fire chief in Hope B.C., hosts a candid conversation with Steve Darling, a senior broadcast journalist and city councillor in Port Coquitlam, B.C., that will help fire chiefs determine reliable sources, develop quality relationships with journalists, best manage a press conference and ultimately cut through the noise to deliver the needed information to their community.
In 2020, Manitoba will see the launch of two pea-protein processing facilities. This episode of Inputs: the podcast by Top Crop Manager, provides context on where the pea-protein industry is and explores some of the opportunities and challenges for growing peas. Cassandra Tkachuk, production specialist with the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, also joins us to provide an agronomy angle to the topic.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we catch Helen C. Escott from her home in St. John's, N.L. Helen created the RCMP’s Media Relations/Communications Unit in Newfoundland and Labrador in 1998. She became the first female senior communications strategist and media relations spokesperson for the RCMP in that province. She was the communications lead on high-profile events, including the RCMP’s Newfoundland and Labrador response on 9/11.
“It was a very frightening time,” Escott shares. “People didn’t know what it was... Was it the beginning of World War III?
She says she’d never seen the subsequent chain of command in motion before. Within seconds her voicemail was full and she had to bring someone in to answer the phones.
“When I look back at it, I’ve just never seen anything like it.”
With harvest on the horizon, the performance of this year’s crop will set the stage for what’s required next year. Robert Mullen, director of agronomy sales for Nutrien, joins us on this episode of Inputs – the podcast by Top Crop Manager, to discuss post harvest best practices, from soil sampling to nutrient management.
The act of massage therapy has been regulated for 100 years. In the recent 25 years, regulation has increased in complexity and the level of compliance demanded of its members. Fees to maintain the privilege of self-regulation have risen considerably, and some have become increasingly vocal in their disaffection for the regulatory body’s approach in Ontario. With self-regulation moving at a slow pace across the country, and health insurance companies finding ways to work with practitioners in non-regulated provinces, do the costs of self-regulation outweigh the benefits? Iam Kamm, RMT, speaks to these questions and more.
Ontario saw poor winter wheat survival in 2019, in part because of wet weather in the fall and spring. To avoid a repeat season, growers are exploring how to ensure their crop gets off to a good start. OMAFRA’s Joanna Follings discusses some of the risks of planting early, ideal seeding rate and depth, along with some input considerations for a good winter wheat crop.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we sit down with police officer Natalie Hiltz, an executive member of the Canadian Society of Evidence Based Policing and a key member of the Advancing WE in Policing (Ontario) initiative. Hiltz, who is in the middle of her master’s degree with Cambridge University in the U.K. (in the applied criminology and police management/police executive program), explains about the new approach to using gender as a platform to discuss policing. “Gender equity is not a woman’s issue; it’s everyone’s issue,” she tells listeners. She also shares more from her time at the 12th Cambridge International Conference on Evidence Based Policing this year and meeting Commissioner Cressida Dick of the Metropolitan Police Service in London, U.K.
Many firefighters volunteer with humanitarian organizations, using their unique skills to help vulnerable people around the world recover from disasters. Hope, B.C., Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy speaks with Sean Freeman, acting deputy chief of prevention and inspection at Strathmore Fire Department in Alberta, who's been deployed several times to help relief teams co-ordinated by the Canadian Red Cross. Freeman has been called out to five disasters in the Caribbean and around the world.
Many firefighters volunteer with humanitarian organizations, using their unique skills to help vulnerable people around the world recover from disasters. Hope, B.C., Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy speaks with Sean Freeman, acting deputy chief of prevention and inspection at Strathmore Fire Department in Alberta, who's been deployed several times to help relief teams co-ordinated by the Canadian Red Cross. Freeman has been called out to five disasters in the Caribbean and around the world.
Many patients utilize workplace benefits to pay or partially pay for their massage therapy care. Insurers agree, there are benefits to receiving massage therapy, but are concerned benefits are short-term, lower cost alternatives for the same outcomes are available, and question the exploitive business practices of some practitioners.
Insurers are signalling that change is coming, and stakeholders in the massage therapy profession should double-down on efforts to improve relations, ensure accountability and demonstrate efficacy. Join veteran RMT Don Dillon and MTC editor Jannen Belbeck as they point to signs that insurance reimbursement for massage therapy is ripe for change.
We also provide updates from RMTAO ED Andrew Lewarne on a follow up meeting with Greenshield Canada, and the RMT ACT campaign to de-list massage therapy as a taxable health service.
In our second podcast, we’ll meet three more of our 2019 class of the Top 10 Under 40 recipients: Ross Baron, field manager at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, B.C.; Joel Henderson, superintendent at the Sarnia Golf & Curling Club in Sarnia, Ont.; and Frank Shang, owner of MRD Landscaping in Vancouver, B.C.
In our first podcast, we’ll meet three of our 2019 class of the Top 10 Under 40 recipients: Trevor Anderson, superintendent at Mount Bruno Country Club in St. Bruno de Montarville, Que.; Miranda Robinson, assistant superintendent at Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria, B.C.; and Kevin Moores, superintendent at Oakfield Golf & Country Club in Halifax, N.S.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we sit down with Constable Amy Boudreau, who has spent the last eight years as a police officer with a specialty in crime prevention. She is currently enrolled in a Leadership Certificate Program at the University of Waterloo and is an active executive board member for the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners. She also holds an International Crime Prevention Specialist designation, is on the Community Engagement Team for the Canadian Society of Evidence Based Policing (CANSEBP), is a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Level 1 instructor, and serves as a Mental Health Ambassador.
Boudreau shares more about the importance in mindset when it comes come to your career and using roadblock as opportunities. She muses on breaking the officer mold, addressing and mitigating the existing barriers for women in the field, and changing the overall culture.
MeToo allegations are serious business for any leader or organization and fire departments are not immune. Fire chiefs must be prepared to deal with such situations. Hope, B.C., Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy speaks with communications strategist Karen Gordon of Gordon Strategy about the MeToo movement and the fire service. She has spoken on the subject at a number of conferences for fire chiefs.
In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, we sit down with Border Services Officer Tamara Lopez. She is with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in the Greater Toronto Area and is also a TV host, actor, mentor, conference speaker, a lifelong volunteer, former mascot and a new Serving with Pride director.
She tells us more about her career journey, her most challenging as well as most memorable moments, and her recent training to become a “Positive Space Ambassador,” where she will be able to train others on the importance of being inclusive.
Podcast host and Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy talks with NFPA public education representative Laura King on this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign titled, “Not every hero wears a cape: Plan and practice your escape”. The two discuss what’s new this year, some background and history on the campaign and offer valuable resources departments can use as they prepare for the 2019 Fire Prevention Week which runs from the week of Sunday, Oct. 6 to October 12.
This episode of 20/20 focusses on why most businesses talk-the-talk about taking harassment and violence in the workplace seriously, but recent events have led us to believe that most don’t walk-the-walk. Listen to how Debora DeAngelis dealt with her own personal experience as both an employee, and as a union representative.
Kim Caron, Director-Business Development for Armstrong's National Alarm Monitoring and Past President of CANASA, recalls her early days in alarm response when calling 911 seemed like a big step to her growth over the years into a leader who has helped to shape the security industry in Canada.
Hope, B.C., Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy speaks with Scott Wilkinson, senior academy officer in the training academy at the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) about how the department is using unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to augment firefighting efforts. Scott provides an overview of the benefits of using drones to help incident commanders at fire scenes. He also explains how a department can get started, where to purchase equipment and the type of training that’s needed. The WFPS now has 18 trained pilots across four shifts as well as a cadre of trained visual observers to assist the pilots.
The National Fire Protection Association’s Canadian Regional Director, Shayne Mintz is the guest speaker on Fire Fighting in Canada the Podcast’s latest episode titled “Cannabis Challenges in the Fire Service”.
Mintz shares several ways the legalization of cannabis in Canada will challenge the fire industry and what chiefs can expect to face and tips on how to get a good handle on the changes and safety concerns without getting overwhelmed. He also shares valuable resources and where chiefs can start looking for more information.
Victor Harding is a familiar face in the security industry, from his days at Voxcom to owning his own business. Victor, a regular contributor to SP&T News with his Lessons Learned column, shares some of those lessons with us, including his views on the state of alarms and monitoring in Canada today.
Donelda Gowan maintains adverse events are common with massage therapy intervention. In her 2017 dissertation, Gowan posits, "Safety in massage therapy is understudied. There is little information on what constitutes an adverse event from the perspective of stakeholders including MTs, other health care providers, insurers, regulators, educators, and patients."
Today we discuss the frequency of adverse events related to massage therapy, concepts of hurt versus harm and harm versus healing, patient and practitioner perspectives on adverse events, and what the profession can do to measure and monitor adverse events to inform the profession at large, and build public trust.
Firefighters should brace for more forest and wildland blazes across Canada in future years because it will be the new norm as climate change takes hold. Wildland fire experts and ecologists warn that wildfires will likely become more widespread and destruction will become more severe during the summer months in Canada.
Fire Fighting in Canada editor Grant Cameron spoke about the issue with Mike Flannigan, a professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta. Flannigan says the jet stream appears to be getting weaker, which is creating conditions that are ideal for starting and fueling wildland blazes.
In our premier podcast episode, we talk with Les Tomlin, president and co-founder of PizzaForno, a Canadian company that introduced an automated vending machine that cooks and dispenses pizza at five locations in the Toronto area. Canadians Les and William Moyer together created a version of an oven based on patented technology from SAS Adial, which is based in France.
Les joins us to talk about the company's pizza-vending concept, how it came about, how it works and the company future plans.
This podcast is brought to you by Canadian Pizza magazine, the voice of the Canadian independent pizzeria.
20/20: focus on safety features compelling conversations, generated by questions from you, OHS Canada readers, visitors and social media members. Each podcast features a “hot topic” affecting Canada’s safety landscape, with advice and tips from industry experts. Every episode will hopefully entertain you, and will definitely inform you about the timely issues you need to know about. New episodes will be announced right here, and in each edition of OHS Canada’s weekly eNews. To find out more about upcoming 20/20 podcasts and entering your questions for us to cover, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook.
Massage therapists frequently experience strained relationships with the public and media.
Associations with the sex trade, sexual abuse, alternative therapies and insurance fraud have hurt the profession. Practitioners can influence public perception by reaching out to the media while sending the right messages to the front line of their practice.
In this edition of On the Table, we speak with RMT and veteran of public and media relations, Margaret Wallis-Duffy. Learn critical skills to position you in positive light, whether speaking to a referring health professional, your patients, or the media.
Twenty-eight years ago, at the age of 14, Tyler Pelke, deputy fire chief at the City of Red Deer Emergency Services in Alberta, went through a horrific ordeal. An assailant murdered his friend, assaulted Tyler, slit his throat, threw a blanket on him, doused it with gas, set him on fire and left him to die.
Somehow, Tyler survived the violent attack. His assailant was caught and sent to prison. Later, Tyler found it within himself to confront his attacker in jail and find peace and purpose in life through a journey of forgiveness. He now speaks to audiences across North America about the power of forgiveness and why understanding your purpose in life is the key to dealing with adversity.
Tyler talks to Fire Fighting in Canada editor Grant Cameron about the experience and how he refused to let the events of his past define him. Tyler believes it’s important for people to find a purpose because that will give them hope. He’s a living example of how to turn a negative into a positive.
Without provincial health funding, clients of RMTs rely heavily on employee health benefit plans (EHBPs) to finance their massage therapy care. Worker's compensation and auto-insurance are reportedly tough to work with, and increasingly insurers attempt to position themselves as guardians of health care funding.
With adversity rising in relations with some insurers, practitioners worry for this source of funding while insurers are critical on whether utilization of massage therapy provides real value for dollars spent.
In this edition of On The Table, we speak with RMTAO Executive Director Andrew Lewarne on his conversations with GreenShield, the concerns insurance companies are expressing, and what the massage therapy profession can do to improve insurer relations.
Despite massive leaps forward in the world of technology, information sharing and an increasingly sophisticated cyber platform for crime to take place, “the essence of an investigation still needs to be that thorough search for the truth, that analysis of the available intelligence in evidence, and trying to make sense of the objective in mind to hopefully secure the investigation,” says Mick Creedon, the former chief constable in Derbyshire, England, in the first episode of Blue Line, The Podcast.
Creedon was the national lead for the police service in matters including serious and organized crime, covert policing, investigative interviewing, money laundering, financial investigation and asset recovery. He also served as the policing lead in the development of the network of multi-force and multi-agency regional organized crime units.
Listen to our conversation with Creedon in the box below. He chats more about financial investigation as part of the investigators’ toolbox as well as enhancing the attack on criminality. This episode looks at what the modern-day investigator has to do and can do, including the need to utilize the opportunities offered by financial investigation.
The founder and former president of both Frisco Bay Industries and AlarmForce Industries, and now president and CEO of Think Protection, which he co-founded with his son Adam, talks about how he got started in the industry, his approach to marketing security services, and his views on how the alarm monitoring business is evolving today.
A Canadian study is calling for the creation of a national firefighter wellness surveillance system to help address soaring cancer rates and other key firefighter health risks.
The study looked at 10 years of firefighter health and injury data and found that cancer caused more than 86 per cent of firefighter fatalities – overtaking cardiovascular disease as the top killer of Canadian firefighters.
The study was conducted by the British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit and the University of the Fraser Valley in B.C. Fire Fighting in Canada editor Grant Cameron spoke with several of the authors of the study.
See the graph below for more information about firefighter illness, injury and death in Canada, or go to https://cjr.ufv.ca/ to view the study.
A Canadian study is calling for the creation of a national firefighter wellness surveillance system to help address soaring cancer rates and other key firefighter health risks.
The study looked at 10 years of firefighter health and injury data and found that cancer caused more than 86 per cent of firefighter fatalities – overtaking cardiovascular disease as the top killer of Canadian firefighters. The study was conducted by the British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit and the University of the Fraser Valley in B.C. Fire Fighting in Canada editor Grant Cameron spoke with several of the authors of the study. See the graph below for more information about firefighter illness, injury and death in Canada, or go to https://cjr.ufv.ca/ to view the study.
After spending years working at Best Buy and ADT, self-proclaimed self-starter Virgil Reed decided to go out on his own and launch a security company in Saskatoon. Today, Reed Security is operating in Regina and Print Alberta, Sask., as well as in Calgary. Learn how Virgil saw a gap in in the market is now competing against the large nationals and the local telco.
Firefighters don’t like to show their weaknesses or vulnerabilities. They often keep their problems to themselves instead of reaching out for help. That’s what happened to Chris Howe, an acting captain with the Niagara Falls Fire Department. He suffered from mental health issues and became an alcoholic and drug addict and was suicidal. One day, though, he reached out and found help.
Chris talks to Fire Fighting in Canada editor Grant Cameron about his struggles and eventual recovery from the depths of despair. He provides a personal, no-holds-barred account of his battles with mental health, alcoholism, addiction and his journey to recovery. That recovery began about eight years ago and Chris now shares his story in hopes it will help others in similar predicaments.
While the action on the ground happens locally, a lot of important policy matters are taking shape at the federal level. Provinces nationwide have faced tremendous tragedies over the last five years, such as wildfires in the West, the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster and Humboldt. These disasters have increased the importance of federal policy, shared Tina Saryeddine, executive director of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs in a guest column published in the June edition of Fire Fighting in Canada.
What is the status of today’s volunteer fire service in Canada? Take a look through the eyes of Fire Fighting in Canada Volunteer Vision columnists Tom DeSorcy and Vince Mackenzie; two chiefs at the heart of volunteer fire service delivery. Recruitment, retention, increased training demands and an ageing membership will form the conversation alongside succession planning and meeting the needs of the future. How will service delivery change in the changing world?
From wildfires to floods, the nature of emergencies in Canada appear to be increasing in prevalence and damage. Is your department ready for a catastrophic event? Emergency preparedness, mitigation and management are critical cornerstones for fire departments coast to coast. Fire Fighting in Canada has brought two geographical perspectives to the table through one compelling conversation with Fire Chief Dan Derby of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue in B.C., and Deputy Fire Chief Tim Calhoun of Clarington, Ont. Join Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy as he talks to Chief Derby and Deputy Calhoun about what they’ve learned in their respective provinces.