Annex Business Media: Podcasts

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. Learn more about Draeger

An interview with Kunal Phalper, Chief Commercial Officer

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 w

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/ Thanks for listening to the Canadian Pizza Podcast. You can find us at canadianpizzamag.com and on Sound Cloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Let us know what you think and what you’d l

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.

An interview with Jonathan Uretsky, VP of Operations and Production

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