Annex Business Media: Podcasts

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. Learn more about Draeger: https://www.draeger.com/en-us_ca/Safety/firefighting-equipment

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 t

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. Tune in now and look for future episodes at www.woodbusiness.ca/podcasts. Music: www.purple-planet.com

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. 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 “Wild West Show.”

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, Bord

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.