Annex Business Media: Podcasts

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 One reason why fewer young workers have been entering the industry is the outdated perception of the industry and associated opportunities, Edgson explained.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

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 med

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

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 Resp

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 i

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 Clou

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.