Annex Business Media: Podcasts

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...

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 t...

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 profil...

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...

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 responsib...

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,...

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 determ...

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 ti...

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....

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 th...

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...

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 afte...

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...

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. Schrein...

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 th...

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 evo...

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...