On The Brink Podcast

Jim Girvan is a Registered Professional Forester (RPF) who has dedicated over four decades of his life to the British Columbia forest industry.  Jim's name is synonymous across North America in respect to fibre supply forecasting and the varied lobby efforts on the part of independent timber harvesting contractors, consultants, forest licensees, and investors. Residing in Ladysmith. BC, Jim i...

As a professional disc golf competitor, Chris Hartmann is one of the top 25 rated players in Canada and has played well over 100 courses in Canada, the United States, and Europe.   Chris was a member of Team Canada who won gold at the WFDF World Team Disc Golf Championships in 2017 in England.  He again represented Canada at the event in Estonia in 2019, and in Croatia in 2022 where...

Vova Pluzhnikov is a Ukrainian citizen who moved to Prince George in 2016 to play basketball for the UNBC Timberwolves.   On March 8, 2022, Vova organized the highly successful RUN FOR UKRAINE fundraiser.  This event brought the community of Prince George together to run 44 Kilometres as a tribute to the 44 Million Ukrainian citizens facing war and times of uncertainty. The event ra...

Sheldon Clare holds a Master of Arts degree in military history from Norwich University at Northfield, Vermont, and a Bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.  He teaches history and English at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, BC.   Sheldon is active in the Prince George community and has served two terms as the pres...

Jana Phillips is a Prince George difference maker who has been involved in a variety of community-enriching endeavours throughout the decades, including: 1) Movie Producer and Casting Director. 2) Lead Organizer of the annual Mr. PG Pageant. 3)  Owner of Jana Phillips Agency . 4) Executive Director of Mardi Gras Snow Daze. 5) Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society Retail Stores Manager...

Pat Bell is an entrepreneur located in Prince George and former British Columbia Cabinet Minister, who served three terms in the BC Legislature and held a number of high profile positions with the Provincial Government.   This included Minister of State for Mining, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Minister of Forests and Range, and Minister of Agriculture. During Pat's influential ti...

Rob Schuetz is the President of Industrial Forestry Service (IFS), which is one of the largest natural resource consulting firms operating in British Columbia for the forestry, bioenergy, oil & gas, and mining sectors. Rob is past-president of the Society of Consulting Foresters of British Columbia. He specializes in the analysis of fibre supplies throughout BC and Alberta and has spent over 2...

Catherine Hansen-McCarthy has one of the most recognizable faces – and voices – in Northern British Columbia, who is currently the Executive Producer of CBC Daybreak North.    In addition to being a longtime Prince George resident and community champion, Catherine is also a national award-winning broadcaster with more than two decades of experience working in journalism.   Catherine...

Kyla Wilhelmsen was a participant in the City of Prince George's Titans’ Den competition back in November 2021. Kyla pitched a business idea, which was the only one that received full support from every single Titan, including John Brink. Kyla’s business idea turned into the storefront launch of Homespun Refillery, which celebrated its grand opening in April 2022 on 4th and Dominion in downtown Pr...

Christine Midgley moved to Prince George from Brantford, Ontario in 2020.  Since her arrival to Prince George, Christine helped create and produce one of the most successful television segments in Northern BC history with the launch of CKPG Today, a daily lifestyle television program.   CKPG Today is a weekday community and lifestyles show that is all about Northern BC, showcasing t...

Roy Stewart, Q.C. practices law in Prince George and first became involved in public life by being elected as a School Board Trustee in 1981 and remained on that board until 1988.  He was chair of the board from 1984.  At the same time, he was the Canadian Bar Cariboo Representative on the Provincial Counsel from 1981 to 1987.   In 1988 Roy Stewart joined the Interior University Soc...

City Councillor Terri McConnachie is running to become the next mayor of Prince George. She officially announced her campaign with a kick-off event at the Knowledge Garden at the Prince George Public Library in September 2022.    McConnachie has been a resident of Prince George for over 40 years. She grew up in the Hart area and after graduating from Kelly Road Secondary School (Shas Ti...

Erica McLean is an intellectually gifted and highly optimistic local educator and Cross-Fit athlete who grew up on the Gitxsan First Nation, several hundred kilometres west of Prince George.   After years of working as an Indigenous education worker and community school coordinator, Erica McLean is now running for a seat on School District No. 57’s board of education as a Trustee. She was als...

Ivan Paquette's entertainment career began after moving to Vancouver in the mid-80s and he soon appeared in the original MacGyver series, 21 Jump Street, Black Stallion series, Border Town and made other appearances on television shows and movies.  As his success grew something in his spirit was calling him back to Prince George. During those years he would go back and forth to Vancouver deve...

Born and raised in India, Sagar’s passion for international business led him to pursue graduate studies from Cardiff University in the U.K. After completing his MBA in 2009, Sagar returned to India and began Caravan O Herbs, an agriculture-based company with the vision of combatting unethical business practices and unreliable supply chains through corporate social responsibility.  Eventually,...

Born and raised in Prince George, Alison Hoskins is the Chief Executive Officer at Integris Credit Union and a local community difference maker.    Over the years, Alison has proven herself to be a dedicated volunteer and champion of the region in which she lives, works and loves. Alison’s volunteer history includes sitting as the Treasurer on the Board of the Canada Winter Games 2015 Ho...

Nearly 50 years ago, Simon Yu immigrated to Prince George from Hong Kong carrying only two suitcases. As a young high school student speaking very little English, he attended Prince George College, a local residential boarding school. As one of only a handful of immigrants in his school, Simon discovered and embraced the cultural diversity of this community.   Simon has since built a legacy a...

Shannon Keeping has worked with Northern Health for the past 18 years, specializing in mental health counseling, addictions, wellness, crisis intervention, case management, social work and psychiatry.    Shannon is a strong information technology professional with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from UNBC, who also volunteers her time raising money for the BC Cancer Foundation as a memb...

An experienced senior leader, Todd Corrigall is a born and raised Torontonian living in Prince George who has spent the previous 15 years in government and media, working in a variety of leadership capacities.  Focused on strategic development, partner engagement, and greater public participation, Todd has worked with Municipalities, Provinces, all three Territorial Governments, and the Senat...

Nadia Mansour is a Video Journalist with CBC in Prince George. At 19 years old, Nadia is a major up-and-coming difference maker in Northern BC.  As a commerce student at the University of Northern British Columbia, Nadia is a creative, self-motivated individual who has a strong passion for marketing and journalism.   Nadia is a strong believer in driving social change and contributi...

Wesley Mitchell is a community difference-maker located in Prince George, British Columbia. He is one of the UHNBC Monday Night Drum Group founders,  a group of determined individuals who met outside the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia for 47 consecutive days after the global pandemic arrived in March 2020. These heroes provided inspiration and hope for hospital patients, fro...

Watch the full 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 episode with Kyle Sampson at https://bit.ly/KyleSampsonPodcast Kyle Sampson is a Councillor with the City of Prince George and also manages the marketing, communications, events, sales, community partnerships, and charitable giving for Pacific Western Brewing. Kyle's public appointment on October 20, 2018 made him the youngest person elected in the history of Pr...

Dr. Johnson is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist who works at the University Hospital of Northern BC. Her education involves studies at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, as well as UVIC in Victoria and UBC in Vancouver.    Dr. Jonson is proudly indigenous and from the Carrier-Chilcotin Tribal Council. This is a First Nations tribal council located in the Chilcotin District of the Cent...

Christine Buemann started as a Mortgage Broker in 2010 and has been investing in real estate throughout Northern British Columbia since 2005. She is passionate about family, mortgages, helping others, reading, travelling and building relationships.    Christine is often commended for her ability to think “outside of the box” and has received numerous awards in her profession.  When...

Sarita Parmar is a business coach, mentor and project manager with Community Futures Fraser Fort George and helps facilitate the LEAP for Women Project. Sarita was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer early 2018. She went through eight rounds of chemotherapy to shrink a lump that she found myself, in addition to several emergency room visits, self injections to help with white blood cell c...