The TRANsmissions Podcast

There are so many areas and industries that our ministry covers. One of which is transit. From the island to Vancouver to Kamloops and beyond, transit touches so many of our communities. Host Russel Lolacher is joined by Andrea Mercer, Executive Director of our ministry's Transit Branch in the Transportation Policy and Programs Department to give us an overview of her role, how transit fits into t...

DMTs. District Managers, Transportation. There's 11 roles around our province, each overseeing one of the 11 transportation districts that make up BC. Today, we're going to find out a bit more about what they do, why it matters and maybe pique your interest as a career path. In this episode we discuss these topics with former Thompson-Nicola District Manager and current Assistant Regional Director...

You don't work for an organization for decades without gathering tons of wisdom. In the last part of our 4-part series with our former Executive Director of Highway Operations Norm Parkes, he chats with our Deputy Director of the Southern Interior Region Paula Cousins who was eager to pull some of that "Norm Knowledge" and "true-isms" before he retired.  This week's sponsor: Own Your Posting Essen...

Communicating in a way that's meaningful to your audience is vital. Informing Executive is no different. Norm Parkes, our former Executive Director of Highway Operations  speaks with our Lower Mainland District Manager Elena Farmer to share best practices in communicating with Executive, and the most impactful ways to get your message across.  This week's sponsor: Supervisor Driving Engagement Gui...

We could all be a little more strategic in how we communicate. Our former Executive Director of Highway Operations Norm Parkes sits down with our Director of the Trans-Canada Highway Program Jenn Fraser to drop some of his vast knowledge about the importance of strategic communications and some tips and tricks around it.   This week's sponsor: MyPerformance Guide and Workbooks, a tool to help with...

We have so much knowledge in this ministry and it's so important to capture it. Norm Parkes, our former Executive Director of Highway Operations sits down with our Director of Provincial Field Services Shawn Grant to share his years history with our organization and some advice for new employees. This is the first in a four part series with Norm. This week's sponsor: TranBC.ca , our ministry's onl...

From accidents to major events, incident response management is a big part of our ministry's responsibility. Guests Emergency Programs Director Jack Bennetto and Okanagan Area Manager Erik Lachmuth join host Russel Lolacher to explain our ministry's role in incident response, the many levels of emergency and why everyone needs to be prepared. This week's sponsor: Supervisor Virtual Learning Series...

In this episode, we learn more about the Employee Advisory Forum (EAF). Host Russel Lolacher talks with Environmental Management Branch and EAF Lead Mark Traverso, Manager of Workforce Programs in Strategic HR Brittany Speed and District Development Technician in the Lower Mainland District Nikki Schneider to discuss the role of the group, its impact on our ministry and the benefits of being a mem...

In this episode, host Russel Lolacher talks to Deborah Newby, our Senior Project Manager in charge of Knowledge Management and Darren Lincoln, Manager Property Services in the Southern Interior Region, on explain why you should be interested and walk us through a roadmapping exercise. transferring knowledge and the road you can take to capture and share what you know. And really, why that matters....