Annex Business Media: Podcasts

Urban and community forestry is an aspect of the industry that is often overlooked, but ensuring that they are established and managed in ways that meet local needs while contributing to national and global initiatives is critical. Consequently, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) recently announced it would be developing a new standard, the Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard. To get a better understanding of why SFI decided to develop a new standard, the progress that has been made so far, and the impact urban and community forests have on the public and the environment, CFI editor Ellen Cools spoke with Paul Johnson, SFI’s director of urban and community forestry. According to Paul, “There is so much building evidence of the connection between trees and our ability not just to live in communities, but to thrive in our communities.” This standard “will give us an additional kind of roadmap to how to have a better program, and, at the same time, create an audited recognition program.

Bridging the gap between seafood producers and consumers is key to pushing the agenda of sustainability in the aquaculture industry. In this episode, hosts Brian Vinci and Mari-Len De Guzman speak with sustainable seafood advocate Jennifer Bushman about some of the practical and meaningful ways seafood producers can engage their consumers.

Security is a top of mind concern for consumers, especially now with more people staying home. Anne Ferguson, VP of Marketing, Alarm.com, recently sat down with Smart Homes to share her insights on what consumers are looking for when it comes to smart tech, and where she thinks it will move in the future.

Click to listen to an interview with Ainishah Hemraj, Head of Sales at Mosaic Manufacturing, talking about the 3D Printing, Mosaic’s offerings and performance during the pandemic, and the importance of having a diverse workforce in manufacturing.

Stacey Moreau is the director of the Leadership Development Centre at the Canadian Police College. She joins Blue Line editor Brieanna Charlebois for a conversation about the future of leadership development in Canadian policing. The CPC recently conducted a needs analysis of current national training standards focused on modernizing the approach to leadership development. Moreau discusses the findings.

The latest episode of Blue Line, The Podcast features Amy Ramsay, the past president of the International Association of Women Police and the founding president of the Ontario Women in Law Enforcement. She joins Blue Line editor Brieanna Charlebois for a conversation on the importance of education within the Canadian police service. Ramsay, an advocate for increased education standards among law enforcement professionals, retired on June 30, 2018 as a Sergeant with the OPP. She has taught at Laurier University, Sheridan and Seneca Colleges, the Canadian Police College, Dalhousie University and Northwestern University. She holds undergraduate degrees in Sociology, Women's Studies, and Religious Studies. She also has master’s degrees in Criminology, Education, and Theological Studies as well as doctorates in Criminal Justice, and Management and Organization, specializing in leadership.

What does US$175 million and a cannabis R&D Centre of Excellence achieve for a Moncton, N.B.-based licensed cannabis producer? The future. Organigram CEO Greg Engel talks to Grow Opportunity about the details of British American Tobacco’s investment in Organigram, what it means for the company’s future product offerings, employment opportunities, and the company’s global expansion. Engel also share his thoughts on the cannabis industry, the lessons learned over the last two years of legalization and creating a dynamic, more responsive medical cannabis sector. Guest: Greg Engel, CEO, Organigram

Feeds are a critical component of any RAS production environment – it can make or break the health of both fish and systems. This episode provides a variety of perspectives when it comes to fish feeds in closed, containment, land-based aquaculture. Co-hosts Mari-Len De Guzman and Brian Vinci hash out the details of diets made for RAS. Guests: Kim Schøn Ekmann, senior product developer, BioMar George Nardi, VP of aquaculture services, Innovasea John Ng, president, Hudson Valley Fish Farm

Click to listen to an interview with Andrew Ellis, Director and Special Advisor to the Board of INKAS, talking about the armoured car manufacturing, the burgeoning EV market, and their outlook for 2021.

A year after the COVID-19 pandemic, we check in with funding expert Bonny Koabel for an update on government financial compensation measures meant to help pizzerias, restaurants, bakery/cafés and other small businesses adversely affected by the shutdowns. In this podcast we learn about: -Extension of Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy -Canada United Small Business Relief Fund -Information for those who opened a business in 2020 New developments in the Canadian Emergency Rent Subsidy Program (CERS) program And other important insights from an expert who is up to date on financial funding. Bonny Koabel is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified General Accountant. She is president of president of AKR Consulting Canada – a Mississauga, Ontario, firm specializing in government grants, subsidies, tax credits, refunds and rebates since 2003. For more in-depth information, you can reach Bonny at AKR Consulting Canada at www.akrconsulting.com. Thanks for listening to the Canadian Pizza Podcast. You can find

Jessica Thornton joins the Talent Show to discuss the latest future of work report by the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship – Yesterday’s Gone: Exploring the future of Canada’s labour market in a post-COVID world.

Click to listen to an interview with Bruce Nurse, head of Business Development and Alexandre Mongeon, CEO., talking about the EV boating market, their outlook for 2021, and their acquisition of MAC Engineering.

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, we’ve released a special episode of The CFI Podcast, as part of our Women in Forestry series. In this episode, CFI editor Ellen Cools spoke with Carol Walker, a registered professional forester and manager of forestry policy and planning for the City of Toronto. Carol recently wrote a blog post for Women in Wood sharing her experience as one of few women of colour in the industry, in an effort to raise awareness about forestry as a potential career for women of colour. We spoke with her about her experience in the industry, the barriers to getting more women of colour into forestry, the importance of fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, and more. According to Carol, for the industry to become more diverse and attract more women of colour, women of colour need to see themselves represented in the career. They need to be exposed to forestry as a career option and see images of diverse people in those careers. “People of colour have to see themselves. We

This special episode of Machine Language celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8 by focusing on some of the challenges and opportunities for women in the sector. Jenan Abderrahman, an engineer and part-time robotics teacher, discusses her work in engineering, process control and automation, the challenges she's faced along the way, and the role she currently plays in getting kids and young women interested in robotics and science.

This special International Women’s Day episode of Pulp & Paper Canada: The Podcast features an interview with Pamela Cowan, chair emeritus of TAPPI’s Women in Industry Division, chief marketing and financial officer for Pulmac Systems International and chief strategy officer at FiberWorx. Cowan discusses her work as a supplier in the pulp and paper industry, shares the robust initiatives TAPPI has to offer women, and reflects on the successes and remaining barriers for women in the sector. Find more stories about women working in the industry at WomenInForestry.ca.

Featuring the tech brains behind the innovative startup ReelData, this episode discusses the various applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning to aquaculture, particularly in land-based farming. ReelDate CEO Mathew Zimola and CTO Hossein Salimian are the guests for this high-tech conversation.

The leaders of the Women in Occupational Health and Safety Society (WOHSS) discuss women’s achievements in the world of workplace health and safety, and the movement towards equality.

Women In Construction: The Podcast is sponsored by Deere Construction, and brought to you by Rock to Road, Canadian Consulting Engineer, Crane and Hoist Canada, On-Site, Canadian Contractor, Canadian Rental Service, Glass Canada, and Fenestration Review. Getting more women involved in trades and construction has been a dream in the industry for a long time. The situation may be slowly improving, but a combination of factors continues to create barriers to women who might be interested in trades and construction. On this episode, Jay Koblun, digital editor of Rock to Road, spoke with Karen Thompson, president of Haver & Boecker Niagara, based in St. Catharines, Ont., and Kristen Randall, marketing manager of Haver & Boecker Niagara, on their experiences in the industry. Visit, www.women-in-construction.com to join the conversation, access news, features, and more content focused on celebrating women in construction.

Host and Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy talks to Sean Tracey, the chair of Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Canada. Tracey is the former and first Canadian regional manager for the NFPA and was the deputy chief for Ottawa Fire Services before his retirement in 2019. Tracey is now championing the case for home fire sprinklers in Canada, and he shares the challenges to home fire sprinkler adoption, the perspectives of the home buyer, builder and fire service as well as the important role fire chiefs have to play in residential sprinkler adoption. To learn more about Home Fire Sprinkler Canada, visit homefiresprinklercanada.ca or follow the coalition on Twitter @HFSCinCanada. Learn more about Draeger

An interview with Kunal Phalper, Chief Commercial Officer