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Spirit Switchboard Episode #105 Date: April 25th, 2025 Topic: Paranormal Investigations Guest: Victoria Cheeseman : Astral Light Paranormal This week, Spirit Switchboard is thrilled to host Victoria Cheeseman, an intuitive and paranormal investigator from Astral Light Paranormal. Victoria will delve into her theories, share her experiences, and present compelling evidence. Join us for an engaging discussion covering topics such as intentions, investigation approaches, suggested questions to pose to Spirits, essential equipment, and the process of reviewing evidence. Guest Bio: Astral Light Paranormal is a family run team based out of Kemptville, Ontario and was founded in 2023. The team consists of myself, my husband Steve and our daughter Maria. We investigate residential, commercial and historic locations. We've also been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to conduct many investigations at local museums and given presentations in cooperation with local communities and historical societies. During our investigations, we do not provoke or seek reactions for entertainment. Our goal is to help share the stories of the sites we investigate along with the spirits who choose to communicate with us, whether they have a message to pass along or just wish to be remembered. We let their voices be our connection to the past. Guest Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/astrallightparanormal YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@AstralLightParanormal Host links: http://www.kerrilynnshellhorn.com https://linktr.ee/kerrilynn.shellhorn Message from Kerrilynn: I want to hear from you! I want to hear about your ghost stories, paranormal adventures and occurrences. I would also love your show suggestions to cover in the future. Email me at kerrilynn.shellhorn@gmail.com. If you enjoy the content on the channel please live, subscribe and share. My deepest gratitude to you all! A formal disclaimer: The opinions and information presented or expressed by guests on Spirit Switchboard are not necessarily those of the Host or the United Public Radio Network/UFO Paranormal Radio Network and its producers. As always Spirit Switchboard strives to hold space for open, respectful dialogue with show guests and listeners.
As the World Junior Hockey Championship gets going Mike Stubbs takes us through all of the London and London Knights connections at the tournament. Casey Kenny, the voice of the Kemptville 73's talks with Oliver Bonk ahead of Canada's first game and Mike also checks out London connections at the Spengler Cup taking place in Switzerland. Mike looks back at the 20th anniversary of Canada's gold medal victory at the 2005 World Junior tournament with the help of Danny Syvret and Corey Perry and hears from Frank Caprice who was the first London Knight to win World Junior gold in 1982. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are many different ways in which you can instill and live out the values that you have founded your Canadian private practice on. For Courtney, the value of community is a driving factor that positively impacts the work that she and her colleagues do. So much so, that her private practice offers a scholarship for students doing their bachelors in social work or psychology! In this podcast episode, Courtney and I discuss her entry into private practice, why she decided to do her doctorate, and how she has found ways to bring the sense of community into her private practice. MEET COURTNEY Courtney is a Registered Psychotherapist who owns a group clinic; Courtney James Counselling and Psychotherapy, with locations in Kemptville and Brockville, Ontario. Courtney is currently completing her Doctorate of Counselling and Psychotherapy and is excited to engage in the further development of this amazing field of work. In her clinical work, Courtney uses a humanistic, trauma-informed lens and specializes in relational difficulties and developmental trauma. Courtney's clinical work and Doctoral studies are focused on her work within the foster care and adoption community. Learn more about Courtney on the practice website, Psychology Today, and Instagram profiles. In this episode: Why Courtney decided to become a psychotherapist Starting a doctorate Courtney's private practice Growing the private practice Offering group sessions The mental health scholarship! Why Courtney decided to become a psychotherapist Right after high school, Courtney started her psychology studies and then went into the field to gain frontline experience after graduating. Afterward, she shifted into the mental health field with a position in a school board. It was during one of her maternity leaves that she started her masters program in Counselling Psychology in 2017. Starting a doctorate Most counsellors can open a Canadian private practice with only a masters degree, but Courtney went further and is working towards completing her doctorate. For Courtney, the doctoral program that she's in is not specifically research-based, and it encourages a different style of approaching this field that's specific to psychotherapy. Courtney's private practice While Courtney was completing her masters program, it was her intention to start a private practice. Even though Courtney began as a solo practitioner, she quickly hired colleagues into her private practice. Growing the private practice Courtney was mindful of where the needs were in her community, and so she therefore decided to open a second and third location in areas of her city where she knew that the population didn't have as much access to mental health care. The point is to take calculated risks for your business. You don't have to know if something is going to work before you try it - sometimes you have to try first to gain insight, and to then take informed action moving forward. Offering group sessions Courtney's practice is creating emotional regulation groups that she brainstormed with a few of her colleagues. Even though there is an interest in offering group therapy, Courntey and her team are working on the fine print and structural components of it before they fully provide this additional service to their clients. The mental health scholarship For students that are accepted into undergraduate programs in psychology or social work, Courntey's practice is offering a scholarship! This will be the fourth year that the scholarship is being offered, and her intention behind offering it comes from the same community piece that is vital to her and is one of the foundational pillars of the practice. Connect with me: Instagram Website Resources mentioned and useful links: Ep 116: Samantha Sarty: Setting Business Boundaries to Grow Private Practice | EP 116 Learn more about the tools and deals that I love and use for my Canadian private practice Sign up for my free e-course on How to Start an Online Canadian Private Practice Jane App (use code FEARLESS for one month free) Learn more about Courtney on the practice website, Psychology Today, and Instagram profiles Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and TuneIn
Dave Hill is a multitalented man, but a fan for one season — hockey season. The comedian, essayist, and musician is meh toward his hometown NFL Cleveland Browns, but hockey had him hooked right off the hop. Over his life, it has become a source of perplexment as to why more Americans are not similarly stoked about hockey. In his fourth book, "The Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey," Hill seeks out hockey wherever he can find it from Nairobi, Kenya to Kemptville, Ont., showing how the game provides an emotional release that you might not find in many other places. "The Awesome Game" is Hill's fourth nonfiction book. He also has a 2022 comedy special, "The Pride of Cleveland," produced by 800-Pound Gorilla Media.
Episode 112 was a great time recapping the Stanley Cup Finals and chatting with Jason York (@JasonYork33), former NHLer and co-host of the Coming in Hot Sens Podcast. We chat about his career in the NHL, spending time with two different expansion teams, making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history with both of those clubs, what it's like post-playing career, transition to media, why the Leafs are so hated (and also so loved), and playing in hockey-mad Switzerland. Jason also sheds some light on the recent sale of the Ottawa Senators and talks a little bit about his time being involved in the CCHL with the Kemptville 73's. Another season in the books for the PuckPod! Thanks to everyone for tuning in, we hope you enjoyed the season and the incredible new friends of the show that we made along the way. Already looking forward to next year!!
On this week's pod, our special guest is Kemptville 73's play-by-play broadcaster and CCHL insider Brett Bonisteel. The 2018-19 Chris Messina Broadcaster of the Year award winner shares the adversity he's overcome with drug addiction, and his passion for broadcasting.
Kemptville 73s coach Brad "Shooter" Smyth joins the guys to talk about his team's experience at the All Ontarios in Windsor
Lee and Graham start the hour by taking a look at a crazy season for the Sens' organization's goaltending. The fellas also look at the amount of players who have suited up for the B-Sens, and catch up with Brad Smyth, who's in Windsor with his Kemptville 73s for the All Ontarios.
Nelson Leis talks working on "The Last of Us", what is was like to become the demon Beelzebub in "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina", and shares a few memorable audition stories! About Nelson: Nelson Heino Leis is an actor and writer based in Vancouver, Canada. Nelson can be seen in Prey (2022) , 20th Century Studios' Predator origin story. In 2023 he will be appearing in HBO's The Last of Us (2023-) and FX's Shogun (2023-) , both highly anticipated series. Nelson was born in Kemptville, Ontario, to a French mother and Estonian father. When he was 3-years-old his family moved to Brownsville, Texas for a brief time, eventually returning to Canada and settling in Vancouver, British Columbia. The acting spark was ignited when Leis became involved in high school and community theater, eventually leading him to move to New York City and study at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After theatre school he returned to Vancouver and spent a year as part of an education-based theatre tour aimed at high school kids, with the focus of creating awareness around sexual exploitation of youth. Nelson helped write this project, which continues to run in British Columbia schools more than 25 years later. As a writer, Leis co-created the web series The Jim (2010-2011) which won multiple awards at the 2011 L.A. Web Fest, including Best Actor for Nelson, and resulted in him being brought to France for the inaugural Marseilles Web Fest. This was a meaningful event for Nelson as it took him to his mother's homeland for the first time. Most recently he co-wrote, produced and starred in the comedy A.T.A.C.K (2022) . Nelson has worked alongside some of Hollywood's most recognizable talent: Kiernan Shipka in 3 seasons of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018-2020) as the terrifying Demon King Beelzebub; Kevin Bacon in Story of a Girl (2017) directed by Kyra Sedgwick; Steve Zahn in Valley of the Boom (2019-) ; Rainn Wilson in Backstrom (2015-2015) ; Freddy Highmore in Bates Motel (2013-2017) and Joel Kinnamen in The Killing (2011-2014) . He has appeared on stage in Lobby Hero, The Toyer, Closer, Lone Star, Take Me Out, The Big Funk, Soldier's Heart, and Almost, Maine. Nelson is a founding member of ARTery Collective, a theatre company in Vancouver, BC. Along with Vanessa Walsh, Nelson is a partner in First Glance Productions. Leis and his partner Vanessa Walsh welcomed their first child, Stella, in July 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brad "Shooter" Smyth joins the guys to talk about being named the HEO U18 AAA Coach of the Year for his job behind the bench with the Kemptville 73s, and to talk some Sens
Tamara Lich & Brian Peckford hold a news conference. We plan on driving back to Calgary on Tues, Feb 15 so it's the last chance we have to drive to Montreal. It's shocking to see how Old Montreal without any tourists walking around, especially on Valentine's Day. And we do a Chris & Kerry show from Gavin's parents home in Kemptville, Ontario.
Megan and Wendy review Hallmark Channel's newest movie "Welcome to Valentine" starring Kathryn Davis and Marian Tarasiuk. This movie premiered on February 18, 2023 as part of the channel's Loveuary line up. What did you think about this Valentine movie? Email the show at meganandwendy@gmail.com. Girls Gone Hallmark is a weekly Hallmark movie review podcast. This week, Megan and Wendy, review "Welcome to Valentine." Hallmark Channel News Spotify playlists for Loveuary and "The Way Home" About "Welcome to Valentine" Previously titled “Valentine, Nebraska.” This movie was filmed in Kemptville, Ontario in early December. Valentine, Nebraska is a real place. Actor Markian Tarasiuk describes the movie as “When Harry Met Sally, with a Southern American flair.” Markian Tarasiuk plays George. Recently seen him in "Christmas at the Golden Dragon" and "Our Italian Christmas Memories." Kathryn Davis is from Bath, England. She has 23 acting credits. Baeyen Hoffman plays nephew Mickey. We've also recently seen him as young Danny on “The Way Home.” Written by Jen Bashian and Stefanie Abel Horowitz. Jen Bashian is known for improv and sketch comedy. She has two other writing credits on IMDB including a short called “This Remains” and Tubi Original called “Frankie Meets Jack” starring Joey Lawrence and Anne Heche. Stefanie Abel Horowitz has five writing credits, including two shorts, an episode of a Disney+ show called “Lauchpad” and a movie called “Sometimes I Think About Dying” which has decent IMDB reviews. Stefan Brogren directed. This is his first Hallmark movie. He has 15 directing credits including a series called “Holly Hobbie” as well as several “Degrassi” movies.
QP Briefing took to the road for Ontario's marquee political event. The International Plow Match and Rural Expo is being held in Kemptville and just about every MPP was there. Hear about the event, why it matters to Ontario politics, and some other less serious stuff. Brought to you by Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our ageing population, a podcast by the Ontario Long Term Care Association Email aidanchamandy@ipolitics.ca with any questions, concerns or praise. Music: "Private Eye" by Kevin McLeod From the Free Music Archive CC BY
Welcome back Beauty's and Rockstars to another episode. This week we had on a legit Beauty. Welcome to the Podcast Jacob Smith aka Fish. You might have seen Jacob on the hit TV show Shorsey on Crave Tv. Had a Blast interviewing Fish. We talked about Playing in the OHL Kingston Frontenacs. Playing under the Legend Doug Gilmour. after playing in Kingston he played a game for Soo Greyhounds. After playing in the great white north he went to play jrs in Kemptville, Truro, Cape Breton. After Jrs he went on to play for his home town Laurentian University for 4 years. After his university career he went on to do his thing and be a Maverick. He's a very caring man loves good vibes. He then got on the tv show called Shorsey. He shared some mint storys how he got on the cast. Helping Spittin' Chiclets RA with his lines and other mint storys. I know for a fact you Beautys and Rockstars are going to love this one. We will have Fish on again for sure!!!! Follow Jacob on insta @jsmith95 see you next week same time same place Rate podcast 5 Stars it helps alot!!!!
This is the show where we talk to you... About whatever you want to talk about! Today, Linda from https://manfrediaiello.com calls to discuss the number of people they have who are looking to rent, because they believe that there isn't an opportunity to buy real estate. In fact, there is. She runs down some of the options and offers some fantastic advice about mortgages and how to save a few dollars along the way. Then, Julie calls to discuss the health care crisis. Just last night the Kemptville hospital announced they would be closing overnights this weekend. We saw this recently in Carleton Place and even in Ottawa. She tells her story of just how frustrated she is trying to get help... And we wonder what the solutions are, and if the help people need will be there when the new 988 mental health line, announced by the Trudeau Government yesterday, launches. Plus... We talk wieners with Chris Fothergill Brown from Youtube.com/thatsrank and how to flirt with Sue McGarvie from www.SexWithSue.com
This is the show where we talk to you... About whatever you want to talk about! Today, Linda from https://manfrediaiello.com calls to discuss the number of people they have who are looking to rent, because they believe that there isn't an opportunity to buy real estate. In fact, there is. She runs down some of the options and offers some fantastic advice about mortgages and how to save a few dollars along the way. Then, Julie calls to discuss the health care crisis. Just last night the Kemptville hospital announced they would be closing overnights this weekend. We saw this recently in Carleton Place and even in Ottawa. She tells her story of just how frustrated she is trying to get help... And we wonder what the solutions are, and if the help people need will be there when the new 988 mental health line, announced by the Trudeau Government yesterday, launches. Plus... We talk wieners with Chris Fothergill Brown from Youtube.com/thatsrank and how to flirt with Sue McGarvie from www.SexWithSue.com
Without pollinators like bees and butterflies, our food supply suffers drastically. It's incredible to think these small insects play such a large role in our existence. With climate change, increased pesticide use, and other limiting factors, pollinator populations are declining drastically. It may seem unlikely, but utilities like Hydro Ottawa are actually suited to help restore the environments these pollinators need to thrive. Relive our conversation on how this is possible with restoration ecologist Tracey Etwell of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and Meaghan McDonald, lake planning and shoreline stewardship coordinator for the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Related links Tracey Etwell, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyetwell/ Meaghan McDonald, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-mcdonald-83b08083/ Canadian Wildlife Foundation Website: https://cwf-fcf.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canadian-wildlife-federation/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwf_fcf Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Twitter: https://twitter.com/RideauValleyCA Website: https://www.rvca.ca/ --- To subscribe using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinkenergy/id1465129405 To subscribe using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wFz7rdR8Gq3f2WOafjxpl To subscribe on Libsyn: http://thinkenergy.libsyn.com/ --- Subscribe so you don't miss a video: https://www.youtube.com/user/hydroottawalimited Check out our cool pics on https://www.instagram.com/hydroottawa More to Learn on https://www.facebook.com/HydroOttawa Keep up with the Tweets at https://twitter.com/thinkenergypod Transcript Dan Seguin 00:06 This is thinkenergy. The podcast that helps you better understand the fast changing world of energy through conversations with game changers, industry leaders and influencers. So join me, Dan Seguin, and my co-host, Rebecca Schwartz, as we explore both traditional and unconventional facets of the energy industry. Hey everyone, welcome to the summer rewind edition of the thinkenergy podcast. While we recharge our batteries during these lazy hazy days of summer, we're bringing back some blasts from our podcast past. We'll be reintroducing some of our most popular interviews that garnered a lot of attention and interest. There's been a lot of talk about the future electrification of energy on the path to net zero. The episodes we've selected are very future focused with themes around green innovation, renewable energy, and our impact on the environment. So I hope you enjoy the summer rewind edition of today's episode. In the meantime, have a happy summer. And we'll be back on August 15th to kick off another exciting season. Cheers. Hey, everyone, welcome back to another episode of the thinkenergy podcast. On today's show, we're going to talk about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees literally. Did you know that across North America, the populations of monarch butterflies, bees and other pollinators are in a steep decline due to herbicides, pesticides, climate change, and a reduction in natural pollinator habitats. Pollinators are responsible for a third of the world's food supply, so they are extremely vital to our existence in Canada. There are more than 1000 species of pollinating animals that are responsible for billions of dollars worth of Canadian farm produce flowers, and ecosystems that rely on pollination. In short, without pollinators, food supply would suffer drastically. It may seem like an unlikely union, but utilities like Hydro Ottawa are ideally suited to restore these environments, thanks to a number of utility corridors and properties in their service territories, not to mention their kilometers of power lines, and right aways along roadsides. Moreover, vegetation along utility corridors are compatible with these types of vegetation necessary to support pollinators. In 2019, Hydro Ottawa began civil construction of its largest ever municipal transformer station in the south end of Ottawa situated on 24 acres of land since the new transformer station requires only five acres of property, Hydro Ottawa partnered with the City of Ottawa, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, and the Canadian Wildlife Federation to create one of the largest pollinator meadows of its kind in Eastern Ontario, adjacent to this future station. The agreement means that 15 acres will be dedicated to a pollinator meadow, which is scheduled for seeding. In the spring of 2021, a four acre tree reforestation area was reforested in 2020, with 2750 trees thanks to the Rideau River Conservation Authority. So here's today's big question. What goes into a successful pollinator meadow? And how can we as an industry, and as ordinary citizens help the movement by building more pollinator meadows? Maybe in our own backyards? I have two guests joining me today for this podcast. My first guest is Tracey Etwell, a Restoration Ecologist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Tracey supports the Right of Way program, which helps restore pollinator meadows for monarch butterflies and other pollinators in Eastern Ontario. My second guest is Meaghan McDonald, Lake Planning and Shoreline Stewardship Coordinator for the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. There are 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario responsible for furthering the restoration, development and management of watershed and they're now soil resources across the province. Thank you both for joining me today. So, Tracey, let's start with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. What are pollinators? What important role do pollinators play? And what does pollinator habitat look like? Tracey Etwell 05:21 Great question, Dan. So as a group, there are many species that are pollinators. Many people aren't aware there's things like native bees, flies, moths, butterflies, beetles, and even our hummingbirds are pollinators. But when we talk about our pollinator habitat in our project, we're really focusing on the insects, such as our native bees, flies and butterflies, and pollinator habitat varies depending on each species. But all insect pollinators benefit from open meadows full of wildflowers and grasses. And these native flowers provide the pollen and the nectar and the vegetation in general for the species to hide and nest and over winter. And also, some of these flowers are very specific hosts for butterflies and moths, where they require that specific plant for their lifecycle. Dan Seguin 06:04 Now, this question is for both- do habitats vary depending on where they're located in the province and country? If so, what's unique about Eastern Ontario? Wondering, Meaghan, if you can expand on this? And then what about you, Tracey? Meaghan McDonald 06:21 Yeah, sure. So obviously, our country is massive. So there's a big variety of habitats, we've got mountains, prairies, plaines, forests, wetlands, all sorts of things. I think what's kind of unique about Eastern Ontario, maybe in comparison to our southern counterpart there is that we do have still quite a lot of natural areas available to us. The development pressures out here are are building just as they are in the southern region. But I think in Eastern Ontario, there's a really good opportunity to sort of preserve what we already have and protect the resources that we already have as that development occurs. So I think that's kind of a unique feature out here. Tracey Etwell 07:02 So our focus on in Eastern Ontario is based on two things. One is that the threatened monarch butterfly range in Canada is heavily focused in Ontario and Quebec. So obviously, we're overlapping that region. And secondly, our funder, which is the Ontario Trillium Foundation has sponsored our work in the Eastern Ontario region. There are also tons and tons of rights of way here which we define as roadways, transmission lines and pipelines. And as Meaghan said, we do have habitat across Canada. And the management of this vegetationcalong with rights of way is compatible with meadow habitat, which benefits these pollinators. And we're hoping that rights of way meadow projects will catch on across Canada. And we're busy creating a national network of rights of way managers to encourage meadow habitat restoration across the country. Dan Seguin 07:47 Okay, Tracey, I know that there are many factors that are contributing to the decline in pollinators and their habitats. Based on your experience, what are those reasons? And is there one in particular, that's been identified as the most destructive force? Tracey Etwell 08:05 Yeah, so you're correct. There are many forces that contribute to this. The biggest one is thought to be the loss of habitat, which is consistent with a lot of species. When land is developed, that habitat is lost. Also, these insects need large quarters of habitat to travel around. So when these pieces get disconnected, it's harder for these pollinators to find that habitat. Also, in Eastern Ontario, the invasive plant species, while personal, which some people may be aware of is another threat. It's spread rapidly throughout the area and is out competing or native wildflowers. It's hard to control. In many places they spray and frequent mowing, or the ways that control it. Then, so when that's done controlled, then those native species that would have been there are now removed. So we're hoping once wild parsnip can be under control, better meadow habitat restoration can support these populations. Dan Seguin 08:59 Back to you, Meaghan, can you tell us about the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and what types of stewardship projects you're involved with? Meaghan McDonald 09:10 Sure. So in partnership with our Foundation Branch, the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation, we offer a number of stewardship programs that are really aimed at largely private landowners, but also municipalities and public landowners as well. Our main one would really be our forestation and tree planting program. We plant about 200,000 trees just in the Rideau watershed alone every year. We also have a shoreline naturalization program, which helps a lot of shoreline landowners create sort of a natural buffer along their waterways. We have a lot of lakes and rivers in our watershed that we're fortunate to have so we like to help help landowners protect what they have on their property. We also have a rural clean water grant program which is aimed at helping farmers do clean water projects on their property. And then, in addition to that, we also do some stream monitoring, wetland restoration, invasive species removal, and garbage cleanups, especially in the City of Ottawa with our city stream launch program Dan Seguin 10:17 With respect to pollinator meadows, Meaghan, what can you tell us about your organization's role? Do you bring your regional expertise about Eastern Ontario's environment and its native plants? Meaghan McDonald 10:29 Yeah, so we don't have a huge focus on pollinators in our organization; we've historically been a lot more focused on water quality protection projects, which is why it's so important for us to have partners like the Canadian Wildlife Federation to partner with on on projects like this. So we don't have a major role in the pollinator project realm. Where we do bring our regional expertise is more for tree planting, shoreline naturalization, so your trees and your shrubs and items like that through our stewardship programs, we also partner with our nursery or nurseries or suppliers, the Ferguson Tree Nursery, which is located down in Kemptville. And they've been working lately with us and a few other groups in the in the Ottawa Valley on expanding their product line, away from just trees so that they also can be a source of native pollinator species as well in Eastern Ontario. Right now, it's really aimed at potted plants for landowners if they want to, you know, create a little habitat pollinator habitat in their own property. But they are looking at expanding that so that they can be a local source source for native seed as well. It's very important that we kind of keep that local seed source in the area, because when you are bringing in plants from different regions they are sometimes not quite as adapted to our current climate conditions as as, say, Southern Ontario or other parts of the country. So yeah, really, The Canadian Wildlife Federation is is kind of the expert on this project that we're working with and we're very happy to have their their expertise onboard. Dan Seguin 12:17 You both are playing integral parts in the 15 acre pollinator meadows that Hydro Ottawa is building in the south end of the city. I understand it's one of the largest in eastern Ontario. Tracy, why are utilities a key player in Canadian Wildlife Federation's pollinator recovery efforts? Tracey Etwell 12:40 Oh, so CWF was very excited to be partnering with Hydro Ottawa and RVCA on this initiative, which is one of the largest projects as you mentioned. So utilities are a key player in our pollinator restoration efforts as they maintain over 160,000 kilometres of transmission lines; 1000s of generation stations across Canada, which has huge potential for pollinator habitat restoration, also their linear design are relatively easy for pollinators to find. Since utilities need to control the woody species over the long term along these facilities. It provides a great place for the wildflowers and grasses to grow. And it provides a great opportunity for you utilities to just demonstrate environmental leadership and provide the habitat. That's that's a win win for the utilities and the pollinators. Dan Seguin 13:27 And now for you, Meaghan, what kind of follow up work does Rideau Valley Conservation Authority do for a project like Hydro's 15 acre pollinator meadow? Meaghan McDonald 13:40 Yeah, so um, for this project, we're actually already going to be on site for a related tree planting project. So it's kind of why we are involved in the in the pollinator side, because it does take a little bit of work to establish native pollinators seed, many of the native seeds, for example, they might take one, two, maybe more years to germinate, and really a few years before they really establish and take over. So it's really important that we manage that area for invasive species so that they don't take over or that an opportunity- opportunistic species, like Tracey mentioned, poison parsnip, for example, or Manitoba Maple seedlings that they don't move in. So this will be done really through annual to semi-annual mowing of the site. So we wait till the until the right time to sort of do a mow so that we can remove some of the unwanted species, allowing the native ones to really come up. And we'll probably also do a little bit of spot removal of the undesirable plants as that as they as they come up as well. And we'll do some monitoring as well. Plots throughout the meadow that'll let us sort of measure how well the native plants are really coming along and at what rates which will be great because it will be a great learning experience for us. Since we don't personally have a lot of experience, it'll just kind of be a great way to see what works and what doesn't. And what goes into a project like this so that hopefully we can be involved with more in the future. Dan Seguin 15:12 The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority has also planted 2750 trees on four acres at this site. Meaghan, is the reforestation connected to the meadow? Or is it a separate but complementary initiative? Meaghan McDonald 15:30 Yeah, I think it's kind of it's kind of cool that it is on the same site. The trees were planted last spring. And they kind of form a little bit of a barrier around the outside area of the pollinator garden, or the prop line or inside the pollinator meadow. So it's, it does create a nice barrier between the meadow and the adjacent highway and adjacent farmer and farm field. So it's going to create a nice little windbreak. It will also help with some of the salt spray that's coming off the highway. And these trees were really planted as part as a compensation for the station that's being built there. And we found that having the combination of the trees as the compensation and also the opportunity for the pollinator habitat was just such a great opportunity at this particular site, just because we don't so we don't really want to get trees planted too close to the station, especially with the the tornado that came through a few years ago. So it's nice to have those trees at a distance, but also have that nice low growing easy to maintain pollinator meadow in the areas directly surrounding it. So it's a nice combination there. Dan Seguin 16:45 Now understanding that without pollinators, Canada's food supply is threatened. Tracey, how is the Canadian Wildlife Federation building resources and support for these projects? Tracey Etwell 16:58 Yes, so the Canadian Wildlife Federation is committed to supporting pollinators for both our diverse biodiversity and our food supply. As you mentioned, many of the nutritious plants we eat such as fruits and vegetables rely on insect pollination, and 90% of the world's flowering plants rely on insect pollination. So it's critical that as a global society, we support these insect pollinators. Now our project is focused on a variety of support such as technical expertise in building these meadows, increasing the native seed supply in Ontario, and providing case studies of the costs and benefits of restoring meadow habitat. We work with interested managers to develop their respective projects. And we've also only recently formed the Canadian branch of rights of way within the US rights of way habitat working group to enhance our network so that we have more access to resources, case studies and best practices. Dan Seguin 17:48 I'm really looking forward to your thoughts on this next question, Tracey. Road right aways are a major push for Canadian Wildlife Federation's pollinator initiative. Why build them there? Tracey Etwell 18:02 Yeah, so like transmission lines, road rights of way are another area of great potential for habitat. If you think about the over 1 million kilometers of roads across Canada, that's a lot of space for pollinator habitat. There's also a lot of interest in maintaining and reducing the mowing and the herbicide use that goes into maintaining roads. And by using native plants that can allow for that reduction in those two aspects. And it may even save municipalities municipal maintenance costs by reducing these efforts. And also, it's a great opportunity to share the initiative with the public that are driving by and can see these beautiful displays. Dan Seguin 18:40 Now for my last question for both of you. How can landowners improve pollinator habitats on their properties? And what could citizens do to support this work? Or our pollinator friends in general? Meaghan, let's start with you and the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Meaghan McDonald 19:00 Sure! So we always promote the use of native plants on properties for a number of reasons. They obviously have benefits to pollinators. But they also are often like low more low maintenance and typical ornamental plants. So we would encourage folks that that are gardening or are looking for something to plant on their property, then maybe consider some of our native plant species just because they do have that added benefit to the pollinators. We will also of course, promote the use of Cree native plants along natural areas like shorelines in addition to sort of the, the the wildflowers and the meadow species that we're using in this project, there's lots of native trees and shrubs as well that they can consider that are beneficial to pollinators. I was just gonna say and then supporting your local native nurseries. There's a there's a few in the Ottawa Valley that people can consider. And sometimes it just takes a little bit more searching and then digging to find those native native plants for your garden, but they're out there. And if we all support our local native nurseries, then they'll be able to continue supplying those plants for us. Dan Seguin 20:24 And now, Tracey, what about from the Canadian Wildlife Federation perspective? Tracey Etwell 20:28 Right, so we also support backyard gardens planted with native plants. It's a great start. We offer many webinars and guides online to help people get into this mode of planting. Some other things that people can do, that they might not have considered is leaving leaves on your lawn and garden in the fall. Many of these pollinators actually, overwinter and they'll use that that habitat to protect themselves from the winter conditions. Lastly, if you can resist mowing those dandelions until more spring flowers bloom. And that's one of the first floral resources that are available for pollinators. And the spring is actually one of the hardest seasons for them to get going because there's very little for them to feed on and they're very hungry, obviously. So something else you can also do is overseed. With clover in your garden, then clover is a great resource for pollinators. In terms of bigger things, you can contact your local councils and ask them to become a bee city, which is a specific designation, which means they support pollinators and you have projects that support that. And also contact your municipality and ask them if they can support meadow habitat restoration projects in their area. Dan Seguin 21:40 Okay, Tracey, and Meaghan, are you ready to close this off with some rapid fire questions? We'll start with Tracy and then we'll follow up with Meaghan. Tracey Etwell 21:50 Sure Meaghan McDonald 21:52 Sounds good. Dan Seguin 21:53 What is your favorite pollinator? Tracey Etwell 21:57 My favorite pollinator is the Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee, which is an endangered Bumblebee with a great name. Meaghan McDonald 22:05 I was just gonna say our native bees, there's many species and I think they're all important. So I don't have quite a specific answer, but native bees. Dan Seguin 22:15 Now, what is your favorite flower? Tracey Etwell 22:18 My favorite is the Brown Eyed Susan, which is a native plant, of course, a powerhouse for pollinators and very easy to grow. Meaghan McDonald 22:27 I like Wild Bergamot. It's again, easy to grow. And it's got a really cool kind of purple flower on it. Dan Seguin 22:35 Moving on, what is one thing you can't live without? Tracey Etwell 22:41 Chocolate? Always chocolate? Meaghan McDonald 22:45 And I would say coffee. Dan Seguin 22:49 What habit or hobby have you picked up during shelter in place? Tracey Etwell 22:55 For me, it's been sourdough baking, making my own. Meaghan McDonald 23:01 I've been starting a lot of craft projects and not finishing them. We also got a canoe last year and new cross country skis this winter. Dan Seguin 23:09 Okay, if you could have one superpower, what would it be? Tracey Etwell 23:14 For me it would be to fly to travel and see the world. Meaghan McDonald 23:18 Also to fly Dan Seguin 23:22 This is an interesting one. If you could turn back time and talk to your 18 year old self, what would you be telling her? Tracey Etwell 23:30 I would tell her to enjoy life more and not to be so serious. Meaghan McDonald 23:36 I would say save and also travel and spend time with friends and family as much as you can while you can. Dan Seguin 23:42 Okay, what excites you most about these pollinator projects? Tracey Etwell 23:49 I get excited to see the new life emerge. So when new plants start to blow when the insects start to come in and use that habitat that just fills me with joy. Meaghan McDonald 24:00 And I'm excited about kind of learning something new because these projects are new for us and being able to bring some of that knowledge to our landowners and then also to some of our conservation areas as well. Dan Seguin 24:11 And lastly, what do you currently find most interesting in your sector? Tracey Etwell 24:18 For me, I would say it's the new application of new technologies that are coming online that help us support the conservation projects and answering specific questions that we need help with. Meaghan McDonald 24:29 And I really like working with landowners and sort of seeing them connect the dots on how what they do on their property really impacts nature and it's always fun to see. Dan Seguin 24:40 Well, Tracey, Meaghan, we've reached the end of another episode of the thinkenergy podcast. I truly hope you had a lot of fun. And thank you so much for joining me today. Cheers. Tracey Etwell 24:54 It's been great. Thank you, Dan. Meaghan McDonald 24:56 Yeah, thank you. Dan Seguin 24:58 Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the thinkenergy podcast, and don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review wherever you're listening. And to find out more about today's guests or previous episodes, visit thinkenergy podcast.com. I hope you will join us again next time as we spark even more conversations about the energy of tomorrow.
Our hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray are joined today by Vipul Arora, CFA. Vipul is a Portfolio manager with Assante Wealth Management and partner at O'Farrel Wealth and Estate Planning, based in Kemptville. Vipul brings his background in investment and research analysis to assist financial advisors and clients alike in determining which investments they should buy, which they should sell, and most importantly why they should be making those moves. Whether you're wondering where to start, looking to grow your wealth or portfolio, or a seasoned investor, this episode is for you! Vipul can be reached at future@ofsi.ca or 613.258.1997 This episode is sponsored by Dominion Lending. Check them out at ivegotamorgatgeforthat.com Find more on Vipul and gain access to all of our life transition professionals at www.mycleanbreak.ca. There you'll find information on our coaching services, past episodes, blog posts, and clear and simple advice to help guide you through to the other side of any of life's transitions. Our hosts: Daren Givoque and Tina Murray Find us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn Questions about your next steps? Connect with us at info@mycleanbreak.ca --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cleanbreak/support
Our hosts Daren Givoque and Tina Murray are joined today by representatives of the Rotary Club of Kempville: President Nancy Miller-McKenzie and active member Bruce Wehlau. If you were ever wondering what Rotary clubs do, who they help, and how you can get involved this is the episode for you! You can reach out to The Rotary Club of Kemptville at kemptvillerotary@hotmail.com They are also found on Facebook and https://www.kemptvillerotary.ca/ Find more on the Rotary Club of Kemptville and gain access to all of our life transition professionals at www.mycleanbreak.ca. There you'll find information on our coaching services, past episodes, blog posts, and clear and simple advice to help guide you through to the other side of any of life's transitions. This episode is sponsored by Dominion Lending. Check them out at ivegotamorgatgeforthat.com Our hosts: Daren Givoque and Tina Murray Find us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn Questions about your next steps? Connect with us at info@mycleanbreak.ca --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cleanbreak/support
On this episode of the U16 Pod, Connor and Ryan recap the week of games they attended as well as discuss the Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO) U18 League. Along with featuring three interviews with Forward Hunter McKnight from the Brockville Braves, defenceman Rory Gilmour from the Kemptville 73's, and Goaltender Jaden Cholette from the Nepean Raiders. Don't forget to hit that like and subscribe button and follow us on our twitter and instagram: @theu16pod
Nancy Morgan is a dancer, instructor, and owner of The Workshop Dance Studio in Kemptville. She joins Daren and Tina today to discuss the ways that dance can help support us through different stages in our lives as a way of keeping active and healing. Nancy has been dancing since she was only three years of age, and over the years of performing found she had a deep passion for teaching which led her to open her own adult only dance studio in March of 2015. Over the last 2 years Nancy and her studio did have to pivot the way their classes were being taught, needing to move to online streaming and pre-recorded classes as opposed to in person lessons in order to continue to provide the consistent classes that her students were counting on. Dance can be a form of therapy - not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well, and Nancy has first hand experience on how taking dance classes together help couples feel more bonded and connected to their partners. Find Nancy at www.theworkshopdancestudio.com, on Instagram @workshop_dance_kemptville, Facebook, or LinkedIn, as well as over at mycleanbreak.ca Our hosts: Daren Givoque and Tina Murray Head over to mycleanbreak.ca to find all of our life transition professionals, blog posts, and clean and simple advice to help guide you through to the other side of any of life's transitions. Questions about your next steps? Connect with us at info@mycleanbreak.ca Find us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cleanbreak/support
Today in conversation with #author, #filmmaker and #publisher Andrew McManaman about his newly released book 'Dollhouse'. Surprisingly this horror/thriller novel has been inspired by a #dream of 20 years ago, Andrew as a kid had a nightmare and years later the dream lingered on in the subconscious which is now a thrilling subject of the story. The book trailer has been shot in 80s style horror flick and takes the viewer through paranoia, mystery and dark secrets hidden inside an abandoned house in the woods. Andrew has also turned publisher with his publication house - PopcornPaperbacks. Andrew McManaman was born in Ottawa and raised in the small rural community of Kemptville, Ontario, Canada. Being an avid reader and film buff, Andrew fell in love with storytelling right from a young age. Introduced to many badass classics growing up, he took a shine to the horror and thriller genre. At ten years old, Andrew wrote his first short story and fell in love with the act of writing and has kept writing ever since. Still to this day, a huge movie and book geek, many of the films he grew up watching are his true inspiration for his work. With Popcorn Paperbacks, his goal is to meld the genres he loved to watch growing up and his passion for writing together. Blurb: Single mother Darla awakens to the ultimate nightmare… She's trapped in a house in the woods, with no memory of how she got there. She's surrounded by strangers. And worst of all, she doesn't know where her children are. The six strangers with her have no clue as to what is going on. Tensions grow as they struggle to figure out who locked them in this hellhole and how they can escape. All hope seems lost until the clock strikes 9:00 PM, and the house's only door finally unlocks. But as they venture out into the woods, something lurks in the darkness. Highlights of the Episode: Reading session from the book How did a dream possibly turn into a horror novel after 20 years Journey as a writer What is Andrew's writing process Favorite character from the book Final words #authorinterview #authoralert #horrorthrillerfans
Holly Finucan is an Intuitive Healer and Rieke Master based in Kemptville.. Through doing the difficult work of self-examination and healing, Holly has been able to create the life that she wants for both herself and for her daughter. She joins Daren and Tina today to dive deep into how her life experiences have influenced and guided her to the work that she does today, the importance of practicing self-compassion in achieving your goals, and why energy work is crucial to our overall wellness. Connect with Holly through Instagram, Facebook, or at mycleanbreak.ca Our hosts: Daren Givoque and Tina Murray Head over to mycleanbreak.ca to find all of our life transition professionals, blog posts, and clear and simple advice to help guide you through to the other side of any of life's transitions. Questions about your next steps? Connect with us at info@divorcenet.ca Find us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cleanbreak/support
Rebecca Cronk is the owner of Get Cronk'd Fitness Studio in Kemptville. She joins Daren and Tina today for the first episode of season 3 to discuss the successes and challenges she has faced transitioning from a student to business owner and then to business owner during a pandemic! Rebecca and her team at Get Cronk'd aim to make fitness accessible and welcoming to everyone who comes to their gym and offer various programs that cater to a wide variety of lifestyles, ages, and social groups. Connect with Rebecca through Facebook or via email at admin@getcronkd.ca Our hosts: Daren Givoque and Tina Murray Head over to mycleanbreak.ca to find all of our life transition professionals, blog posts, and clear and simple advice to help guide you through to the other side of any of life's transitions. Questions about your next steps? Connect with us at info@divorcenet.ca Find us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cleanbreak/support
Wendy Embleton is a Realtor with Exit Realty By Design in Kemptville. She joins Daren today to discuss what considerations should be made when investing in a student rental property. With their kids moving away to go to school, many parents see the value in purchasing a property for their child (and other students) to live in/rent for the duration of their studies. Wendy touches on some key points that should be kept in mind when navigating this type of investment and transition. Should my child be included on the title of the property? How much income should be expected from a rental of this type? Are background checks recommended when renting to students? Wendy and Daren answer these questions and more in this information-packed episode. Contact Wendy at 613-215-0825 or info@exitrealtybydesign.com Our hosts: Daren Givoque and Tina Murray Head over to mycleanbreak.ca to find all of our life transition professionals, blog posts, and clean and simple advice to help guide you through to the other side of any of life's transitions. Questions about your next steps? Connect with us at info@divorcenet.ca Find us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cleanbreak/support
I had a wonderful chat with Shulamit Ber Levtov, the “Entrepreneur's Therapist”, who has been working in the field of mental health and personal growth for more than 21 years, helping hundreds of people recover their resilience after experiencing stress and trauma. She has also been an entrepreneur for more than 27 years, and in 2017, founded an award-winning holistic stress and trauma clinic in Kemptville, Ontario. Tune in to hear us talk about why mindset isn't everything, what psychologically healthy mindset work looks like, curiosity as a key component of self compassion, the feeling of enoughness, sharing as a way that we help other people, and lots of other mental health and creativity-related stuff - this is a lovely conversation that I hope you will love! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
An Ontario cabinet minister used a controversial new election advertising law to try to handcuff at least three grassroots organizations — including two in his riding that are fighting the province's decision to build a new prison. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark filed a complaint with Elections Ontario last month, targeting two small community organizations in Kemptville, alleging they were “conducting unregistered third party political advertising” by sending out mailers and putting up lawn signs to bring attention to a proposed prison planned for the eastern Ontario community of 4,000. The two groups — Coalition Against the Proposed Prison (CAPP) and the Jail Opposition Group (JOG) — have been vocal about the lack of consultation around the province's plans to build a maximun-security 235-bedfacility in a community with no social services, shelters, court or public transit. GUEST: Colleen Lynas, Head of the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison (CAPP) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Let yourself be broken. Let yourself suffer. Cling to Christ through it."- Tessa Bielecki Season 4, Episode 6 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. LISTEN HERE: IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode of Messy Jesus Business, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Tessa Bielecki about pain and the healing process: how they forge transformation, and how suffering can help us to know union with God. Tessa explains this concept through the lens of a past trauma, and says she didn't lose her faith at that time, nor did she expect Jesus to come riding in on a horse, like a knight, to save her. "My experience was, that's not possible because Jesus and I are clinging to one another on the cross through this...we're united in this suffering. I am a part of his suffering; he is strengthening me in mine. It's one crucifixion. It's one resurrection." Tessa and Sister Julia also look at healthy asceticism, and how we're called to honor the goodness of all God creates for us. "We're training like athletes. Or we're training like dancers. It's a discipline, it's not a punishment," Tessa explains. Sister Julia and Tessa also examine interspiritual dialogue and why it's important for contemplatives to be in relationship with people from other faith traditions. Lastly, they explore the creative process of making order of the chaos. ABOUT THE GUEST: Tessa Bielecki was born in Norwich, Connecticut on September 16, 1944. From early childhood she loved the diverse peoples and cultures around our planet and studied Russian and French at Trinity College in Washington D.C., preparing for a career in international relations. Her dream took a more spiritual turn when she met Fr. William McNamara in 1965 and with him co-founded the Spiritual Life Institute. With a brave band of fellow-monks, she helped create a monastic community and four retreat centers over four decades: Nada Hermitage in Sedona, Arizona in the 1960s (lost to land developers in 1981), Nova Nada Hermitage in Kemptville, Nova Scotia, Canada in the 1970s (lost to logging development in 1998), Nada Carmelite Hermitage in Crestone, Colorado in the 1980s, and Holy Hill Hermitage in Skreen, County Sligo, Ireland in the 1990s. After serving as Mother Abbess of these centers and traveling between them for almost 40 years, Tessa left monastic life in 2003. In 2005, with friend and colleague, Fr. David Denny, she created The Desert Foundation, an informal circle of friends exploring the spirit of the desert, its landscape and soulscape, with a special focus on peace and reconciliation among the Abrahamic traditions: Jews, Christians, and Muslims. With Fr. Dave she was an adjunct professor at Colorado College for almost fifteen years, teaching courses on Fire and Light: A History of Christian Mysticism and Sand and Sky: Desert Spirituality from the Middle East to the American Southwest. Tessa is a seasoned retreat leader and the author of numerous articles and several major works: Teresa of Avila: Mystical Writings, Holy Daring, Ecstasy and Common Sense, Season of Glad Songs: A Christmas Anthology, Desert Voices: The Edge Effect, and Sounds True audio learning courses Passion for God and Wild at Heart: Radical Teachings of the Christian Mystics. She is currently working on a memoir. Fulfilling her dream of more peaceful international relations but from a more spiritual perspective, Tessa has years of experience with interspiritual dialogue, most notably with Buddhists throughout the 1980s at Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. She has led pilgrimages to Spain, Italy, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, and visited Russia, Mexico, Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands, where she participated in symposiums called Women for Peace and Art Meets Science and Spirituality in a Changing Economy. She had the privilege of speaking three times at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and was part of the Lindisfarne Fellowship during its...
Be sure to join the official Facebook Group for The Business Managers Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebusinessmanagerspodcast~About Shulamit - Shulamit is the Entrepreneur's Therapist. She helps women-identified entrepreneurs uplift their mindset and pilot their emotions so they can overcome the anxiety and isolation of running a business. Shulamit is a licensed trauma therapist, retired Yoga teacher, and trauma survivor. She has over 20 years of professional experience supporting mental health and personal growth and has logged thousands of hours helping hundreds of women (and men) rebound from stress and trauma. Shulamit has been an entrepreneur for over 27 years. Most recently, in 2017, she founded a holistic stress and trauma clinic in Kemptville. An award-winning entrepreneur and experienced speaker, Shula brings a unique perspective and approach to supporting women in business, has spoken locally, nationally and internationally, and has been a guest on podcasts including Small Business Boss, What Works, Fearless, The Biz Podcast, and many others.Connect with Shulamit:Website: https://www.theentrepreneurstherapist.caInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/the_entrepreneurs_therapistFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shulaconsultingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shulamitberlevtovTwitter: https://twitter.com/Shulaconsulting YouTube: http://youtube.com/shulamitberlevtov~ Connect with Murgio Enterprises!Website - https://www.MurgioEnterprises.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/murgioenterprisesInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/murgioenterprisesLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/murgio-enterprises~ Mentioned in this episode: FREE gift from Shulamit: Sign up for her stress relief mini-series and free stress relief audio recording here: shula.consulting/newsletter
In episode #409 of Talking Radical Radio, Scott Neigh interviews Colleen Lynas and Victor Lachance. They are residents of Kemptville, Ontario, and members of the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison (CAPP) Kemptville. They talk about their town, about the Ontario government's unilateral decision to build a provincial jail there, and about what residents are doing in response. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: https://talkingradical.ca/2021/06/22/radio-fighting-a-proposed-provincial-jail-in-eastern-ontario/
A Global News report shows that Canadians are getting restless. Anti-lockdown sentiment, along with protests, is running high across Canada. Quebec has long ridden high on the hog, courtesy of equalization funds squeezed out of provinces like Alberta. These funds have given Quebecers a lavish social safety net that they are now seeing vanish. Global presents an incomplete snapshot of the unrest that occured in Quebec, but that's par for their course. The report also goes into rallies in Kemptville, Ontario, and in Edmonton. Listen as Mike fills in the blanks for the rotten mainstream media who failed to report the whole truth. --------------- (AUDIO) Giant crowd at an Edmonton anti-lockdown rally chants for Chief Public Health Officer Deena Hinshaw to be locked up. To get 2,000 people at the legislature on a Monday would normally be an anomaly, but with so many now out of work it was a reality. Such an amazing spirit among so many patriotic Albertans, which included the "Albertan from Quebec" himself, Mr. Maxime Bernier. -------------- (AUDIO) Jason Kenney's solution to this was to make a show speech, to let the people know how much freedom and liberty his government is upholding. The carrots he dangled included the repeal of governmental power to make vaccines mandatory. The government also repealed precedent setting Bill 10, which gave Alberta Health Services(AHS) broad and sweeping powers at the beginning of the pandemic. In whole, it's more less a brag-a-thon about how gracious he thinks he is to Albertans. And a shameless display of damage control. Will this remove the fence around GraceLife? Doubtful. Still, he seems to think Albertans should be thankful. Mike goes very in depth on Kenney's full statement. --------------- (AUDIO) Fauci says it's still not okay for vaccinated Americans to eat and drink indoors. Nobody buys it anymore. The bloom has fallen off the flower. ----------------- (AUDIO) " The 100 Year Plan To Disarm The American People." report from Greg Reese. From FDR to Biden, law abiding gun owners in America have had the screws put to them. Today, Biden is unlawfully criminalizing the lawful. Guns in the hands of lawful Americans continue to be an essential equalizer against lawless criminals. Very good report from Greg Reese. --------------- Enjoy Mike's commentary and analysis on all of this, and more, in an info packed segment 1 Seg:2- Americanuck Radio welcomes back Mr. Peter Downing, founder of the Alberta USA Foundation. Fresh off a trip to Florida and MaraLago, Peter comes on to discuss the amazing fruits of his journey. Initially, Peter talked about how he disregarded all the quarantine BS after coming back to Canada. Peter was in the U.S. for the 917 society's "Salute To The Constitution." The society's name represents the month and day that the final draft of the Constitution was signed by members of the Constitutional Convention. The spirit of freedom that Peter experienced in the U.S. was astounding, and he goes into a few interactions with some amazing people which highlights this. If enough people in Alberta followed the example of GraceLife Church, or Artur Pawlowski, there would be no place for such obvious tyranny to stand.Peter had a most enjoyable journey. Fostering unity between various factions of Alberta independence, as well as making some key contacts in the U.S. How sweet it is! May God continue to bless Peter and all who are working so hard toward statehood for Alberta. Enjoy this chat in full between Mike and Peter. Click below to learn MORE about the 917 Society: 917society.com
Let’s talk about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees. Did you know that across North America, pollinators are in a steep decline. It may seem like an unlikely union, but utilities are ideally suited to restore these environments. Here with us to discuss Hydro Ottawa’s latest partner project to create one of the largest pollinator meadows of its kind in Eastern Ontario is Tracey Etwell from Canadian Wildlife Federation & Meaghan McDonald from Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Related Content & Links: Tracey Etwell LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyetwell/ Meaghan McDonald Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghan-mcdonald-83b08083/ Canadian Wildlife Federation Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwf_fcf Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/canadian-wildlife-federation/ Website: https://cwf-fcf.org/ Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Twitter: https://twitter.com/RideauValleyCA Website: https://www.rvca.ca/ --- Transcript: Dan Seguin 00:02 Hey, everyone, welcome back to another episode of the ThinkEnergy podcast. On today's show, we're going to talk about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees - literally. Did you know that across North America, the populations of monarch butterflies, bees and other pollinators are in a steep decline due to herbicides, pesticides, climate change, and a reduction in natural pollinator habitats. Pollinators are responsible for a third of the world's food supply, so they are extremely vital to our existence. In Canada, there are more than 1000 species of pollinating animals that are responsible for billions of dollars worth of Canadian farm produce, flowers, and ecosystems that rely on pollination. In short, without pollinators, food supply would suffer drastically. It may seem like an unlikely union, but utilities like Hydro Ottawa are ideally suited to restore these environments, thanks to a number of utility corridors and properties in their service territories, not to mention the kilometers of power lines, and right of ways along roadsides. Moreover, vegetation along utility corridors are compatible with these types of vegetation necessary to support pollinators. In 2019, Hydro Ottawa began civil construction of its largest ever municipal transformer station in the south end of Ottawa situated on 24 acres of land. Since the new transformer station requires only five acres of property, Hydro Ottawa partnered with the City of Ottawa, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, and the Canadian Wildlife Federation to create one of the largest pollinator meadows of its kind in Eastern Ontario, adjacent to this future station. The agreement means that 15 acres will be dedicated to a pollinator meadow, which is scheduled for seeding in the spring of 2021 A four acre tree reforestation area was reforested in 2020, with 2750 trees, thanks to the Rideau River Conservation Authority. So here is today's big question. What goes into a successful pollinator meadow? And how can we as an industry, and as ordinary citizens help the movement by building more pollinator meadows? Maybe in our own backyards? I have two guests joining me today for this podcast. My first guest is Tracy Etwell, a restoration ecologist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Tracy supports the right of way program, which helps restore pollinator metals for monarch butterflies and other pollinators in Eastern Ontario. My second guest is Meaghan McDonald, Lake planning and shoreline stewardship coordinator for the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. There are 36 conservation authorities in Ontario responsible for furthering the restoration, development and management of watershed and their natural resources across the province. Thank you both for joining me today. So, Tracy, let's start with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. What are pollinators? What important role do pollinators play? And what does pollinator habitat look like? Tracy Etwell 04:37 Great question, Dan. So as a group, there are many species that are pollinators. And if people aren't aware, there's things like native bees, flies, moths, butterflies, beetles and even our hummingbirds are pollinators. But when we talk about our pollinator habitat in our project, we're really focusing on the insects such as our native bees, flies and butterflies. And pollinator habitat varies depending on each species, but all insect pollinators benefit from open meadows full of wildflowers and grasses. And these native flowers provide the pollen and the nectar and the vegetation in general for the species to hide nest and overwinter. And also some of these flowers are very specific hosts for butterflies and moths, where they require that specific plant for their lifecycle. Dan Seguin 05:21 Now, this question is for both, do habitats vary depending on where they're located in the province and country? If so, what's unique about Eastern Ontario? Wondering, Meaghan, if you can expand on this? And then what about you, Tracy? Meaghan McDonald 05:37 Yeah, sure. So obviously, our country is massive. So there's a big variety of habitats that mountains, prairies, plains, forests, wetlands, all sorts of things. I think what's kind of unique about Eastern Ontario, maybe in comparison to our southern counterpart there is that we do have still quite a lot of natural areas available to us. The development pressures out here are building just as they are in the southern region. But I think in Eastern Ontario, there's a really good opportunity to sort of preserve what we already have and protect the resources that we already have as that development occurs. So I think that's kind of a unique feature out here. Tracy Etwell 06:18 So our focus on Eastern Ontario is based on two things. One is that the threatened monarch butterfly range in Canada is heavily focused in Ontario and Quebec. So obviously, we're overlapping that region. And secondly, our funder, which is the Ontario Trillium Foundation has sponsored our work in the Eastern Ontario region. There are also tons and tons of rights of way here which we define as roadways, transmission lines, and pipelines. And as Meaghan said, we do have habitat across Canada. And the management of this vegetation along rights of way is compatible with Meadow habitat, which benefits these pollinators. And we're hoping that rights of way meadow projects will catch on across Canada. And we're busy creating a national network of right of way managers to encourage meadow habitat restoration across the country. Dan Seguin 07:03 Okay, Tracy, I know that there are many factors that are contributing to the decline in pollinators and their habitats. Based on your experience, what are those reasons? And is there one in particular, that's been identified as the most destructive force? Tracy Etwell 07:21 Yeah, so you're correct. There are many forces that contribute to this. The biggest one is thought to be the loss of habitat, which is consistent with a lot of species. When land is developed, the habitat is lost. Also, these insects need large corridors of habitat to travel around. So when these pieces get disconnected, it's harder for these pollinators to find that habitat. Also, in Eastern Ontario, the invasive plant species wild parsnip, which means some people may be aware of is another threat. It's spread rapidly throughout the area and is out-competing or native wildflowers. It's hard to control in many places they spray and frequent mowing are the ways to control it. Then, so when it's then controlled, then those native species that would have been there are now removed. So we're hoping once wild parsnip can be under control, better meadow habitat restoration can support these populations. Dan Seguin 08:16 Back to you. Meaghan, can you tell us about the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and what types of stewardship projects you're involved with? Meaghan McDonald 08:26 Or so in partnership with our foundation branch, the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation, we offer a number of stewardship programs that are really aimed at largely private landowners, but also municipalities and public land owners as well. Our main one would really be our forestation and tree planting program. We plant about 200,000 trees just in the Rideau watershed alone, every year. We also have a shoreline naturalization program, which helps a lot of shoreline land owners create sort of a natural buffer along their waterways. We have a lot of lakes and rivers in our watershed that we're fortunate to have. So we like to help landowners protect what they have on their property. We also have a rural clean water grant program, which is aimed at helping farmers do clean water projects on their property. And then in addition to that, we also do some stream monitoring, wetland restoration, invasive species removal and garbage cleanups, especially in the city of Ottawa with our city's free launch program Dan Seguin 09:33 With respect to pollinator meadows. Meaghan, what can you tell us about your organization's role? Do you bring your regional expertise about Eastern Ontario's environment and its native plants? Meaghan McDonald 09:46 Yeah, so we don't have a huge focus on pollinators and our organization we've historically been a lot more focused on water quality protection projects, which is why it's so important for us to have partners like the Canadian Wildlife Federation to partner with on on projects like this. So we don't have a major role in the pollinator project realm. Where we do bring our regional expertise is more for tree planting, shoreline naturalization, so your trees and your shrubs and items like that through our stewardship programs. We also partner with our nursery suppliers, the Ferguson tree nursery, which is located down in Kemptville. And they've been working lately with us and a few other groups in the Ottawa Valley on expanding their product line away from just trees so that they also can be a source of native pollinator species as well in Eastern Ontario. Right now, it's really aimed at potted plants for landowners if they want to, you know, create a little habitat pollinator habitat in their own property. But they are looking at expanding that so that they can be a local source for native seed as well. It's very important that we kind of keep that local seed source in the area because when you're bringing in plants from different regions are sometimes not quite as adapted to our current climate conditions as, say, Southern Ontario or other parts of the country. So we're really the Canadian Wildlife Federation is kind of the expert on this project that we're working with and we're very happy to have their their expertise onboard. Dan Seguin 11:34 You both are playing integral parts in the 15 acre pollinator meadows that hydro ottawa was building in the south end of the city. I understand it's one of the largest in Eastern Ontario. Tracy, why are utilities a key player in Canadian Wildlife Federation's pollinator recovery efforts. Tracy Etwell 11:58 So CWF is very excited to be partnering with hydro, Ottawa and RVCA on this initiative, which is one of the largest projects as you mentioned. Utilities are a key player in our pollinator restoration efforts, and they maintain over 660,000 kilometers of transmission lines 1000s of generation stations across Canada, which has huge potential for pollinator habitat restoration, also their linear design are relatively easy for pollinators to find. Since utilities need to control the weedy species over the long term along these facilities. It provides a great place for the wildflowers and grasses to grow. And it provides a great opportunity for you utilities to demonstrate Environmental Leadership and provide the habitat. That's a win win for the utilities and the pollinators. Dan Seguin 12:43 And now for you, Meaghan, what kind of follow up work does Rideau Valley Conservation Authority do for a project like Hydro's 15 acre pollinator Meadow? Meaghan McDonald 12:56 Yeah, so for this project, we're actually already going to be on site for a related tree planting project. So it's kind of why we are involved in the in the pollinator side, because it does take a little bit of work to establish native pollinator seed, many of the native seeds, for example, they might take one, two, maybe more years to germinate, and really a few years before they really establish and take over. So it's really important that we manage that area for invasive species so that they don't take over. Or that an opportunistic species like Tracy mentioned, poisoned parsnip, for example, or Manitoban Maple seedlings that they don't move in. So this will be done really through annual to semi annual mowing of the site. So we waited till the end till the right time to sort of do a mow so that we can remove some of the unwanted species, allowing the native ones to really come up. And we'll probably also do a little bit of Spot Removal of the undesirable plants as they come up as well. And we'll do some monitoring as well plots throughout the meadow that I'll let us sort of measure how well the native plants are really coming along and at what rates which will be great because it's will be a great learning experience for us. Since we don't personally have a lot of experience. It'll just kind of be a great way to see what works and what doesn't and what goes into a project like this so that hopefully we can be involved with more in the future. Dan Seguin 14:28 The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority has also planted 2750 trees on four acres at this site. Meaghan, is the reforestation connected to the meadow, or is it a separate but complementary initiative? Meaghan McDonald 14:47 Yeah, I think it's kind of bolted is on the same site. The trees were planted last spring, and they kind of form a little bit of a barrier around the outside area of the pollinator garden. department started the pollinator meadow. So it's, it does create a nice barrier between the meadow and the adjacent highway and adjacent farm field. So it's going to create a nice of a windbreak. It'll also help with some of the salt spray that's coming off the highway. And these trees were really planted as part as a compensation for the station that's being built there. And we found that having the combination of the trees as the compensation and also the opportunity for the pollinator habitat was just such a great opportunity at this particular site. Just because we don't really want to get trees planted too close to the station, especially with the tornado that came through a few years ago. So it's nice to have those trees at a distance but also have that nice low growing, easy to maintain pollinator Meadow in the areas directly surrounding it. So it's a it's a nice combination there. Dan Seguin 16:01 Now understanding that without pollinators Canada's food supply is threatened. Tracy, how is the Canadian Wildlife Federation building resources and support for these projects. Tracy Etwell 16:14 So the Canadian Wildlife Federation is committed to supporting pollinators for both our diverse biodiversity and our food supply. As you mentioned, many of the nutritious plants we eat such as fruits and vegetables rely on insect pollination, and 90% of the world's flowering plants rely on insect pollination. So it's critical that as a global society, we support these insect pollinators. Now our project is focused on a variety of support such as technical expertise in building these meadows, increasing the native seed supply in Ontario, and providing case studies of the costs and benefits of restoring Meadow habitat. We work with interested managers to develop their respective projects. And we've also only recently formed the Canadian branch of rights of way within the US rights of way habitat working group to enhance our network so that we have more access to resources, case studies and best practices. Dan Seguin 16:28 I'm really looking forward to your thoughts on this next question, Tracy - road right of ways are a major push for Canadian Wildlife Federation's pollinator initiative. Why build them there? Tracy Etwell 17:19 Yeah, so like transmission lines, road rights of way or another area of great potential for Habitat. If you think about the over 1 million kilometers of roads across Canada, that's a lot of space for pollinator habitat. There's also a lot of interest in reducing the mowing and the herbicide use that goes into maintaining roads. And by using native plants that can allow for that reduction in those two aspects. And it may even save municipalities maintenance costs by reducing these efforts. And also, it's a great opportunity to share the initiative with the public that are driving by and can see these beautiful displays. Dan Seguin 17:56 Now for my last question - for both of you. How can landowners improve pollinator habitats on their properties? And what could citizens do to support this work? Or our pollinator friends in general? Meaghan, let's start with you and the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Meaghan McDonald 18:17 So we always promote the use of native plants on properties for a number of reasons, they obviously have benefits to pollinators. But they also are often more low maintenance and typical ornamental plants. So we would encourage folks that that are gardening or are looking for something to plant on their property, then maybe consider some of our native plant species just because they do have that added benefit to the pollinators. And we're also of course, promote the use of native plants along natural areas like shorelines. In addition to sort of the, the, the wildflowers and the meadow species that we're using in this project, there's lots of native trees and shrubs as well that they can consider that are beneficial to pollinators. I was just gonna say and then supporting your local native nurseries, there's a few in the Ottawa Valley that people can consider. And sometimes it just takes a little bit more searching and then digging to find those native native plants for your garden, but they're out there. And if we all support our local native nurseries, then they'll be able to continue supplying those plants for us. Dan Seguin 19:40 And now Tracy, what about from a Canadian Wildlife Federation perspective? Tracy Etwell 19:45 Right, so we also support backyard gardens planting native plants. That's a great start. We offer many webinars and guides online to help people get into this mode of planting and some other things that people can do that they might not have considered it is leaving leaves on your lawn and garden in the fall. Many of these pollinators actually over winter. And they'll use that that habitat to protect themselves from the winter conditions. Lastly, if you can resist mowing those dandelions until more spring flowers bloom, that's one of the first floor resources that are available for pollinators. And the spring is actually one of the hardest seasons for them to get going, because there's very little for them to feed on and they're very hungry, obviously. So something else you can also do is overseed. With clover in your garden and clover is a great resource for pollinators. In terms of bigger things, you can contact your local councils and ask them to become a bee city, which is a specific designation, which means they support pollinators and you have projects that support that. And also contact your municipality and ask them if they can support Meadow habitat restoration projects in their area. Dan Seguin 20:57 Okay, Tracy, and Meaghan, are you ready to close this off with some rapid fire questions? We'll start with Tracy and then we'll follow up with Meaghan. Meaghan McDonald 21:06 Sure. Dan Seguin 21:09 What is your favorite pollinator? Tracy Etwell 21:13 My favorite pollinator is the Gypsy cuckoo Bumblebee, which is an endangered Bumblebee with a great name. Meaghan McDonald 21:22 I was just gonna say our native bees, there's many species and they're all they're all important. So I don't have quite a specific answer, but native bees. Dan Seguin 21:31 Now, what is your favorite flower? Tracy Etwell 21:35 My favorite is the brown eyed Susan, which is a native plant, of course, a powerhouse for pollinators and very easy to grow. Meaghan McDonald 21:44 I like wild bergamot. It's again, easy to grow. And it's got a really cool kind of purple flower on it. Dan Seguin 21:52 Moving on, what is one thing you can't live without? Tracy Etwell 21:57 Chocolate! Always chocolate! Meaghan McDonald 22:01 And I would say coffee. Dan Seguin 22:05 What habit or hobby have you picked up during shelter in place? Tracy Etwell 22:11 For me, it's been sourdough baking - making my own. Meaghan McDonald 22:17 I've been starting a lot of craft projects and not finishing them. And we also got to canoe last year and new cross country skis this winter. Dan Seguin 22:26 Okay, if you could have one superpower, what would it be? Tracy Etwell 22:31 For me it would be to fly to travel and see the world. Meaghan McDonald 22:36 Also to fly. Dan Seguin 22:37 That this is an interesting one. If you could turn back time and talk to your 18 year old self, would you be telling her? Tracy Etwell 22:46 I would tell her to enjoy life more and not to be so serious. Meaghan McDonald 22:52 I would say same and also travel and spend time with friends and family as much as you can, while you can. Dan Seguin 22:59 Okay, what excites you most about these pollinator projects? Tracy Etwell 23:05 I get excited to see the new life emerge. So when new plants start to bloom when the insects start to come in and use that habitat that just fills me with joy. Meaghan McDonald 23:16 And I'm excited about kind of learning something new because these projects are new for us and being able to bring some of that knowledge to our landowners and then also to some of our conservation areas as well. Dan Seguin 23:28 And lastly, what do you currently find most interesting in your sector? Tracy Etwell 23:35 For me, I would say it's the application of new technologies that are coming online that help us support the conservation projects, answering specific questions that we need help with. Meaghan McDonald 23:45 And I really like working with landowners and sort of seeing them connect the dots on how what they do on their property really impacts nature and it's always fun to see. Dan Seguin 23:56 Well, Tracy, Meaghan, we've reached the end of another episode of The ThinkEnergy podcast. I truly hope you had a lot of fun. And thank you so much for joining me today. Cheers. Tracy Etwell 24:11 It's been great. Thank you, Dan. Meaghan McDonald 24:12 Yeah, thank you. It has been. Dan Seguin 24:17 Thank you for joining us today. I truly hope you enjoyed this episode of The ThinkEnergy podcast. For past episodes, ake sure you visit our website hydroottawa.com/podcast. Lastly, if you found value in this podcast, be sure to subscribe. Anyway, this podcast is a wrap. Cheers, everyone.
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Ambrose J. Small was a wealthy theater manager who disappeared without a trace on the evening of December 2, 1919 near one of his theaters in Toronto, Ontario. There was no shortage of theories and possibilities as to what happened. Was it the long-suffering wife? The obsessive, clingy mistress? The secretary who had robbed him? Or someone else? Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/ My Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/forgdark/ Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Closing music by Soma. 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Kristy has been involved in the Real Estate industry for over 15 years in various levels. She started with her first home purchase at 21 by selling everything she & her boyfriend Eric (now husband) owned just to get a down payment. By 25 she started her own company transforming homes even though another ”specialist” told her not to bother she would never be successful. Over the years alongside building her business she and Eric renovated 5 homes & 1 commercial property with great success. She jokingly calls it ”Flipping up” even though she had no intention of taking on properties to “Flip” alongside her personal home for various logistic reasons. After many moves and renovating her homes over time, she also built her Home Staging Company to #1 with an amazing team working directly with many of the top 20% real estate agents in the city of Ottawa. After a decade of building success, she made the bold decision to sell her business and focus on building relationships, understanding her clients needs and custom tailoring solutions for those needs. This is why she chose to be apart of Ottawa’s top real estate team the Ottawa Capital Group. In this podcast Kristy talks about her decision to join the Ottawa Capital Group as a licensed realtor, she talks about her plastic restaurant fiasco which inspired a major change in her life and her new Guinea Fowls she takes care of with her husband Eric at their home in Kemptville and so much more! Check out the podcast details below: Episode Links https://www.kristymorrison.com Books: The Creative Edge: Transforming your home and maximizing profits throught real world home staging case Creating Successful Business Systems: A Home Staging & Decorators Guide Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram Episode Timeline: 2:15 - Why the switch into real estate 5:30 - Costa Rica 10:30 - Meditation 16:00 - Her Kemptville home 21:00 - The Guinea Fowl - African Turkey 26:45 - Writing books, making goals 35:00 - Family 41:00 - Reduce Waste - taking baby steps 46:00 - Parting Words Quote "All I do is let them out in the morning, they run around during the day eat ticks and mosquitoes and bugs throughout my yard, and than I lock them up at night and fill up their food and water every couple of days" --Kristy Morrison on her Guinea Fowls
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Clean Break hosts Daren Givque & Tina Murray sit down with Rick Evans from McCay Duff Valuations & Consulting, Inc. and talk about evaluation reports when it comes to your business and how they relate during divorce. Rick takes a lot of the 'what ifs' out of the room during an evaluation thelpo avoid conflict. Rick Evans on DivorceNet https://www.divorcenet.ca/item/president/ www.divorcenet.ca Ottawa, Kemptville & Brockville --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cleanbreak/support
Kristy has been involved in the Real Estate industry for over 15 years in various levels. She started with her first home purchase at 21 by selling everything she & her boyfriend Eric (now husband) owned just to get a down payment. By 25 she started her own company transforming homes even though another ”specialist” told her not to bother she would never be successful. Over the years alongside building her business she and Eric renovated 5 homes & 1 commercial property with great success. She jokingly calls it ”Flipping up” even though she had no intention of taking on properties to “Flip” alongside her personal home for various logistic reasons. After many moves and renovating her homes over time, she also built her Home Staging Company to #1 with an amazing team working directly with many of the top 20% real estate agents in the city of Ottawa. After a decade of building success, she made the bold decision to sell her business and focus on building relationships, understanding her clients needs and custom tailoring solutions for those needs. This is why she chose to be apart of Ottawa's top real estate team the Ottawa Capital Group. In this podcast Kristy talks about her decision to join the Ottawa Capital Group as a licensed realtor, she talks about her plastic restaurant fiasco which inspired a major change in her life and her new Guinea Fowls she takes care of with her husband Eric at their home in Kemptville and so much more! Check out the podcast details below: Episode Links https://www.kristymorrison.com Books: The Creative Edge: Transforming your home and maximizing profits throught real world home staging case Creating Successful Business Systems: A Home Staging & Decorators Guide Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram Episode Timeline: 2:15 - Why the switch into real estate 5:30 - Costa Rica 10:30 - Meditation 16:00 - Her Kemptville home 21:00 - The Guinea Fowl - African Turkey 26:45 - Writing books, making goals 35:00 - Family 41:00 - Reduce Waste - taking baby steps 46:00 - Parting Words Sponsor Offer Gingko Promo for Podcast Listeners Quote "All I do is let them out in the morning, they run around during the day eat ticks and mosquitoes and bugs throughout my yard, and than I lock them up at night and fill up their food and water every couple of days" --Kristy Morrison on her Guinea Fowls
In Episode 16, a special edition of the Flagstick.com TeeTalk podcast, we wrap up the Flagstick Open Amateur Championship on site at eQuinelle Golf Club in Kemptville, Ontario. We chat with the division winners and the Overall Champion Peter Beneteau Instagram: Flagstick (https://www.instagram.com/flagstickgolf/) Scott (https://www.instagram.com/scotmac1970/) Stefan (https://www.instagram.com/steedorf/) Nick (https://www.instagram.com/teetalknick/) Twitter: Flagstick (https://twitter.com/Flagstick) Scott (https://twitter.com/ScotMacGolf) Stefan (https://twitter.com/Steedorf) Nick (https://twitter.com/GallingerNick) Facebook: @Flagstick (https://www.facebook.com/Flagstick/)
Cory M. Coons- Canadian artist Cory M. Coons has released his new single, "Once Too Many, Twice Not Enough," produced by multi-platinum producer Ron Nevison. Â OTTAWA, ONTARIO (ON), CANADA, July 17, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Growing up in Eastern Ontario (South of Ottawa), Canada, Cory M. Coons has been performing, writing and recording music since age 13. In 2015, he was nominated at the "Producer's Choice Honors", (formerly Los Angeles Music Awards), in the "Rock Artist Of The Year" category. In 2014, Coons won the Producer's Choice Honor for "Studio Album Of The Year" for his Independent EP "Share A Little Time." Coons also received nominations for "Male Singer/Songwriter" and "Record Of The Year." Now, Cory M. Coons returns with a brand new melodic rock album, "The Long Road Home", which includes his latest single, "Once Too Many, Twice Not Enough." As with Coon's previously mentioned EP, Multi-Gold and Platinum veteran music producer Ron Nevison, (Heart, Bad Company, Chicago, Damn Yankees, Survivor, Styx, Night Ranger) returned to produce the project. MTS Management Group has been brought in to promote the single release. "I've known Cory for several years, and it's been a real pleasure watching his career develop," said Michael Stover, President of MTS. "Cory has a real gift for melody and the ability to deliver a message to his listeners, in a way that doesn't knock them over the head. We're really looking forward to finally getting to work with him." Cory's eclectic influences include a collection of genres like Melodic Rock and Roots-Rock, blended with hints of Country-Rock. He is a respected freelance guitar instructor in the local St. Lawrence Seaway Valley and at Rock My House Music Centre in Kemptville, ON. Cory has opened and performed alongside internationally recognized Canadian artists like April Wine, Kim Mitchell, Glass Tiger & David Wilcox. http://www.corymcoons.comhttp://www.facebook.com/cmc-musichttp://www.twitter.com/corymcoons1 https://open.spotify.com/track/1lOkdOem8DA3jTOmprcwqp?si=BobErgKPRmadutAUVMDAaA EPK:Â https://www.sonicbids.com/band/corymcoons/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkfNVBlsg2s
Pop Art Painter Jamie Roxx (www.JamieRoxx.us) welcomes Cory M. Coons (Melodic Classic Rock, Roots-Rock / Country-Rock) to the Show! www.corymcoons.com Growing up in Eastern Ontario (South of Ottawa), Canada, Cory M. Coons has been performing, writing and recording music since about the age of 13. Currently as a Solo Recording Artist and Songwriter, Cory has just released a brand new melodic rock Cd/Album "The Long Road Home", in early 2018. It has been produced once again by Multi-Gold & Platinum Veteran Music Producer Ron Nevison, (Heart, Bad Company, Damn Yankees, Survivor, Styx, Night Ranger). Cory was recently nominated at the "Producer's Choice Honors", (formerly Los Angeles Music Awards), in the "Rock Artist Of The Year" category for 2015... And previously was the the 2014 recipient of the Producer's Choice Honor for "Studio Album Of The Year" for his Independent E.p "Share A Little Time". Previous nominations also included "Male Singer/Songwriter" and "Record Of The Year". Cory's influences are a collection of various genres like Melodic Rock and Roots-Rock, blended with previous hints of Country-Rock. He is a respected Freelance Guitar Instructor in the local St. Lawrence Seaway Valley and at Rock My House Music Centre in Kemptville, ON. Cory has opened and performed alongside such treasured National Canadian Artists like April Wine, Kim Mitchell, Glass Tiger & David Wilcox. Media Inquiries: Michael Stover MTS Management Group www.mtsmanagementgroup.com
Brian asks if the city is doing enough on opiods. MPP Steve Clark joins the show to tell the story of an elderly Kemptville couple separated in different homes and what needs to be done to fix it. Marnie Bennett, real estate guru, talks to Brian about the affordability of living in Ottawa and how to get into the market or downsize without cost. And Geoffrey Johnston joins Brian at the end of a week where terror never left the news.
Full game audio from the Kemptville Panthers 4-3 win over the South Stormont Selects on December 19th! Diamond Dante and Michael Nellis on the call!
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) has updated its recommendations on screening for lung cancer. In contrast to its previous guidance, the task force now recommends using low-dose CT to screen adults between 55 and 74 years of age who are at high risk for lung cancer on an annual basis for three consecutive years. The change in recommendation is based on a systematic review incorporating new evidence. In this interview podcast, Dr. Gabriela Lewin explains the new recommendations. Dr. Lewin is a member of the CTFPHC and chair of the Lung Cancer Working Group. She is also a family physician in Kemptville, Ontario, and assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at University of Ottawa. Full guideline (open access): www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.151421
Professor, poet, editor and critic, Michael Gnarowski was born in Shanghai, China in 1934. He received his Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Ottawa in 1967. While an undergraduate at McGill, he contributed to, and co-edited, Yes (1956-1970) magazine. He also wrote for and/or edited Le Chien d'or/The Golden Dog (1970-1972), Delta, Golden Dog Press (1971-1985), and Tecumseh Press, and was series editor for McGraw-Hill Ryerson's Critical Views on Canadian Writers Series (1969-1977) and co-edited Canadian Poetry (1977- ) with David Bentley. In 1970 Gnarowski wrote a brief history and checklist of the Contact Press. Here's his entry on Contact in the Canadian Encyclopedia: "Contact Press (1952-67) was founded as a poets' co-operative by Louis DUDEK, Raymond SOUSTER and Irving LAYTON, who were generally dissatisfied with the slight opportunities for publication available to Canadian poets. Contact went on, in the course of its 15-year history, to become the most important small press of its time. Launched at the mid-century, it published all the major Canadian poets of the period, and transformed literary life and small-press activity in Canada by its openness to a variety of poetic styles and its assertiveness of the poet's role in the production of his own work. Beginning before subsidies and government aid to Canadian book publishing had become a mainstay of such activity, Contact was a self-financed act of faith on the part of its founders.While its main thrust was in publishing the new work of individual poets, it produced a milestone anthology, Canadian Poems 1850-1952, co-edited by Dudek and Layton in 1952, and an avant-garde manifesto of young poets published as New Wave Canada: The New Explosion in Canadian Poetry (1966). This was a successor to Souster's Poets 56, which had featured young poets in response to Dudek's query "Où sont les jeunes?"Essentially a "no-frills" press, Contact published handsome, workmanlike books with, on occasion, a mimeographed pamphlet. Its writers ranged from F.R. SCOTT, one of the early moderns, to the newest wave represented by Margaret Atwood, George Bowering. I met with Gnarowski at his home in Kemptville, Ontario to talk about the history, and collecting of Contact Press.
In late March 2009, the University of Guelph announced that a number of programs at the school would be cut in response to budgetary challenges. Among those proposed cuts was Canada's only organic agriculture degree program. While the number of enrolled students in the program is small in comparison to the University's entire Agricultural College (the largest in the country), there is of course a rapidly growing interest in organic food and the values and principles such food espouses. Understandably, the proposed cancellation of the program concerned many students and a number of rallies were held alongside intense vocal opposition. Deconstructing Dinner invited two students to share their concerns with the proposed cuts. Host Jon Steinman also delivers an in-depth analysis of the University's proposal. While the demand for organic food has skyrocketed to the point where demand is far outstripping supply, Jon seeks to understand why a University and its President would be unable to recognize the economic, social and environmental potentials of maintaining one of the most promising futures within the food system. What was discovered was a telling story of a convergence of non-organic interests going well beyond the walls of the University of Guelph. Guests Silvie Fojtik, Third-Year Student, Water Resources & Engineering, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON) - Water Resources Engineering combines elements of other disciplines such as Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Planning and Geography in a unique combination ideally suited to addresses society's concerns and needs surrounding water. Silvie participated in designing a water resource system for the University's newly established Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming. Erin Carlson, Second-Year Student, Organic Agriculture, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON) - Erin hails from Summerland, BC, where her family grows cherries. The Major in Organic Agriculture at Guelph is available within the 4-year B.Sc.(Agr) degree program at the University. Diploma or degree students may also elect specific courses from within the organic repertoire available at Alfred, Guelph, and Kemptville campuses. Interdisciplinary research programs approach questions ranging from composting and nutrient management, to crop breeding, weed control, and marketing, and offers research positions to undergraduate as well as graduate students. Wayne Harris, Farmer, Mountain Valley Farm / Kootenay Alpine Cheese (Lister, BC) - Towering over Mountain Valley pastures is the magnificent Thomson Mountain range, and it's alpine meadows and forested slopes maintain a sentinel over this dairy farm. The farm is situated in the heart of the Kootenays, on benchland above the Creston Valley, 10 minutes from the Idaho border and 4 hours from the Alberta border. Mountain Valley uses no pesticides, GMO's or chemical fertilizer on the land. They nurture and replenish the soil through many sustainable management practices, including the application of composted manure from the farm and whey from their new cheesemaking facility. The health of the herd is maintained following organic practices, with no hormones being used. They are certified organic with Pacific Agricultural Certification Society and also belong to Kootenay Local Agricultural Society whose mandate is to foster local, sustainable agriculture. Voices Alastair Summerlee, President, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON) - Summerlee became the 7th President of the University of Guelph on July 15, 2003. Summerlee, whose career as a scholar, professor, researcher and administrator spans nearly 30 years, joined the University of Guelph faculty in 1988 as a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. He was named an associate dean of the Ontario Veterinary College in 1992, dean of graduate studies in 1995, associate vice-president (academic) in 1999, and provost and vice-president (academic) in 2000.
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