Podcasts about Northwestern Ontario

Jamie Levy, President and CEO of Generation Mining Limited (TSX:GENM, OTCQB: GENMF), joins me for an update on their fully-permitted and shovel-ready Marathon Copper-Palladium Project in Northwestern  Ontario.  We talk resources, key metrics from the Feasibility Study, options for the upcoming mine financing, and the potential for funding support from the province of Ontario.   We start off talking about he robust resources at Marathon with 1.1 billion lbs of copper, ~4 million ounces of palladium, and 1.3 million ounces of platinum, with some additional co-credits from gold and silver.   Jamie highlights the importance of developing domestic sources of these strategic metals in Canada, and the interest from the provincial and federal governments on expediting the construction of new mines and sources of supply in country.   The Feasibility Study estimated a Net Present Value (using a 6% discount rate) of C$1.07 billion, an Internal Rate of Return of 28%, and a 1.9-year payback based on the 3-yr trailing average metal prices at the effective date of the Technical Report. Over the anticipated 13-year mine life, the Marathon Project is expected to produce 2,161,000 ounces of palladium, 532 million lbs of copper, 488,000 ounces of platinum, 160,000 ounces of gold and 3,051,000 ounces of silver in payable metals.    We discuss the capital stack coming together starting off with the Wheaton Precious Metals stream, which consisted of an early deposit of $40 million (received) and then an upcoming $200M construction payment for 100% gold and 22% platinum production. Endeavour Financing has also helped set up a mandate letter for banking syndicate of Export Development Canada, ING Capital LLC and Societe Generale to arrange a Senior Secured Project Finance Facility of up to $540M. Conditional on final diligence and debt capacity.  Additionally, there are ongoing discussions for $200M of deeply subordinated debt, and the potential for government grants.   Wrapping up we discussed the experience of the team in developing and building prior mines, and why they'd prefer to build Marathon internally, but are still open to the options of JV partners or a project scale if it was the best value creation for shareholders.     If you have any questions for Jamie regarding Generation Mining, then please email those in to me at Shad@kereport.com.    Click here to follow the latest news from Generation Mining

Who knows the meaning of the term “Business Continuity management” without looking it up? Our guest this week, Alex Fullick, is intimately familiar with the term and its ramifications. I first met Alex when we were connected as participants in a conference in London this past October sponsored by Business Continuity International. The people involved with “Business Continuity management” were described to me as the “what if people”. They are the people no one pays attention to, but who plan for emergency and unexpected situations and events that especially can cause interruptions with the flow or continuity of business. Of course, everyone wants the services of the business continuity experts once something unforeseen or horrific occurs. Alex was assigned to introduce me at the conference. Since the conference I have even had the pleasure to appear on his podcast and now, he agreed to reciprocate.   Our conversation covers many topics related to emergencies, business continuity and the mindsets people really have concerning business flow and even fear. Needless to say, this topic interests me since I directly participated in the greatest business interruption event we have faced in the world, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.   Alex freely discusses fear, emergency planning and how we all can improve our chances of dealing with any kind of emergency, personal or business related, by developing the proper mindset. He points out how so often people may well plan for emergencies at work and sometimes they even take the step of developing their own business continuity mindset, but they rarely do the same for their personal lives.   Alex is the author of eight books on the subject and he now is working on book 9. You can learn more about them in our podcast show notes. I think you will gain a lot of insight from what Alex has to say and I hope his thoughts and comments will help you as you think more now about the whole idea of business continuity.       About the Guest:   Alex Fullick has been working in the Business Continuity Management, Disaster Recovery, and Operational Resilience industries as a consultant/contractor for just over 28 years. Alex is also the founder and Managing Director of StoneRoad, a consulting and training firm specializing in BCM and Resilience and is the author of eight books…and working on number nine.   He has numerous industry certifications and has presented at prestigious conferences around the globe including Manila, Seoul, Bucharest, Brisbane, Toronto, and London (to name a few). In July of 2017 he created the highly successful and top-rated podcast focusing on Business Continuity and Resilience ‘Preparing for the Unexpected'. The show aims to touch on any subject that directly or indirectly touches on the world of disasters, crises, well-being, continuity management, and resilience. The first of its kind in the BCM and Resilience world and is still going strong after thirty plus seasons, reaching an audience around the globe. Alex was born in England but now calls the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, his home. Ways to connect Alex:   www.linkedin.com/in/alex-fullick-826a694   About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hello, everyone, wherever you happen to be, welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet and unexpected is anything that has nothing to do with inclusion or diversity. As I've said many times today, our guest is someone I got to meet last year, and we'll talk about that. His name is Alex Bullock, and Alex and I met because we both attended a conference in London in October about business continuity. And I'm going to let Alex define that and describe what that is all about. But Alex introduced me at the conference, and among other things, I convinced him that he had to come on unstoppable mindset. And so we get to do that today. He says he's nervous. So you know, all I gotta say is just keep staring at your screens and your speakers and and just keep him nervous. Keep him on edge. Alex, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're   Alex Fullick ** 02:19 here. Thanks, Michael. I really appreciate the invite, and I'm glad to be here today. And yeah, a little nervous, because usually it's me on the other side of the microphone interviewing people. So I don't fit in this chair too often   Michael Hingson ** 02:33 I've been there and done that as I recall, yes,   Alex Fullick ** 02:37 yes, you were a guest of mine. Oh, I guess when did we do that show? A month and a half, two months ago? Or something, at least,   Michael Hingson ** 02:45 I forget, yeah. And I said the only charge for me coming on your podcast was you had to come on this one. So there you go. Here I am. Yeah, several people ask me, Is there a charge for coming on your podcast? And I have just never done that. I've never felt that I should charge somebody to come on the podcast, other than we do have the one rule, which is, you gotta have fun. If you can't have fun, then there's no sense being on the podcast. So, you know, that works out. Well, tell us about the early Alex, growing up and, you know, all that sort of stuff, so that people get to know you a little bit.   Alex Fullick ** 03:16 Oh, the early Alex, sure. The early Alex, okay, well, a lot of people don't know I was actually born in England myself, uh, Farnam Surrey, southwest of London, so until I was about eight, and then we came to Canada. Grew up in Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario, and then moved to the Greater Toronto Area, and I've lived all around here, north of the city, right downtown in the city, and now I live an hour west of it, in a city called Guelph. So that's how I got here. Younger me was typical, I guess, nothing   Michael Hingson ** 03:56 special. Went to school, high school and all that sort of stuff. Yeah, yeah, no.   Alex Fullick ** 04:02 Brainiac. I was working my first job was in hospitality, and I thought that's where I was going to be for a long time, because I worked my way up to I did all the positions, kitchen manager, Assistant Manager, cooks, bartender, server, did everything in there was even a company trainer at one point for a restaurant chain, and then did some general managing. But I got to a point where computers were going to start coming in to the industry, and I thought, well, I guess I should learn how to use these things, shouldn't I? And I went to school, learned how to use them, basic using, I'm not talking about building computers and networks and things like that, just the user side of things. And that was, did that for six months, and then I thought I was going back into the industry. And no fate had. Something different for me. What happened? Well, my best friend, who is still my best friend, 30 years later, he was working for a large financial institution, and he said, Hey, we need some help on this big program to build some call trees. When you're finished, he goes, get your foot in the door, and you could find something else within the bank. So I went, Okay, fine. Well, they called the position business recovery planner, and I knew absolutely nothing about business recovery or business continuity. Not a single thing. I'd never even heard the term yeah and but for some reason, I just took to it. I don't know what it was at the time, but I just went, this is kind of neat. And I think it was the fact that I was learning something different, you know, I wasn't memorizing a recipe for Alfredo sauce or something like that, you know, it was completely different. And I was meeting and working with people at every level, sitting in meetings with senior vice presidents and CEOs and giving them updates, and, you know, a data analyst, data entry clerk, and just talking. And I went, This is so much fun, you know, and that's I've been doing that now for over 28 years.   Michael Hingson ** 06:14 Well, I I had not really heard much of the term business continuity, although I understand emergency preparedness and such things, because I did that, of course, going into the World Trade Center, and I did it for, well, partly to be prepared for an emergency, but also partly because I was a leader of an office, and I felt that I needed to know What to do if there were ever an emergency, and how to behave, because I couldn't necessarily rely on other people, and also, in reality, I might even be the only person in the office. So it was a survival issue to a degree, but I learned what to do. And of course, we know the history of September 11 and me and all that, but the reality is that what I realized many years later was that the knowledge that I learned and gained that helped me on September 11 really created a mindset that allowed me to be able to function and not be as I Put it to people blinded or paralyzed by fear, the fear was there. I would be dumb to say I wasn't concerned, but the fear helped me focus, as opposed to being something that overwhelmed and completely blocked me from being capable and being able to function. So I know what you're saying. Well, what exactly is business continuity?   Alex Fullick ** 07:44 You know, there are people who are going to watch this and listen and they're going to want me to give a really perfect definition, but depending on the organization, depending on leadership, depending on the guiding industry organization out there, business continuity, Institute, Disaster Recovery Institute, ISO NIST and so many other groups out there. I'm not going to quote any of them as a definition, because if I if I say one the others, are going to be mad at me, yell at you, yeah, yeah. Or if I quote it wrong, they'll get mad at me. So I'm going to explain it the way I usually do it to people when I'm talking in the dog park, yeah, when they ask what I'm doing, I'll say Business Continuity Management is, how do you keep your business going? What do you need? Who do you need the resources when you've been hit by an event and and with the least impact to your customers and your delivery of services, yeah, and it's simple, they all get it. They all understand it. So if anyone doesn't like that, please feel free send me an email. I can hit the delete key just as fast as you can write it. So you know, but that's what a lot of people understand, and that's really what business continuity management is, right from the very beginning when you identify something, all the way to why we made it through, we're done. The incident's over.   Michael Hingson ** 09:16 Both worked with at the Business Continuity international hybrid convention in October was Sergio Garcia, who kind of coordinated things. And I think it was he who I asked, what, what is it that you do? What's the purpose of all of the people getting together and having this conference? And he said, I think it was he who said it not you, that the the best way to think about it is that the people who go to this conference are the what if people, they're the ones who have to think about having an event, and what happens if there's an event, and how do you deal with it? But so the what if people, they're the people that nobody ever pays any attention to until such time as there is something that. Happens, and then they're in high demand.   Alex Fullick ** 10:03 Yeah, that that's especially that being ignored part until something happened. Yeah, yeah. Well, well, the nice thing, one of the things I love about this position, and I've been doing it like I said, for 28 years, written books, podcasts, you've been on my show, YouTube channel, etc, etc, is that I do get to learn and from so many people and show the value of what we do, and I'm in a position to reach out and talk to so many different people, like I mentioned earlier. You know, CEOs. I can sit in front of the CEO and tell them you're not ready. If something happens, you're not ready because you haven't attended any training, or your team hasn't attended training, or nobody's contributing to crisis management or the business continuity or whatever you want to talk about. And I find that empowering, and it's amazing to sit there and not tell a CEO to their face, you know you're screwed. Not. You know, you don't say those kinds of things. No, but being able to sit there and just have a moment with them to to say that, however you term it, you might have a good relationship with them where you can't say that for all I know, but it being able to sit in front of a CEO or a vice president and say, hey, you know, this is where things are. This is where I need your help. You know, I don't think a lot of people get that luxury to be able to do it. And I'm lucky enough that I've worked with a lot of clients where I can't. This is where I need your help. You know. What's your expectation? Let's make it happen, you know, and having that behind you is it's kind of empowering,   Michael Hingson ** 11:47 yeah, well, one of the things that I have start talking a little bit about with people when talk about emergency preparedness is, if you're really going to talk about being prepared for an emergency. One of the things that you need to do is recognize that probably the biggest part of emergency preparedness, or business continuity, however you want to term, it, isn't physical it's the mental preparation that you need to make that people generally don't make. You know, I've been watching for the last now, five or six weeks, all the flyers and things down here in California, which have been so horrible, and people talk about being prepared physically. You should have a go bag so that you can grab it and go. You should do this. You should do that. But the problem is nobody ever talks about or or helps people really deal with the mental preparation for something unexpected. And I'm going to, I'm going to put it that way, as opposed to saying something negative, because it could be a positive thing. But the bottom line is, we don't really learn to prepare ourselves for unexpected things that happen in our lives and how to react to them, and so especially when it's a negative thing, the fear just completely overwhelms us.   Alex Fullick ** 13:09 Yeah, I agree with you. You know, fear can be what's that to fight, flight or freeze? Yeah, and a lot of people don't know how to respond when an event happens. And I think I'm going to take a step back, and I think that goes back to when we're young as well, because we have our parents, our grandparents, our teachers, our principals. You know, you can go achieve your goals, like everything is positive. You can go do that. Go do that. They don't teach you that, yeah, to achieve those goals, you're going to hit some roadblocks, and you need to understand how to deal with that when things occur. And use your example with the fires in California. If you don't know how to prepare for some of those small things, then when a big fire like that occurs, you're even less prepared. I have no idea how to deal with that, and it is. It's a really change in mindset and understanding that not everything is rosy. And unfortunately, a lot of people get told, or they get told, Oh, don't worry about it. It'll never happen. So great when it does happen. Well, then was that advice?   Michael Hingson ** 14:25 Yeah, I remember after September 11, a couple of months after, I called somebody who had expressed an interest in purchasing some tape backup products for from us at Quantum. And I hadn't heard from them, and so I reached out, and I said, So what's going on? How would you guys like to proceed? And this was an IT guy, and he said, Oh, well, the president of the company said September 11 happened, and so since they did, we're not going to have to worry about that anymore. So we're not going to go forward. Or worth doing anything to back up our data, and I'm sitting there going, you missed the whole point of what backup is all about. I didn't dare say that to him, but it isn't just about an emergency, but it's also about, what if you accidentally delete a file? Do you have a way to go back and get it? I mean, there's so many other parts to it, but this guy's boss just basically said, Well, it happened, so it's not going to happen now we don't have to worry about it. Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 15:27 like you hear on the news. Well, it feels like daily, oh, once in 100 year storm, once in 100 year event, once in 100 year this. Well, take a look at the news. It's happening weekly, daily, yeah, yeah. One in 100   Michael Hingson ** 15:44 years thing, yeah. Nowadays, absolutely, there's so many things that are happening. California is going through a couple of major atmospheric rivers right now, as they're now calling it. And so Southern California is getting a lot of rain because of of one of the rivers, and of course, it has all the burn areas from the fires. So I don't know what we'll see in the way of mudslides, but the rain is picking up. Even here, where I live, we're going to get an inch or more of rain, and usually we don't get the rain that a lot of other places get. The clouds have to go over a lot of mountains to get to us, and they lose their moisture before they do that. Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 16:23 yeah. We just had a whole pile of snow here. So we had a snowstorm yesterday. So we've got about 20 centimeters of snow out there that hasn't been plowed yet. So bit of   Michael Hingson ** 16:36 a mess. There you go. Well, you know, go out and play on the snow. Well,   Alex Fullick ** 16:41 the dog loves it, that's for sure. Like troubling it, but, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 16:46 I don't think my cat would like it, but the animal would like it. He'd go out and play in it. If it were here, we don't get much snow here, but Yeah, he'd play it. But, but it is. It is so interesting to really talk about this whole issue of of business continuity, emergency preparedness, whatever you want to consider it, because it's it's more than anything. It's a mindset, and it is something that people should learn to do in their lives in general, because it would help people be a lot more prepared. If people really created a mindset in themselves about dealing with unexpected things, probably they'd be a little bit more prepared physically for an emergency, but they would certainly be in a lot better shape to deal with something as like the fires are approaching, but they don't, but we don't do that. We don't teach that.   Alex Fullick ** 17:43 No, we it's interesting too, that a lot of those people, they'll work on projects in their organization, you know, and they will look at things well, what can go wrong, you know, and try to mitigate it and fix, you know, whatever issues are in the way or remove roadblocks. They're actually doing that as part of their project. But when it comes to themselves, and they have to think about fires or something like that, is now that won't happen, you know. And wait a minute, how come you've got the right mindset when it comes to your projects at work, but you don't have that same mindset when it comes to your own well being, or your families, or whatever the case may be. How come it's different? You go from one side to the other and it I've noticed that a few times with people and like, I don't get it. Why? Why are you so you have the right mindset under one circumstance and the other circumstance, you completely ignore it and don't have the mindset,   Michael Hingson ** 18:45 yeah, which, which makes you wonder, how much of a mindset Do you really have when it comes to work in all aspects of it? And so one of the things that I remember after September 11, people constantly asked me is, who helped you down the stairs, or was there somebody who was responsible for coming to get you, to take you downstairs and and the reality is, as I said, I was the leader. I was helping other people go downstairs. But by the same token, I'm of the opinion that in buildings like the World Trade Center towers, there is people talk about the buddy system. So if somebody is is in the building, you should have a buddy. And it doesn't even need to be necessarily, in the same office, but there should be an arrangement so that there is somebody looking out for each each other person. So everybody should have a buddy. I'm of the opinion it isn't a buddy. There should be two buddies, and at least one of them has to be outside of the office, so that you have three people who have to communicate and develop those lines of communications and work through it. And by that way, you you have a. Better chance of making sure that more people get whatever communications are necessary.   Alex Fullick ** 20:06 Yeah, you create your like a support network, absolutely,   Michael Hingson ** 20:10 and I think at least a triumvirate makes a lot more sense than just a buddy. Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 20:14 you you might be freaked out, you know, nervous shaking, but with a couple of people standing there, you know, talking to you, you're going to come right back hopefully. You know, with that, the calmer, you know, stop shaking when a couple of people are there. Yeah, you a lot of times when you have the same one person doing it, usually, oh, you're just saying that because you have to. But when you two people doing it, it's like, okay, thank thanks team. You know, like you're really helping. You know, this is much better.   Michael Hingson ** 20:48 Yeah, I think it makes a lot more sense, and especially if one of them isn't necessarily a person who's normally in your work pattern that brings somebody in from someone with the outside who approaches things differently because they don't necessarily know you or as well or in the same way as your buddy who's maybe next door to you in the office, right across the hall or next door, or whatever. Yeah, yeah. I agree. I think it makes sense well, the conference that we were at a lot to well, to a large degree, and at least for my presentation, was all about resilience. What is resilience to you? How's that for a general question that   Alex Fullick ** 21:31 has become such a buzzword, I know it   Michael Hingson ** 21:35 really is, and it's unfortunate, because when, when we start hearing, you know, resilience, or I hear all the time amazing and so many times we get all these buzzwords, and they they really lose a lot of their value when that happens. But still, that's a fair question. I   Alex Fullick ** 21:53 do think the word resilience is overused, and it's losing its meaning. You know, dictionary meaning, because it's just used for everything these days. Yeah, you know, my neighbor left her keys. Sorry. Her daughter took her house keys this morning by accident. She couldn't get into her house when she got him back, and she had a comment where she said, you know, oh, well, I'm resilient, but really, you just went and got some Keith, how was that so? So I'm, I'm starting to get to the point now, when people ask me, you know, what's resilience to you? What's it mean to you? I just, I start to say, Now, does it matter? Yeah, my definition is fine for me, if you have a definition of it for yourself that you understand you you know what it means, or your organization has a definition, we'll take it and run. Yeah, you know what it means. You're all behind that. Meaning. We don't need a vendor or some other guiding industry organization to say this is, this must be your definition of resilience. It's like, well, no, you're just wordsmithing and making it sound fancy. You know, do it means what it means to you? You know, how, how do you define it? If that's how you define it, that's what it means, and that's all that matters. My definition doesn't matter. Nobody else's definition matters, you know, because, and it's become that way because the term used, you know, for everything these days. Yeah, I   Michael Hingson ** 23:30 think that there's a lot of value in if a person is, if we use the dictionary definition, resilient, they they Well, again, from my definition, it gets back to the mindset you establish. You establish a mindset where you can be flexible, where you can adapt, and where you can sometimes think outside the box that you would normally think out of, but you don't panic to do that. You've learned how to address different things and be able to focus, to develop what you need to do to accomplish, whatever you need to accomplish at any unexpected time.   Alex Fullick ** 24:06 Yeah, and you're calm, level headed, you know, you've got that right mindset. You don't freak out over the small things, you know, you see the bigger picture. You understand it. You know, I'm here. That's where I need to go, and that's where you focus and, you know, sweat all those little things, you know. And I think, I think it's, it's kind of reminds me that the definitions that are being thrown out there now reminds me of some of those mission and vision statements that leadership comes up with in their organizations, with all this, oh, that, you know, you read the sentence and it makes no sense whatsoever, yeah, you know, like, what?   Michael Hingson ** 24:45 What's so, what's the wackiest definition of resilience that you can think of that you've heard?   Alex Fullick ** 24:51 Um, I don't know if there's a wacky one or an unusual one. Um, oh, geez. I. I know I've heard definitions of bounce forward, bounce back, you know, agility, adaptability. Well, your   Michael Hingson ** 25:07 car keys, lady this morning, your house key, your house key, lady this morning, the same thing, yeah, yeah. I don't resilient just because she got her keys back. Yeah, really, yeah. Well,   Alex Fullick ** 25:17 that's kind of a wacky example. Yeah, of one, but I don't think there's, I've heard any weird definitions yet. I'm sure that's probably some out there coming. Yeah, we'll get to the point where, how the heck did are you defining resilience with that? Yeah? And if you're looking at from that way, then yeah, my neighbor with the keys that would fit in right there. That's not resilient. You just went and picked up some keys.   Michael Hingson ** 25:45 Yeah. Where's the resilience? How did you adapt? You the resilience might be if you didn't, the resilience might be if you didn't panic, although I'm sure that didn't happen. But that would, that would lean toward the concept of resilience. If you didn't panic and just went, Well, I I'll go get them. Everything will be fine, but that's not what people do,   Alex Fullick ** 26:08 yeah? Well, that that is what she did, actually. She just as I was shoveling snow this morning, she goes, Oh, well, I'll just go get her, get them, okay, yeah. Does that really mean resilience, or Does that just mean you went to pick up the keys that your daughter accidentally took   Michael Hingson ** 26:24 and and you stayed reasonably level headed about it,   Alex Fullick ** 26:28 you know, you know. So, you know, I don't know, yeah, if, if I would count that as a definition of resilience, but, or even I agree resilience, it's more of okay, yeah, yeah. If, if it's something like that, then that must mean I'm resilient when I forget to pull the laundry out after the buzzer. Oh yeah, I gotta pull the laundry out. Did that make me resilient? Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 26:52 absolutely, once you pulled it out, you weren't resilient, not until then,   Alex Fullick ** 26:57 you know. So, so I guess it's you know, how people but then it comes down to how people want to define it too. Yeah, if they're happy with that definition, well, if it makes you happy, I'm not going to tell you to change   Michael Hingson ** 27:11 it. Yeah, has but, but I think ultimately there are some some basic standards that get back to what we talked about earlier, which is establishing a mindset and being able to deal with things that come out of the ordinary well, and you're in an industry that, by and large, is probably viewed as pretty negative, you're always anticipating the emergencies and and all the unexpected horrible things that can happen, the what if people again, but that's that's got to be, from a mindset standpoint, a little bit tough to deal with it. You're always dealing with this negative industry. How do you do that? You're resilient, I know. But anyway, yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 27:56 really, I just look at it from a risk perspective. Oh, could that happen to us? You know, no, it wouldn't, you know, we're we're in the middle of a Canadian Shield, or at least where I am. We're in the middle of Canadian Shield. There's not going to be two plates rubbing against each other and having an earthquake. So I just look at it from risk where we are, snowstorms, yep, that could hit us and has. What do we do? Okay, well, we close our facility, we have everyone work from home, you know, etc, etc. So I don't look at it from the perspective of doom and gloom. I look at it more of opportunity to make us better at what we do and how we prepare and how we respond and how we overcome, you know, situations that happen out there, and I don't look at it from the oh, here comes, you know, the disaster guy you know, always pointing out everything that's wrong. You know, I'd rather point out opportunities that we have to become as a team, organization or a person stronger. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 29:01 I guess it's not necessarily a disaster. And as I said earlier, it could very well be that some unexpected thing will happen that could be a very positive thing. But again, if we don't have the mindset to deal with that, then we don't and the reality is, the more that we work to develop a mindset to deal with unexpected things, the more quickly we can make a correct analysis of whatever is going on and move forward from it, as opposed to letting fear again overwhelm us, we can if we practice creating This mindset that says we really understand how to deal with unexpected situations, then we are in a position to be able to the more we practice it, deal with it, and move forward in a positive way. So it doesn't need to be a disaster. September 11 was a disaster by any standard, but as I tell people. People. While I am still convinced that no matter what anyone might think, we couldn't figure out that September 11 was going to happen, I'm not convinced that even if all the agencies communicated, they would have gotten it because and I talk about trust and teamwork a lot, as I point out, a team of 19 people kept their mouth shut, or a few more who were helping in the planning of it, and they pulled off something that basically brought the world to its knees. So I'm not convinced that we could have stopped September 11 from happening. At least I haven't heard something that convinces me of that yet. But what each of us has the ability to do is to determine how we deal with September 11. So we couldn't prevent it, but we can certainly all deal with or address the issue of, how do we deal with it going forward? Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 30:52 I agree. I I was actually in a conversation with my niece a couple of months ago. We were up at the cottage, and she was talking about school, and, you know, some of the people that she goes to school with, and I said, Well, you're never going to be able to change other people. You know, what they think or what they do. I said, what you can control is your response. You know, if, if they're always picking on you, the reason they're picking on you is because they know they can get a rise out of you. They know they it. Whatever they're saying or doing is getting to you, so they're going to keep doing it because it's empowering for them. But you can take away that empowerment if you make the right choices on how you respond, if you just shrug and walk away. I'm simplifying it, of course, yeah, if you just shrug and walk away. Well, after a while, they're going to realize nothing I'm saying is getting through, and they'll move away from you. They'll they won't bug you anymore, because they can't get a rise out. They can't get a rise out of you. So the only thing you can control is how you respond, you know. And as you keep saying, it's the mindset. Change your mindset from response to, you know, I'm prepared for what this person's going to say, and I'm not going to let it bother me. Yeah?   Michael Hingson ** 32:08 Well, bullying is really all about that. Yeah, people can't bully if you don't let yourself be bullied. Yep, and whether it's social media and so many other things, you can't be bullied if you don't allow it and if you ignore it or move on or get help to deal with the issue if it gets serious enough, but you don't need to approach it from a shame or fear standpoint, or you or you shouldn't anyway, but that's unfortunately, again, all too often. What happens when we see a lot of teenage suicides and so on, because people are letting the bullies get a rise out of them, and the bullies win.   Alex Fullick ** 32:51 Yep, yep. And as I told her, I said, you just mentioned it too. If it gets out of hand or becomes physical, I said, then you have to take action. I don't mean turning around and swinging back. I said, No, step up. Go get someone who is has authority and can do something about it. Yeah, don't, don't run away. Just deal with it differently, you know. And don't, don't start the fight, because then you're just confirming that I'm the bully. I can do this again. Yeah, you're, you're giving them license to do what they want. Yeah, but stand up to them, or tell, depending on the situation, tell someone higher up in authority that can do something and make make a change, but you have to be calm when you do it.   Michael Hingson ** 33:39 I remember when I was at UC Irvine, when I was going to college, my had my first guide dog, Squire. He was a golden retriever, 64 pounds, the most gentle, wonderful dog you could ever imagine. And unfortunately, other students on campus would bring their dogs. It was a very big campus, pretty, in a sense, rural, and there were only about 2700 students. And a bunch of students would bring their dogs to school, and they would just turn the dogs loose, and they go off to class, and then they find their dogs at the end of the day. Unfortunately, some of the dogs developed into a pack, and one day, they decided they were going to come after my guide dog. I think I've told this story a couple times on on this podcast, but what happened was we were walking down a sidewalk, and the dogs were coming up from behind, and they were growling and so on. And squire, my guide dog, jerked away from me. I still held his leash, but he jerked out of his harness, out of my hand, and literally jumped up in the air, turned around and came down on all fours, hunkered down and growled at these dogs all in this the well, about a two second time frame, totally shocked the dogs. They just slunked away. Somebody was describing it to me later, and you know, the dog was very deliberate about what he did. Of course, after they left, he comes over and He's wagging his tail. Did I do good or what? But, but he was very deliberate, and it's a lesson to to deal with things. And he never attacked any of the dogs, but he wasn't going to let anything happen to him or me, and that's what loyalty is really all about. But if something had happened and that hadn't worked out the way expected, then I would have had to have gone off and and I, in fact, I did talk to school officials about the fact that these dogs were doing that. And I don't even remember whether anybody did anything, but I know I was also a day or so later going into one of the the buildings. Before he got inside, there was a guy I knew who was in a wheelchair, and another dog did come up and started to try to attack squire, this guy with in the wheelchair, pulled one of the arms off his chair and just lambasted the dog right across the head, made him back up. Yeah, you know. But it was that people shouldn't be doing what they allowed their dog. You know, shouldn't be doing that, but. But the bottom line is, it's still a lesson that you don't let yourself be bullied. Yeah, yep, and there's no need to do that, but it is a it's a pretty fascinating thing to to see and to deal with, but it's all about preparation. And again, if we teach ourselves to think strategically and develop that skill, it becomes just second nature to do it, which is, unfortunately, what we don't learn.   Alex Fullick ** 36:48 Yeah, I didn't know that as a kid, because when I was a little kid and first came to Canada, especially, I was bullied because, well, I had a funny voice.   Michael Hingson ** 36:57 You did? You don't have that anymore, by the way, no,   Alex Fullick ** 37:01 if I, if I'm with my mom or relatives, especially when I'm back in England, words will start coming back. Yeah, there are words that I do say differently, garage or garage, yeah. You know, I hate garage, but garage, yeah, I still say some words like that,   Michael Hingson ** 37:18 or process, as opposed to process.   Alex Fullick ** 37:21 Yeah, so, you know, there's something like that, but as a kid, I was bullied and I there was, was no talk of mindset or how to deal with it. It's either put up with it or, you know, you really couldn't turn to anybody back then, because nobody really knew themselves how to deal with it. Yeah, bullies had always been around. They were always in the playground. So the the mechanisms to deal with it weren't there either. It wasn't till much later that I'm able to to deal with that if someone said some of the things now, right away, I can turn around because I've trained myself to have a different mindset and say that, no, that's unacceptable. You can't talk to that person, or you can't talk to me that way. Yeah, you know, if you say it again, I will, you know, call the police or whatever. Never anything where I'm going to punch you in the chin, you know, or something like that. Never. That doesn't solve anything. No, stand up saying, you know, no, I'm not going to accept that. You know, which is easier now, and maybe that just comes with age or something, I don't know, but back then, no, it was, you know, that that kind of mechanism to deal with it, or finding that inner strength and mindset to do that wasn't there,   Michael Hingson ** 38:43 right? But when you started to work on developing that mindset, the more you worked on it, the easier it became to make it happen. Yep, agreed. And so now it's a way of life, and it's something that I think we all really could learn and should learn. And my book live like a guide dog is really all about that developing that mindset to control fear. And I just think it's so important that we really deal with it. And you know, in this country right now, we've got a government administration that's all about chaos and fear, and unfortunately, not nearly enough people have learned how to deal with that, which is too bad, yep, although,   Alex Fullick ** 39:30 go ahead, I was going to say it's a shame that, you know, some a lot of people haven't learned how to deal with that. Part of it, again, is we don't teach that as well. So sometimes the only thing some people know is fear and bullying, because that's all they've experienced, yeah, either as the bully or being bullied. So they they don't see anything different. So when it happens on a scale, what we see right now it. It's, well, that's normal, yeah, it's not normal, actually. You know, it's not something we should be doing. You know, you should be able to stand up to your bully, or stand up when you see something wrong, you know, and help because it's human nature to want to help other people. You know, there's been so many accidents people falling, or you'll need their snow removed, where I am, and people jump in and help, yeah? You know, without sometimes, a lot of times, they don't even ask. It's like, oh, let me give you a hand,   Michael Hingson ** 40:33 yeah. And we had that when we lived in New Jersey, like snow removal. We had a Boy Scout who started a business, and every year he'd come around and clear everybody's snow. He cleared our snow. He said, I am absolutely happy to do it. We we wanted to pay him for it, but he was, he was great, and we always had a nice, clean driveway. But you know, the other side of this whole issue with the mindset is if we take it in a more positive direction, look at people like Sully Sullenberger, the pilot and the airplane on the Hudson, how he stayed focused. He had developed the mindset and stayed focused so that he could deal with that airplane. That doesn't mean that he wasn't afraid and had concerns, but he was able to do something that was was definitely pretty fantastic, because he kept his cool, yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 41:23 I think he knew, and others in other situations know that if you're freaking out yourself, you're not going to fix the issue, you're going to make it worse. We see that in Hollywood tends to do that a lot. In their movies, there's always a character who's flipping out, you know, panicking, going crazy and making everything worse. Well, that does happen, you know, if you act that way, you're not going to resolve your situation, whatever you find yourself in, you know. And I tell people that in business continuity when we're having meetings, well, we'll figure it out when it happens. No, you don't know how you'll behave. You don't know how you'll respond when, oh, I don't know an active shooter or something. You have no idea when you hear that someone you know just got shot down in the lobby. Are you going to tell me you're going to be calm? You sorry? You know you're going to be calm and just okay, yeah, we can deal with it. No, you're going to get a wave of panic, yeah, or other emotions coming over you, you know. And you have to have that mindset. You can still be panicked and upset and freaked out, or however you want to describe that, but you know, I have to stay in control. I can't let that fear take over, or I'm going to get myself in that situation as well. Yeah, I have to be able to manage it. Okay, what do I have to do? I gotta go hide. You know, I'm not saying you're not sweating, you know, with nervousness like that, but you understand, gotta think beyond this if I want to get out of this situation. You know, I'm going to take these people that are sitting with me, we're going to go lock ourselves in the storage closet, or, you know, whatever, right? But have that wherewithal to be able to understand that and, you know, be be safe, you know, but freaking out, you're only contributing to the situation, and then you end up freaking out other people and getting them panicked. Course, you do. They're not, you know, they don't have the right mindset to deal with issues. And then you've got everyone going in every direction, nobody's helping each other. And then you're creating, you know, bigger issues, and   Michael Hingson ** 43:37 you lose more lives, and you create more catastrophes all the way around. I remember when I was going down the stairs at the World Trade Center, I kept telling Roselle what a good job she was doing, good girl. And I did that for a couple of reasons. The main reason was I wanted her to know that I was okay and I'm not going to be influenced by fear. But I wanted her to feel comfortable what what happened, though, as a result of that, and was a lesson for me. I got contacted several years later one time, specifically when I went to Kansas City to do a speech, and a woman said she wanted to come and hear me because she had come into the stairwell just after, or as we were passing her floor, which was, I think, the 54th floor. Then she said, I heard you just praising your dog and being very calm. And she said, I and other people just decided we're going to follow you down the stairs. And it was, it was a great lesson to understand that staying focused, no matter what the fear level was, really otherwise, staying focused and encouraging was a much more positive thing to do, and today, people still don't imagine how, in a sense, comet was going down the stairs, which doesn't mean that people weren't afraid. But several of us worked to really keep panic out of the stairwell as we were going down. My friend David did he panicked, but then he. He walked a floor below me and started shouting up to me whatever he saw on the stairwell, and that was really for his benefit. He said to have something to do other than thinking about what was going on, because he was getting pretty scared about it. But what David did by shouting up to me was he acted as a focal point for anyone on the stairs who could hear him, and they would hear him say things like, Hey, Mike, I'm at the 43rd floor. All's good here. Everyone who could hear him had someone on the stairs who was focused, sounded calm, and that they could listen to to know that everybody was okay, which was so cool, and   Alex Fullick ** 45:38 that that probably helped them realize, okay, we're in the right direction. We're going the right way. Someone is, you know, sending a positive comments. So if, if we've got, you know, three, if he's three floors below us, we know at least on the next three floors, everything is okay.   Michael Hingson ** 45:56 Well, even if they didn't know where he wasn't right, but even if he they didn't know where he was in relation to them, the fact is, they heard somebody on the stairs saying, I'm okay, yeah, whether he felt it, he did sound it all the way down the stairs. Yeah, and I know that he was panicking, because he did it originally, but he got over that. I snapped at him. I just said, Stop it, David, if Rosell and I can go down these stairs, so can you. And then he did. He focused, and I'm sure that he had to have helped 1000s of people going down the stairs, and helped with his words, keeping them calm.   Alex Fullick ** 46:32 Yeah, yeah. It makes a difference, you know. Like I said earlier, you doesn't mean you're still not afraid. Doesn't mean that, you know, you're not aware of the negative situation around you. It's and you can't change it, but you can change, like I said earlier, you can change how you respond to it. You can be in control that way, right? And that's eventually what, what he did, and you you were, you know, you were controlled going downstairs, you know, with with your guide dog, and with all these people following you, and because of the way you were, like, then they were following you, yeah, and they remained calm. It's like there's someone calling up from below who's safe. I can hear that. I'm listening to Michael. He'll tell his dog how well behaved they are. And he's going down calmly. Okay, you know, I can do this. And they start calming down,   Michael Hingson ** 47:28 yeah, what's the riskiest thing you've ever done? Oh, word. Must have taken a risk somewhere in the world, other than public speaking. Oh, yeah, public speaking.   Alex Fullick ** 47:40 I still get nervous the first minute. I'm still nervous when I go up, but you get used to it after a while. But that first minute, yeah, I'm nervous. Oh, that there's, I have a fear of heights and the so the the two, two things that still surprised me that I did is I climbed the Sydney bridge, Harbor Bridge, and, oh, there's another bridge. Where is it? Is it a Brisbane? They're both in Australia. Anyway. Climb them both and have a fear of heights. But I thought, no, I gotta, I gotta do this. You know, I can't be afraid of this my entire life. And I kept seeing all these people go up there in groups, you know, on tours. And so I said, Okay, I'm going to do this. And I was shaking nervous like crazy, and went, What if I fall off, you know, and there's so many different measures in place for to keep you safe. But that that was risky, you know, for me, it felt risky. I was exhilarated when I did it. Though, would you do it again? Oh, yeah, in a heartbeat. Now, there you go. I'm still afraid of heights, but I would do that again because I just felt fantastic. The other I guess going out and being self employed years ago was another risky thing. I had no idea, you know about incorporating myself, and, you know, submitting taxes, you know, business taxes, and, you know, government documents and all this and that, and invoicing and things like that. I had no idea about that. So that was kind of risky, because I had no idea how long I'd be doing it. Well, I started in what 2007, 2007, I think so, 18 years, yeah, so now it's like, I can't imagine myself not doing it, you know, so I'm but I'm always willing to try something new these days. You know, even starting the podcast seven and a half years ago was risky, right? I had no idea. Nobody was talking about my industry or resilience or business continuity or anything back then, I was the first one doing it, and I'm the longest one doing it. Um, I've outlived a lot of people who thought they could do it. I'm still going. So that started out risky, but now I. Imagine not doing it, yeah, you know. And you know, it's, you know, I guess it's, it's just fun to keep trying new things. You know, I keep growing and, you know, I've got other plans in the works. I can't give anything away, but, you know, I've got other plans to try. And they'll, they'll be risky as well. But it's like,   Michael Hingson ** 50:21 no, let's go for it. Have you ever done skydiving or anything like that? No, I haven't done that. I haven't either. I know some blind people who have, but I just, I've never done that. I wouldn't   Alex Fullick ** 50:32 mind it. It's that might be one of those lines where should I? I'm not sure about this one, you know, but it is something that I I think I wouldn't do it on my own. I think I would have to be one of those people who's connected with someone else, with someone   Michael Hingson ** 50:51 else, and that's usually the way blind people do it, needless to say, but, and that's fine, I just have never done it. I haven't ever had a need to do it, but I know I can sit here and say, I'm not afraid to do it. That is, I could do it if it came along, if there was a need to do it, but I don't. I don't have a great need to make that happen. But you know, I've had enough challenges in my life. As I tell people, I think I learned how to deal with surprises pretty early, because I've been to a lot of cities and like, like Boston used to have a rep of being a very accident prone city. Just the way people drive, I could start to cross the street and suddenly I hear a car coming around the corner, and I have to move one way or the other and draw a conclusion very quickly. Do I back up or do I go forward? Because the car is not doing what it's supposed to do, which is to stop, and I have to deal with that. So I think those kinds of experiences have helped me learn to deal with surprise a little bit too.   Alex Fullick ** 51:52 Yeah, well, with the skydiving, I don't think I'd go out of my way to do it, but exactly came along, I think I would, you know, just for the thrill of saying, I did it,   Michael Hingson ** 52:03 I did it, yeah, I went ice skating once, and I sprained my ankle as we were coming off the ice after being on the ice for three hours. And I haven't gone ice skating again since. I'm not really afraid to, but I don't need to do it. I've done it. I understand what it feels like. Yeah, yeah. So it's okay. Have you had any really significant aha moments in your life, things that just suddenly, something happened and went, Ah, that's that's what that is, or whatever.   Alex Fullick ** 52:30 Well, it does happen at work a lot, dealing with clients and people provide different perspectives, and you just, Oh, that's interesting, though, that happens all the time. Aha moments. Sometimes they're not always good. Aha moments, yeah, like the one I always remember that the most is when I wrote my first book, heads in the sand. I was so proud of it, and, you know, excited and sent off all these letters and marketing material to all the chambers of commerce across Canada, you know, thinking that, you know, everyone's going to want me to speak or present or buy my book. Well, ah, it doesn't happen that way. You know, I got no responses. But that didn't stop me from writing seven more books and working on nine. Now, there you go, but it was that was kind of a negative aha moment so, but I just learned, okay, that's not the way I should be doing that.   Michael Hingson ** 53:34 Put you in your place, but that's fair. I kind   Alex Fullick ** 53:37 of, I laugh at it now, a joke, but you know, aha, things you know, I You never know when they're going to happen.   Michael Hingson ** 53:47 No, that's why they're Aha, yeah.   Alex Fullick ** 53:51 And one of one, I guess another one would have been when I worked out first went out on my own. I had a manager who kept pushing me like, go, go work for yourself. You know this better than a lot of other people. Go, go do this. And I was too nervous. And then I got a phone call from a recruiting agency who was offering me a role to do where I wanted to take this company, but that I was working for full time for that weren't ready to go. They weren't ready yet. And it was kind of an aha moment of, do I stay where I am and maybe not be happy? Or have I just been given an opportunity to go forward? So when I looked at it that way, it did become an aha moment, like, Ah, here's my path forward. Yeah, so, you know. And that was way back in 2007 or or so somewhere around there, you know. So the aha moments can be good. They can be bad, and, you know, but as long as you learn from them, that's exactly   Michael Hingson ** 54:57 right. The that's the neat thing about. Aha moments. You don't expect them, but they're some of the best learning opportunities that you'll ever get.   Alex Fullick ** 55:06 Yeah, yeah, I agree completely, because you never know that. That's the nice thing, and I think that's also part of what I do when I'm working with so many different people of different levels is they all have different experiences. They all have different backgrounds. You they can all be CEOs, but they all come from a different direction and different backgrounds. So they're all going to be offering something new that's going to make you sit there and go, Oh, yeah. And thought of that before,   Michael Hingson ** 55:38 yeah. So that's, that's so cool, yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 55:42 but you have to, you know, be able to listen and pick up on those kind of things.   Michael Hingson ** 55:46 But you've been very successful. What are some of the secrets of success that that that you've discovered, or that you put to use?   Alex Fullick ** 55:55 For me, I'll put it bluntly, shut up and listen.   Michael Hingson ** 55:59 There you are. Yeah. Well, that is so true. That's true. Yeah.   Alex Fullick ** 56:03 I think I've learned more by just using my two ears rather than my one mouth, instead of telling people everything they you should be doing. And you know, this is what I think you should do. And like talking at people, it's so much better just talk with people, and then they'll, even if you're trying to, you know, really, really, really, get them to see your side, they will come onto your side easier and probably better if you let them realize it themselves. So you just listen, and you ask the odd probing question, and eventually comes around, goes, Oh, yeah, I get it. What you mean now by doing this and going, Yeah, that's where I was going. I guess I just wasn't saying it right, you know. And have being humble enough to, you know, even though I, I know I did say it right, maybe I just wasn't saying it right to that person, to that person, yeah, right way. So listening to them, and, you know, I think, is one of the big keys to success for me, it has, you know, and I've learned twice as much that way. And maybe that's why I enjoy answering people on the podcast, is because I ask a couple of questions and then just let people talk,   Michael Hingson ** 57:18 which is what makes it fun. Yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 57:21 yeah. It's sometimes it's fun to just sit there, not say anything, just let someone else do all the talking.   Michael Hingson ** 57:29 What you know your industry is, I would assume, evolved and changed over the years. What are some of the major changes, some of the ways that the industry has evolved. You've been in it a long time, and certainly, business continuity, disaster recovery, whatever you want to call it, has, in some sense, has become a little bit more of a visible thing, although I think people, as both said earlier, ignore it a lot. But how's the industry changed over time?   Alex Fullick ** 57:54 Well, when I started, it was before y 2k, yes, 96 and back then, when I first started, everything was it focused. If your mainframe went down, your computer broke. That's the direction everyone came from. And then it was you added business continuity on top of that. Okay, now, what do we do with our business operations. You know, other things we can do manually while they fix the computer or rebuild the mainframe. And then it went to, okay, well, let's bring in, you know, our help desk. You know, who people call I've got a problem with a computer, and here's our priority and severity. Okay, so we'll get, we'll respond to your query in 12 hours, because it's only one person, but if there's 10 people who have the issue, now it becomes six hours and bringing in those different aspects. So we went from it disaster recovery to business continuity to then bringing in other disciplines and linking to them, like emergency management, crisis management, business continuity, incident management, cyber, information security. Now we've got business continuity management, you know, bringing all these different teams together and now, or at least on some level, not really integrating very well with each other, but just having an awareness of each other, then we've moved to operational resilience, and again, that buzzword where all these teams do have to work together and understand what each other is delivering and the value of each of them. And so it just keeps growing in that direction where it started off with rebuild a mainframe to getting everybody working together to keep your operations going, to keep your partners happy, to keep your customers happy. You know, ensuring life safety is priority number one. When, when I started, life safety was, wasn't really thrown into the business continuity realm that much. It was always the focus on the business. So the these. The sky, the size and scope has gotten a lot bigger and more encompassing of other areas. And I wouldn't necessarily all call that business continuity, you know it, but it is. I see business continuity as a the hub and a wheel, rather than a spoke, to bring all the different teams together to help them understand, you know, hey, here's, here's how you've Incident Management, you know, help desk, service desk, here's how you help the Disaster Recovery Team. Here's how you can help the cyber team. Cyber, here's how you can actually help this team, you know, and being able to understand. And that's where the biggest change of things is going is now, more and more people are understanding how they really need to work together, rather than a silo, which you know, a lot of organizations still do, but it's those walls are starting to come down, because they can understand no One can do it alone. You have to work together with your internal departments, leadership, data analysts, who have to be able to figure out how to rebuild data, or your third parties. We need to talk with them. We have to have a relationship with them our supply chain, and understand where they're going, what they have in place, if we or they experience something. So it's definitely grown in size and scope   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:27 well, and we're seeing enough challenges that I think some people are catching on to the fact that they have to learn to work together, and they have to think in a broader base than they have in the past, and that's probably a good thing. Yeah, well, if, if you had the opportunity, what would you tell the younger Alex?   Alex Fullick ** 1:01:50 Run, run for the hills. Yeah, really, no, seriously, I kind of mentioned a couple of them already. Don't sweat the small things. You know, sometimes, yeah, and I think that comes down to our mindset thing as well. You know, understand your priorities and what's important. If it's not a priority or important, don't sweat it. Don't be afraid to take risks if you if you do your planning, whether it be jumping out of a plane or whatever, you know the first thing you want to do is what safety measures are in place to ensure that my jump will be successful. You know, those kind of things. Once you understand that, then you can make knowledgeable decisions. Don't be afraid to take those risks. And it's one of the big things. It's it's okay to fail, like I said about the book thing where you all those that marketing material I sent out, it's okay to fail. Learn from it. Move on. I can laugh at those kind of things now. You know, for years, I couldn't I was really like, oh my god, what I do wrong? It's like, No, I didn't do anything wrong. It just wasn't the right time. Didn't do it the right way. Okay, fine, move on. You know, you know, don't be afraid to fail. If, if you, if you fail and get up, well then is it really a failure? You learned, you got back up and you kept going. And that's the part of resilience too, right? Yeah, if you trip and fall, you get up and keep going. But if you trip and fall and stay down, well then maybe you are   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:30 failing. That's the failure. I mean, the reality is that it isn't failure if you learn from it and move on. It was something that set you back, but that's okay, yeah,   Alex Fullick ** 1:03:41 my my favorite band, Marillion, has a line in one of their songs rich. Failure isn't about falling down. Failure is staying down. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:50 I would agree with that. Completely agree   Alex Fullick ** 1:03:53 with it. He'll stand by it. W

In the conclusion of our episode with Nate Andrychuk, we dive deep into how to approach the great waters of Northwestern Ontario.  Baits and tactics are the focus, as well as how to target the mega monsters that very few anglers are lucky enough to ever see.  The elusive 60 inchers!! Points include:Different bait approaches to the different NWO lakesTopwater fishing and bait tuningWater bodies like reservoirs and changing water levels Breaking down waterways and finding an approach to successHunting a sixty-inch behemoth

Trey Wasser, CEO and Director of Dryden Gold Corp (TSX.V: DRY) (OTCQB: DRYGF), joins me to outline more recent drill core seen carrying visible gold from the initial drilling at the historical Laurentian Mine Target and the Intersection Target on the Elora Gold System. This is part of the on-going 15,000 meter drill program underway across their Dryden Gold District land package in Northwestern Ontario.   Laurentian is approximately one kilometer north of the Jubilee Target where the Company recently released assay results of 301.67 g/t over 3.90 meters including 1,930 g/t over 0.60 meters in a newly discovered hanging wall structure. The VG intersected at Laurentian was on a new parallel mineralized hanging wall structure. At the new Intersection Target, 200 meters northeast of Jubilee, VG was intersected before the main target in a mineralized footwall structure. This confirms new target potential on parallel high-grade structures along a one-kilometer strike at the Elora Gold System. Both holes have been submitted to the lab and results are expected in the coming weeks.   In addition to all the targets along the  Elora Gold System trend, we also discuss new geological understanding of the D3 deformation fault and how this will inform coming work initiatives at the Big Master, Mud Lake, and Mosher Bay Areas of the Gold Rock Camp.   Wrapping up we discuss the news out to the market today where the Company has received exploration permits from the Ontario Ministry of Mines for drill testing the Hyndman property. With the arrival of the 2025 summer field season, the Company has launched its regional exploration campaign. Field crews are starting a detailed mapping and channel sampling at Hyndman to prepare for future drill testing of multiple unexplored geophysical anomalies. The geology team is also preparing for the initial drill test at a 3rd area of focus at Sherridon; where detailed mapping from 2024 has exposed multiple drill ready targets.     If you have any questions for Trey regarding Dryden Gold, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Dryden Gold at the time of this recording.   Click here to follow the latest news from Dryden Gold

Trey Wasser, CEO and Director of Dryden Gold Corp (TSX.V: DRY) (OTCQB: DRYGF), joins me to outline the recent drill assay that intersected bonanza-grade gold in the new hanging wall discovery from deeper drilling at the Elora Gold System.  In addition to all the targets along the Elora trend, we also discuss new geological understanding and work initiatives at the Big Master, Mud Lake, and Mosher Bay Areas of the Gold Rock Camp at the onset of this year's 15,000 meter drill program. We also discuss exploration programs for later in the year at both the Sherridon, and Hyndman areas across their Dryden Gold District, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.   Drill assays for this newly intercepted hanging wall gold mineralization in hole KW-25-003 Assays have now confirmed results of 301.67 g/t gold over 3.90 meters including 1,930 g/t gold over 0.60 meters with folded quartz stringer veins hosted in sheared basalts. This hanging wall zone is approximately 80 meters from the main Jubilee high-grade zone at a true depth of 250 meters.   We discuss the exploration plans for multiple targets at Elora for this year like around the historic Laurentian Mine and the Intersection target.  Trey also outlines how a new interpretation of a 3rd deformation structure (D3) with folding in the geological structure creates a good trap for the gold fluids. This new understanding will assist with going back and drilling the hanging wall structure, and also the historic high-grade mineralization over at Big Master, in addition to at Mud Lake. This complex geological data is further evidence that the Dryden District hosts a strong Archean lode gold system like the Red Lake, Kirkland Lake, and Timmins Districts.   Wrapping up we look ahead to the more drilling coming from across the Gold Rock Camp, plus ongoing work programs at both the Sherridon, and Hyndman areas across their Dryden Gold District, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.     If you have any questions for Trey regarding Dryden Gold, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Dryden Gold at the time of this recording.   Click here to follow the latest news from Dryden Gold

Gwen Preston, VP of Communication at West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSX.V:WRLG – OTCQB:WRLGF), joins me to review the news out earlier today that announced the positive reconciliation results from the bulk sample program at its 100% owned Madsen Mine located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.   The bulk sample included material from three main resource zones at Madsen - Austin, South Austin, and McVeigh - and followed the workflow and methodology to be implemented during regular mine operations.   Highlights of the bulk sample initiative:   The bulk sample carried an average grade of 5.72 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”), 0.7% above the average predicted grade of 5.68 g/t Au for six stopes across three areas. 14,490 tonnes of bulk sample produced 2,498 ounces of gold Gold recovery in the Madsen Mill averaged 95%   Gwen reviewed that this close reconciliation between predicted and actual grades and tonnages highlights the effectiveness of definition drilling and detailed stope design in informing accurate modelling of gold mineralization. The fact that the estimated grade from their stope design and actual gold recoveries align almost exactly with expectations, really validates all the geological and engineering work the West Red Lake Gold Mine teams have been doing for the last 6 months. This bulk sample has demonstrated that their strategy is sound for estimating expected grades, recoveries, and that they can unlock value by moving the Madsen Mine back into production.   Next we discussed that the current stope design has changed from a cut and fill method to a long hole stoping approach, in order to maximize the economic benefit in today's high gold price environment. This approach differs from the Prefeasibility Study (“PFS”), which used a gold price of US$1,680 per ounce when designing stopes, and instead is now using a long-term consensus gold price of US$2,350 per oz. which allows for mining the halo of lower-grade mineralization around the higher-grade tonnes.  This long hole stoping mining method will allow for mining more overall gold ounces at Madsen, potentially lowering operational costs, increasing production, and enhancing overall economics relative to the PFS mine plan.   Wrapping up we reviewed that the company will be getting paid for the 2,498 ounces of gold produced in this bulk sample work program, and so those revenues combined with the $12.5 million left undrawn in the Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund facility will have the company cashed up to proceed towards production in the near future.   If you have any follow up questions for Gwen or the team over at West Red Lake Gold, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is shareholder of West Red Lake Gold Mines at the time of this recording.   Click here to follow the latest news from West Red Lake Gold Mines

In this feature segment of asPERusual, guest listener and patient partner Kathy Smith offers a short recap and her key takeaways from last week's episode of asPERusual focused on patient engagement within the Can-SOLVE CKD Network -- a Canada-wide network of patients, scientists, and health care professionals devoted to creating innovative kidney care solutions. Tune in to this short (~10 minute) episode, regardless of whether you want to compare reflections or get the Coles notes of the full Can-SOLVE CKD Network episode.Episode Transcript:Anna:Hi everyone! Welcome to onePERspective - a bi-weekly segment in which patient partner Kathy Smith shares a synopsis and key reflections from the previous episode of asPERusual -- a podcast for practical patient engagement. My name is Anna Chudyk and I am asPERusual's host. In today's episode, Kathy will be commenting on S3E2 of asPERusual. In that episode, I sat down with Melanie Talson and Cathy Woods to learn all about patient engagement within the Can-SOLVE CKD Network, which is a Canada-wide network of patients, scientists, and health care professionals devoted to creating innovative kidney care solutions. Alright Kathy, lets turn it over to you and your onePERspective. Kathy Smith:Thank you, Anna and hello, everyone. I am speaking to you from the centre of Canada along the shores of Lake Superior, or Gitchigumi, the largest, deepest, coldest and cleanest freshwater lake in the world. I wish to acknowledge that my City of Thunder Bay is situated on the traditional land of the Anishinaabe peoples, including the Ojibwa of Fort William First Nation, signatories to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. I thank our ancestral land keepers for centuries of sustainable stewardship of this beautiful area and for kindly sharing the bounties of this rich land with everyone. I also wish to express my appreciation for the significant contribution of the Metis nation. I am sorry for the mistakes made and mistreatment of Indigenous peoples by colonists in the past and I am committed to working together for truth and reconciliation. Miigwetch.If ever there was an award for a solid and sustainable engagement strategy, today's Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Px engagement platform would certainly be a strong contender. I am most impressed with how they have integrated the Indigenous voice and with their capacity-building training modules, including bi-directional Capacity Bridging.Melanie Talson & Cathy Woods from Can-SOLVE CKD: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease describe their network as a national partnership of lived experience patients; learned experience researchers; laboured experience health care workers and clinicians; and leaders – the managers and policy makers. The four “Ls” work together to transform treatment and care and improve the outcome for those living with debilitating chronic kidney disease.Can-SOLVE's tagline is “the right treatment for the right person at the right time and place.” No small task when you consider CKD affects a disproportionate number of Indigenous people many of whom live in remote, even fly-in, communities. That is why I am so impressed to see that this group has a strategy for addressing that barrier to care. Can-SOLVE has an Indigenous-led partner group, IPERC -Indigenous Peoples Engagement and Research Council. IPERC's focus is on Indigenous kidney care challenges unique to this harder to reach, often underserved, group. Cathy, of the Bear Clan, is a member of Naicatchewenin First Nation in Northwestern Ontario, is the patient partner and a lead researcher of the Kidney Check Research Project which seeks to screen, triage and treat Indigenous people living in rural and remote communities in the three western provinces and British Columbia. Patient partners within both groups prioritize and co-lead research projects like this one, ensuring meaningful and relevant engagement at every stage. Furthermore, there is a Patient Governance Council – a leadership team made up of representatives of both interest groups who decide on plans and policies that affect the entire CKD community.Our speakers have done a great job describing each of the 6 Rs upon which they built their engagement platform: Respect, Responsibility, Reciprocity, Relevance, Relationships and Realness. Realness is a term I had not heard of in engagement platforms before. But I do understand and appreciate its inclusion. We need to fit our hats to the task as I like to call it. Our real life has given each of us many hats, but which shall we wear to best meet the asks of the task? Patients and providers work best when they find common ground, common interests and common language with lived experience input “as is”. Bring your real, authentic self to the table. Respect for individual differences and perspectives sees real-world impacts.Equally impactful is how patient partners like Cathy describes her involvement in CANSOLVE as healing, empowering, and deeply purposeful – creating a space for ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things. As the famous anthropologist, Margaret Mead, phrased it; never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. It's the only thing that ever has.”Finally, I'd like to acknowledge CANSOLVE's Bridging Capacity. Building capacity is an integral component of patient engagement strategies. Training modules are co-designed to buildup the knowledge and provide the necessary tools for patients to engage in a research project. These helps are unidirectional in scope. So how does Bridging Capacity differ from Building Capacity? Bridging Capacity is bi-directional. Patients and providers both learn from each other. I cant think of a better tool for bridging the power differential and creating strong work relationships!All in all, CANSOLVE and IPERC have really empowered patients to enhance research relevance to better the outcome for all with chronic kidney disease.PERsonally SpeakingMy three take-aways:Could this Indigenous Partnership (IPERC) model be used to incorporate the voice of many other underserved populations – the remote; the homeless; the new Canadians? These groups are surely concerned about their health, but they do not want to, or cannot, come to our Table. So, meet them where they are at with separate interest groups run by their own leaders and their own peers. Then the leaders of the various interest groups could come together to form an overarching Senior Team. This makes for a much more inclusive and diverse Patient Engagement Platform!Capacity Bridging This was a term I had not heard of before but I very much like it for the added emphasis it brings to an engagement platform. This bridging is a bi-directional sharing of knowledge between the lived experience experts and the learned experience experts. It stresses the importance of respecting that all members of the team bring unique experiences and skill sets. This concept guides mentorship, training, and peer review practices across the network. Patient partners are highly valued for their different hats they bring to a task on the TEAM: Together Everyone Accomplishes More. Together is better!Relationship Building is at the heart and soul of every Patient Engagement Platform. It takes a patience of time and a whole lot of money. It must be accounted for in research budgets and run by a paid, highly trained and skilled multi-tasker manager. Anything less jeopardizes the success of the engagement platform and perhaps the relevance and value of the research itself.At this time, I would like to thank everyone for the privilege and the opportunity of speaking to you on these podcasts. In particular, I want to do a huge shout out to my heroine, Anna, for including me and asking me to do these podcasts. As Anna is moving forward with the pediatric and youth groups, I want a fresh voice to help her with these podcasts. But in any case, I wish Anna all the best as she goes forward with this labor of love. I can't tell you how much time and effort Anna has shown and the passion that she has dedicated to helping all patients engage meaningfully and relevantly with academic partners in research. Thank you. And happy trails, Anna. Anna:Thanks Kathy for this, and all of the other onePERspective's to date. As you know, your encouraging emails summarizing all you learned from the release of this podcast's initial episodes were the impetus for creating the onePERspective segment. I've really enjoyed hearing your reflections and collaborating with you on the creation of these episodes. Even with all your engagement related jet setting, I could also count on you to come through on your episode… and somehow find the time for it. Big hugs to you and I'm glad we have research we're collaborating on together so it's not actually a good bye. Moving forward this season, I'm going to continue with onePERspective but it's taking a different twist. A big reason why I have chosen to focus the remainder of season 3's episodes on engaging children, youth, and families is for my own learning as I expand my research program to focus on these populations. I am currently moving in this direction through a pharmacogenetics study I am collaborating on with my colleague Abdullah Maruf, as well as work I am doing with colleagues to redesign pediatric-to-adult transition care services for youth and families living with congenital heart disease. Sasha Kullman is a talented PhD trainee working under my supervision on the congenital heart disease project. Given her passion and penchant for patient engagement and knowledge translation, I thought that it would be a great opportunity for her to take over onePERspective this season, and offer a trainee perspective on her take-aways from the episodes. She's very brilliant and I can't wait to hear her episode takeaways as her insights always make me think.In the next full episode of asPERusual, I kick off the rest of this season's focus on how to meaningfully engage children, youth, and families in health research. Guests Brianna Hunt, Onalee Garcia-Alecio, and Michelle Roy, will share their experience with engaging in the iCARE study—Canada's largest cohort of youth with type 2 diabetes. We'll also discuss what makes engagement meaningful over time, the value of lived experience, and practical tips for involving youth and families in ways that are inclusive, trauma-informed, and fun. The episode is going to drop on April 28th so be sure to check it out by visiting our website asperusual.substack.com or wherever it is that you download your other podcast episodes from. If you do visit the website, be sure to check out the interactive transcript from this, and other episodes, as well as to subscribe to the podcast's newsletter! As always, you can reach me by emailing anna.asperusual@gmail.com or by adding me to LinkedIn by searching Anna M. Chudyk – CHUDYK.Until next time, thanks again for tuning in and let's keep working together to make patient engagement the standard, or asPERusual. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit asperusual.substack.com

Maura Kolb, President of Dryden Gold Corp (TSX.V: DRY) (OTCQB: DRYGF), joins me to outline the new zone with significant visible gold ("VG") intersected from deeper drilling at the Elora Gold System at the Gold Rock Camp at the onset of this year's 15,000 meter drill program. We discuss the exploration plans for multiple targets at Elora for this year, as well as drill programs for later in the year at both the Sherridon, and Hyndman areas across their Dryden Gold District, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.    This newly discovered section intersected by Drill Hole KW-25-003, displaying the VG, is a hanging wall structure of folded sheared basalts and represents the most significant amount of VG that Dryden Gold has intersected to date. Maura outlines how this folding in the geological structure creates a good trap for the gold fluids, and this new discovery is further evidence that the Dryden District hosts a strong Archean lode gold system like Red Lake, Kirkland Lake and Timmins Districts.   We discussed that 5 holes have been drilled thus far at Elora and are testing down plunge at true depths between 250 and 400 meters and often these can intersect several targets with one hole.  Now that Company has received their exploration permits in late February to set up some new drill pads, the focus will be on testing the further down-plunge potential of Elora and along strike to the northeast, around the historic Elora-Jubilee Mine, at a cross-cutting structure parallel to Big Master, and around the high-grade historic Laurentian Mine.   We then widened the scope to discuss 2 other key areas of exploration focus on their district-scale land package, with surveys and field work vectoring on future drill targets at both the Sherridon and Hyndman areas of the Project. Sherridon also just received its exploration permits for drilling there later this summer, and there is more targeting work underway to potentially drill Hyndman in the fall.   If you have any questions for Maura regarding Dryden Gold, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Dryden Gold at the time of this recording.   Click here to follow the latest news from Dryden Gold

Watch on YouTube At PDAC 2025, Peter Schloo, CEO of Heritage Mining, discusses the company's exploration progress in Northwestern Ontario, highlighting pending assay results and an upcoming drill program at Zone 3. He emphasises strong shareholder support and a high-caliber board, positioning Heritage for success in an under-explored Greenstone Belt alongside major players.

In this special episode of For Love & Money, we celebrate the launch of What Is Love, an anthology of unconventional love stories from a global community of storytellers. Host Carolyn Butler-Madden is joined by Rumi Tsuchihashi, the book's editor, along with contributors Leanne Fournier and Sabah Mirza, to explore the profound role of love in storytelling and life. Through heartfelt conversations and personal readings, this episode delves into the power of love as a force for connection, healing, and transformation.   What You'll Learn in This Episode: How What Is Love came to life through the Story Republic community. Rumi Tsuchihashi's journey to becoming the book's editor and her reflections on the power of personal storytelling. The role of love in business and the broader world, as explored by the guests. Deeply personal readings from contributors, sharing their unique perspectives on love. Insights into how storytelling can shift perspectives and open hearts. Featured Guests: Rumi Tsuchihashi – Editor of What Is Love, author of three essay collections, and a contributor to The New York Times' Tiny Love Stories column. Leanne Fournier – Canadian copywriter, journalist, and storyteller, who shares a deeply personal story of love, resilience, and family. Sabah Mirza – Writer and former corporate professional who rediscovered her love for storytelling and shares an emotionally resonant piece about love, loss, and advocacy. Key Themes Discussed: The underestimated power of love as a motivator in life and business. How stories shape our identities and understanding of love. The importance of listening deeply and telling honest stories. The impact of community and creative expression in fostering human connection. Guest Bios Rumi Tsuchihashi - Editor Rumi Tsuchihashi is an essayist who spreads the word about the life changing joys of all things tiny. Her first book I Want To Remember This: Recognising the Tiny Moments That Make Up a Life, led to her 100-word essay, 'Where Our Palms Touch', getting published the "Tiny Love Stories" column in the New York Times. As an editor and coach, Rumi helps emerging authors put potent stories and pocket-sized books out into the world. Her upcoming book, I Want This for Us: The Tiny Moments That Give Marriage A Chance, connects the dots from heartbreak to second marriage in a series of vignettes. Learn more about Rumi here or visit her nudge newsletter on substack.   Leanne Fournier - contributing author Leanne Fournier writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in the stunning wilderness of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Her creative work is infused with vivid imagery and a profound sense of place, evident in her beautifully illustrated poetry collection. The collection explores the contradictions and parallels she sees around human connection and belonging—and is set to be released in 2025. Leanne founded MightyWrite—Write for Business, where she helps clients tell stories with clarity and impact and find their unique voice. A passionate writer and social justice advocate, Leanne publishes stories about the people most often unseen and unheard at mightywrite.substack.com. You can also read more about her work at mightywrite.ca.   Sabah Mirza - contributing author Sabah Mirza is a business advisor, facilitator, and writer whose work is grounded in the ethics of human worth and dignity.  She creates workshops bringing leaders and teams together to build bridges of empathy, connection, and belonging through interactive games, reflections, and personal story sharing. With a BSME from MIT, an MBA from Stanford University, and decades of personal, professional, and spiritual journeying, Sabah brings a unique, heart-centered approach to professional development and team building. Find Sabah's stories about heart-centered living, learning, and leading at sabahwrites.substack.com. Learn more about Sabah's workshops at sabahmirza.com.   LINKS What Is Love Book Learn more here Buy the book on Amazon (Australia) Buy the book on Amazon Learn about Story Republic and the Story Skills Course here      

Zach Flood, President and CEO of Kenorland Minerals (TSX.V:KLD - OTCQX:KLDCF - FSE:3WQ0) joins me to discuss two significant drill programs now underway at the South Uchi Project, in Ontario, and the Frotet Project, in Quebec.    The maiden drill program at the South Uchi project in the Red Lake district of Ontario is significant, involving an $8 million funding agreement with Auranova Resources (private company), encompassing up to 15,000 meters of drilling. Zach outlines the systematic approach being taken to explore one large, over 6km, target. This will be the first drilling ever on this project.   We also delve into the Frotet Project in Quebec, owned by Sumitomo Metal Mining, where Kenorland holds a 2% NSR royalty. This program is a 23,000-meter winter drill program aimed to further define the Renault gold system. Zach explains the goals behind this drilling, including infill operations to support a potential maiden resource estimate.    Additionally, we discuss Kenorland's broader asset portfolio, including upcoming maiden drill programs funded by partners such as Centerra and Newmont, and extensive exploration plans in the James Bay region and Northwestern Ontario.   Financially, Kenorland is well-positioned with an approximate budget of $36 million for the year, of which around $30 million will be funded by partner companies, and around $25 million in the bank.   If you have any follow up questions for Zach or want more information on any project or partnership that Company has with majors please email me at Fleck@kereport.com. Click here to visit the Kenorland website.  

Maura Kolb, President of Dryden Gold Corp (TSX.V: DRY) (OTCQB: DRYGF), joins me to outline the key 2025 exploration strategy and 15,000 meter drill program planned at the Elora, Big Master, Mud Lake, and Mosher Bay Areas of the Gold Rock Camp, plus ongoing work programs at both the Sherridon, and Hyndman areas across their Dryden Gold District, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.    We start off digging in to how this year's exploration program will be stepping out and drilling deeper to test some of the successful near-surface high-grade drill results in the Gold Rock Camp from the Elora Gold System and Big Master areas from 2024.  Last year the exploration team was drilling from patented land, but they have applied to receive permits to move the drill pads up closer to the key target areas along the Elora trend. This vantage point for drilling will also allow the exploration team to drill deeper holes down to 300+ meters, which is important since this whole area is very similar to the deep Red Lake mineralization geologically. Additionally, getting these permits will allow them to put in some drill holes around the historic Elora-Jubilee Mine area, the Laurentian Mine area, and a compelling target midway between those 2 areas, which is on a perpendicular trend from prior high-grade drill results on the Big Master trends.      We then took a look at some of the other regional targets on the Gold Rock Camp land package  like Mud Lake and Mosher Bay that the team is looking forward to doing more mapping, sampling, and targeting on for potential drilling in 2025.   Additionally, we widened the scope to discuss 2 other key areas of exploration focus on their district-scale land package, with surveys and field work vectoring on future drill targets at both the Sherridon and Hyndman areas of the Project.   If you have any questions for Maura regarding Dryden Gold, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Dryden Gold at the time of this recording.   Click here to follow the latest news from Dryden Gold

Interview with Maura Kolb, President of Dryden Gold Corp.Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/dryden-gold-tsxvdry-drilling-high-grade-gold-over-30-gt-in-the-heart-of-historic-gold-camp-6252Recording date: 30th January 2025Dryden Gold is ramping up exploration at its Gold Rock project in Northwestern Ontario, backed by a fully-funded $5.8 million budget for 2025. The company recently secured a strategic $3.38 million investment from Centerra Gold, providing strong validation of its systematic exploration approach and district-scale potential.Recent drilling at the company's Elora zone has yielded promising results, including intersections of 6 g/t Au over 12 meters. Unlike typical vein-hosted deposits in the region, mineralization at Elora occurs within shear zones, potentially indicating greater continuity and scale. The company's geological team has identified striking similarities between the Gold Rock camp and the prolific Red Lake district, particularly in structural controls and mineralization styles.Surface sampling across regional targets has produced impressive results, with values up to 34 g/t Au at the Hyndman target and historical samples reaching 617 g/t Au at Sherridon. The company has systematically prioritized these targets based on grade potential, size potential, and exploration feasibility.President Maura Kolb emphasizes the company's methodical approach to exploration: "Grade is always King, so that's forefront and foremost something we rate everything on." This disciplined strategy, modeled after major mining companies, has been instrumental in attracting strategic investment.Drilling is scheduled to resume February 10th, focusing on expanding the Elora zone both at depth and along strike. Current drilling reaches approximately 250 meters depth, with plans to test deeper extensions. Step-out drilling will target the northeast extension towards a historical high-grade mine that averaged 14 g/t Au, located approximately one kilometer along trend.The company has allocated 36% of its 2025 budget to test high-priority regional targets, providing multiple opportunities for discovery. This balanced approach between advancing the known Elora zone and testing regional targets aligns with Centerra Gold's investment mandate to pursue both brownfield and regional exploration opportunities.In a challenging market for junior explorers, Dryden Gold stands out with its strong treasury, systematic exploration approach, and strategic backing. The company's focus on high-grade gold in a premier jurisdiction, combined with its experienced management team and methodical approach to target generation, positions it well for potential discovery success in 2025.View Dryden Gold's company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/dryden-goldSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

Trey Wasser, CEO and Director of Dryden Gold Corp (TSX.V: DRY) (OTC: DRYGF), joins me to recap the key milestones and results from 2024, and to look ahead to the work initiatives at the Elora, Big Master, Mud Lake, and Mosher Bay Areas of the Gold Rock Camp, plus ongoing work programs at both the Sherridon, and Hyndman areas across their Dryden Gold District, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.     We start off discussing the success the Company had in 2024 in the capital markets with a few upsized raises, funding them for their move forward work planned in early 2025, and also bringing in Centerra Gold as a key strategic shareholder. This demonstrated that there is demand for funding their project and that they have access to capital in an environment that was challenging to many other junior resource companies.    Next we discussed some of the near-surface high-grade drill results in the Gold Rock Camp from the Elora Gold System and Big Master areas.  Elora saw a number of good intercepts like 8.93 g/t gold over 12.45 meters including 32.96 g/t gold over 2.73 meters in the deepest drill hole to date, or another hole with assays showing 14.10 g/t gold over 7.54 meters. Then hole KW-24-017 returned 30.72 g/t gold over 5.70 meters, including its highest-ever value of 313.00 g/t over 0.55 meters.  One of the notable Big Master intercepts was 26.11 g/t gold over 3.16 meters. Trey describes some of ongoing work and targets tested at both Big Master 1 and 2, and multiple targets that they will be testing along the Elora Gold trend once they receive the permits to move the drill pads up closer to the veins.  This vantage point for drilling will also allow the exploration team to drill much deeper holes, which is important since this whole area is very similar to the deep Red Lake mineralization geologically.   We then took a look at some of the other regional targets on the Gold Rock Camp land package  like Mud Lake and Mosher Bay that the team is looking forward to doing more mapping, sampling, and targeting on for 2025.   Additionally, we widened the scope to discuss 2 other key areas of exploration focus on their district-scale land package, with surveys and field work vectoring on future drill targets at both the Sherridon and Hyndman areas of the Project.   If you have any questions for Trey regarding Dryden Gold, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Dryden Gold at the time of this recording.   Click here to follow the latest news from Dryden Gold

Interview with Maura Kolb, President of Dryden Gold Corp.Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/dryden-gold-tsxvdry-high-grade-prospect-advances-with-visible-gold-and-successful-funding-5955Recording date: 13th November 2024Dryden Gold (TSXV:DRY) offers investors a compelling opportunity to gain exposure to a potential world-class gold discovery in the making. With a commanding 70,000 hectare land package in the heart of Northwestern Ontario, Dryden is aggressively exploring in a region that has produced numerous multi-million ounce, high-grade gold deposits.The company's primary focus is the Gold Rock Camp, a historically productive gold district that saw limited past exploration despite some bonanza-grade mining in the early 1900s. Dryden's recent drilling has confirmed the presence of a significant high-grade gold system, with intercepts including 30.72 g/t gold over 5.7 meters and 8.9 g/t over 12 meters. These results come on the heels of historic drilling which returned up to 53,000 g/t gold.Dryden's geological team, led by President Maura Kolb, has developed a 3D model of the high-grade Elora Zone using state-of-the-art oriented core drilling. This detailed understanding of the structural controls on mineralization has enabled the company to trace the gold-bearing system from surface down to a depth of over 150 meters, where it remains open for expansion. Follow-up drilling is in progress to further define and expand the Elora Zone both along strike and at depth.The Elora Zone is just one of several high-potential targets Dryden is advancing across its large land package. At the Hyndman target to the east, grab samples have returned up to 10 g/t gold in an area with excellent access and infrastructure along the Trans-Canada Highway. To the south, the Sherridon target has seen visible gold in 8 out of 10 historic drill holes, with Dryden's team working to refine the geologic model in preparation for follow-up drilling.Dryden benefits from a management team with extensive experience in the region, including CEO Maura Kolb's 8 years exploring in the world-class Red Lake gold camp. The company is well-funded to continue its aggressive exploration push, with over $5 million in working capital following the closing of a recent private placement.The company's ongoing drilling efforts are underpinned by a robust gold market, with the price of the yellow metal surging to multi-year highs above $2,600 an ounce. This strong macro backdrop has sparked a resurgence in investor interest for gold, providing a timely opportunity for Dryden to attract a growing audience to its discovery-stage story.With a major land position in a world-class gold belt, high-grade drill results, a proven management team, and a healthy treasury, Dryden Gold offers investors a unique opportunity to participate in a high-impact exploration story with the potential to deliver a significant new gold discovery. As drilling continues to unfold over the coming months, Dryden is well positioned to generate substantial news flow and value creation for shareholders.View Dryden Gold's company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/dryden-goldSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

Maura Kolb, President of Dryden Gold Corp (TSX.V: DRY) (OTC: DRYGF), joins me for an exploration update at the Gold Rock Camp, Sherridon, and Hyndman areas across their Dryden Gold District, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.      We start off discussing more recent drill results from their Phase 5 drill program at the Elora area of the Gold Rock Camp Project,  with Hole KW-24-024 intercepting the mineralized zone at approximately 190 meters from surface and returning 8.93 g/t gold over 12.45 meters, including 32.96 g/t gold over 2.73 meters.  Maura points out the significance is that we are seeing wide intercepts of gold,  and that these holes from Phase 5 are pushing the depth component even lower and showing continuity of mineralization.   This Phase 5 exploration program consisted of nine drill holes totaling 1,598 meters focused on the depth expansion at Elora and Big Master 1 gold systems and infill drilling at Big Master 2.  We also recap some of the prior work done at both Big Master 1 and 2, as a parallel structure to Elora.  The Company is now kicking off their Phase 6 exploration program at Elora, with plans to put in 5 more deeper holes to keep stepping out along strike and at depth expanding the mineralized shoot.   Next we panned back to the larger overall land package to discuss 2 other key regional targets where the exploration team has been working on ground-truthing and a surface exploration focus, that will be generating future drill targets at both the Sherridon and Hyndman areas of the Project.    Maura outlines how this systematic exploration approach is starting to demonstrate the kind of size and scale to the Project to be of more interest to potential strategic partners.     If you have any questions for Maura regarding Dryden Gold, then please email them in to me at Shad@kereport.com.   Click here to follow the latest news from Dryden Gold

Zach Flood, President and CEO of Kenorland Minerals (TSX.V:KLD - OTCQX:KLDCF - FSE:3WQ0) joins me to provide a comprehensive update on the Company's financial health and continued exploration across a wide range of projects throughout Canada and Alaska, with major mining companies funding majority of the work.    Key points include Kenorland's robust financial position with $26 million in the bank, partnerships with major metal miners like Sumitomo and Newmont, and specific exploration initiatives in Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and the James Bay region. Zach highlights significant projects such as Frotet and South Uchi, detailing ongoing drill programs, environmental and technical studies, and the company's unique approach to attracting large mining companies for funding. Future revenue streams, partnership dynamics, and the potential for new discoveries are also discussed.   If you have any follow up questions for Zach or want more information on any project or partnership that Company has with majors please email me at Fleck@kereport.com.   Click here to visit the Kenorland website.    

Trey Wasser, CEO and Director of Dryden Gold Corp (TSX.V: DRY) (OTC: DRYGF), joins me for an exploration update at Gold Rock Camp, Sherridon, and Hyndman areas across their Dryden Gold District, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.      We start off discussing the recent drill results from their Phase 5 drill program at the Elora area of the Gold Rock Camp Project,  reporting 30.72 g/t gold over 5.70 meters, including its highest-ever value of 313.00 g/t over 0.55 meters from hole KW-24-017.  This was also the deepest hole the company has drill to date with the best results, which points to significant potential at depth in these mineralized shoots. This Phase 5 exploration program consisted of nine drill holes totaling 1,598 meters focused on the depth expansion at Elora and Big Master 1 gold systems and infill drilling at Big Master 2.  Trey describes some of ongoing work and targets tested at both Big Master 1 and 2, and how this whole area is very similar to the Red Lake area geologically.    Next we widened the scope to discuss 2 other key areas of exploration focus on their land package, with surveys and field work vectoring on future drill targets at both the Sherridon and Hyndman areas of the Project.    Trey also outlined the recent financing that was increased three times due to unprecedented demand from institutions and high net worth investors, showing they have access to capital in an environment challenging to many junior resource companies, and have the budget to keep the drills turning.  We also reviewed that this $5Million of capital raised, gives them the funds to make their final payment to Alamos Gold next year, to own the property 100%.     If you have any questions for Trey regarding Dryden Gold, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   Click here to follow the latest news from Dryden Gold

Shane Williams, President and CEO of West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSX.V:WRLG – OTCQB:WRLGF), joins me to review some its ongoing worksite activities as the Company advances towards its goal of a targeted mining restart in 2025, at its 100% owned Madsen Mine located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.  We start off discussing the news released to the marketplace September 4th, where the Company provided updates on a number of different initiatives geared towards further derisking the Project, and towards building operational readiness.   Tailing Storage Facility Dam Lift A tailings dam lift project got underway in early August. Increasing the dam height by 4 metres will create enough additional tailings capacity for 10 years of operation, assuming a milling rate of 800 tonnes per day.   Connection Drift The Connection Drift is a 1,200-metre haulage way being driven to connect the East and West ramps of the underground mine at Madsen. These ramps, with independent portals, were not previously connected, resulting in substantial inefficiencies in moving mined material to the mill.   Dewatering To Access Lower Parts Of The Mine We discussed that there is opportunity to extend the limits of known mineralization at the Madsen mine to depth. The neighbouring mines operated by Evolution Mining currently mine down to 3000 metres; by contrast, resources at the Madsen Mine have been defined down to only 1200 metres. Multiple historic drill holes that returned notable mineralization from downplunge of the defined resource underscore this potential. And parts of the defined resource, including the 8 Zone that carries the highest grades of the resource areas at Madsen, are below the current water level. Water dropped below the 13 level of the mine in early July. Mining areas in the first few years of the restart plan are all above the 12 level.   Primary Crusher The Company is pleased to report a procurement deal with Powerscreen of Canada, a dealer for Terex Corporation, for the purchase of a primary crusher. Delivery is expected in October. The electric primary jaw crusher plant (model CRJ3042) reduces rock from 19.6-inch feed size to 4-inch or less. The crusher can process 145 tonnes of rock per hour. The mill at the Madsen Mine has a nameplate capacity of 800 tonnes per day.   Work Force Accommodations and Mine Site Facilities West Red Lake Gold has placed a purchase order for mine site accommodations and a Mine Dry facility for the Madsen Mine. The Company understands the commitments of remote work and wants to ensure that workforce accommodations are of top quality and provide a home away from home for its employees. West Red Lake has partnered with Horizon North to provide 114-person accommodations and mine dry facilities for the Madsen mine site.   Test Mining and Bulk Sample Program One further element of derisking was announced in news on Sept. 19th, where a test mining and bulk sample program is now underway at the Madsen Mine, adding a key derisking component to the efforts being made to prepare the mine for a targeted restart in 2025.  Shane highlights how this process will provide data and experience that are invaluable in mining, and help to reduce dilution and increase operational efficiencies.   We also reviewed again that the previous operator had ongoing reconciliation issues between the mined ore and the milled ore at the Madsen Mine made, but further review has shown they had made significant mistakes building the mine and mill, which are fixable.  During a mine clean-up process earlier this year, it really helped their team understand the technical flow better and also addresses that they'll be able to solve many of the reconciliation issues between mined and milled ore upon a development and mine restart scenario. The next big step in this understanding and economics around the project will be in the Pre-Feasibility Study, due out by the end of this year.     If you have any follow up questions for the team over at West Red Lake Gold please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of West Red Lake Gold Mines at the time of this recording.   Click here to visit the West Red Lake Gold website and read over the recent news we discussed.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has blasted the Toronto District School Board for allowing some teachers to “indoctrinate” students with anti-Israel chants during a recent field trip that was ostensibly a learning event about justice for Canada's Indigenous people. :"It's disgusting," Ford told reporters on Monday. Meanwhile, Ford's education minister, Jill Dunlop, also slammed what she called “activist” public school teachers, who she said compromised student safety and breached the trust of the parents who had signed permission forms. The event in question involved 15 public schools, which brought students to the annual Grassy Narrows River Run on Sept. 18. The rally and march spreads awareness about the First Nation community in remote Northwestern Ontario that has spent decades fighting for justice after a local factory poisoned their water system with mercury. But parents have reported that a few teachers with a pro-Palestine agenda used the event to spread their own message about a totally separate issue: the Middle East conflict. In videos posted online, they can be seen using a megaphone to lead their students in chanting anti-Israel slogans; some participants in the event are wearing keffiyehs, and carrying banners calling for "From Wabigoon (the lake near Grassy Narrows) to the Dead Sea, We will all be free." Shelley Laskin is a school board trustee who represents the heavily Jewish Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence and Toronto-St. Paul's). Laskin joins The CJN Daily to explain why she demanded a special public school board meeting be held this Wednesday, Sept. 25, to look into the incident that “erodes the public trust” in Canada's largest school board. What we talked about Read about the TDSB's reaction to the incident in The CJN. Read how the TDSB adopted an anti racism policy that includes anti-Palestinian racism but, at first, didn't include antisemitism, in The CJN. Watch the TDSB special meeting live on Wednesday Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

What happens when a seasoned oil field worker swaps his hard hat for a fishing rod? Meet our new co-host, Willie "the Oil Man" Pawlowsky, whose unique journey from the Rockin' Bakken basin to the serene lakes of Northwestern Ontario promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. In our newly revamped podcast, "Diaries of a Lodge Owner: Stories of the North," Willie shares an unforgettable tale from his days in the oil fields, setting the scene for the thrilling stories to come.Reflecting on the heartwarming story of how our podcast was conceived, we take you back to where it all began: a fateful meeting at the Sportsman Show. This chapter is a testament to the power of authentic relationships built on a mutual love for fishing and the great outdoors. We also pay tribute to industry icons Angelo Viola and Pete Bowman, whose genuine kindness and passion have left an indelible mark on our lives and careers.Joining us as our newest host, Will Pawlowsky, shares his incredible transformation from a young fishing enthusiast to a seasoned oil and gas professional, and ultimately a successful fishing guide. Alongside his partner Krysta, Will discusses the impact of their guiding service, Lake of the Woods Fishing Adventures, and how their dedication to excellence has shaped their lives. From managing staff in small communities to creating elite lodging experiences, this episode is packed with resilience, creativity, and stories that will inspire and captivate. Don't miss out on our promise of wild backwoods tales and thrilling adventures from the northern regions!

Morgan Lekstrom, President of NexGold Mining (TSXV: NEXG; OTCQX: NXGCF) joins us to provide more information on the Company's ongoing exploration program at the Goliath Gold Camp in Northwestern Ontario. A total of 25,000 meters of drilling is planned over multiple stages all with the goal of expanding and adding to the current resources.    We start by diving into the 4,000 meter first phase of a multi-phase 25,000 meter drill program targeting the Interlakes area, situated between the Goliath and Goldlund deposits - together already holding 2.1 million ounces of measured and indicated (M+I) resources. Morgan elaborates on the systematic drilling approach, high-grade channel samples, and the strategic aim to explore mineralized zones for resource expansion. The exploration strategy includes subsequent drilling at the Goliath and Goldlund sites, to reveal depth extensions and higher-grade zones. We also touch on the Miller deposit, soil sample results, and the identification of further targets.    Financially, the company is well-positioned with $14million in the treasury, supporting the $7-8 million exploration budget and ongoing feasibility studies. NexGold anticipates making a construction decision by Q3 of next year.   Click here to visit the NexGold Mining website to read over the recent news and learn more about the Company.

Ever wondered what it takes to film a fishing show in the wild, unpredictable outdoors of Northwestern Ontario? Join us as we kick off our on-the-road outdoor journal radio podcast series from the stunning Sturgeon Lake, staying at the beautiful Lumberjack Lodge. Angelo Viola and Peter Bowman, along with their dedicated crew, share the exhilarating start to our 2025 Fish'n Canada broadcast season. From recounting our scenic drive and overnight stay in Wawa, Ontario, to the incredible fishing adventures at Nordic Point Lodge—known for its exceptional hospitality and mouth-watering cuisine—we bring you along for a journey where comfort and good food play a crucial role in making these trips unforgettable.But it's not all smooth sailing; our adventures come with their own set of challenges. In this episode, we explore the cutting-edge technology that enhances our fishing experiences and the unique benefits of bringing your own boat, motor, and trailer to navigate the diverse lakes of Northwest Ontario.We dive into the dual perspective view offered by our new live scope and blue water transducer setup, while also sharing our gritty reality of facing unpredictable weather and strong winds. Despite the rough conditions at Nordic Point, our determination to keep filming showcases the resilience required to tackle nature's elements head-on. Get ready for an adventure filled with innovation, perseverance, and the raw beauty of outdoor fishing.

Gwen Preston, Vice President Of Investor Relations for West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSX.V:WRLG – OTCQB:WRLGF), joins us to discuss her new role with the company, and the key steps from exploration and development towards a mine restart plan targeting mid-2025 at the Company's 100% owned Madsen Mine located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.    Many listeners will recall Gwen's last decade in the mining sector, as Publisher of Resource Maven, and so we start off getting a behind-the-scenes look at why she has decided to now focus on sharing with the marketplace the vision of where West Red Lake Gold is headed in the years to come.  In addition to having quality assets in the Red Lake area, it really came down to her confidence in the solid management team and operations team, after having spent time visiting the project and talking to a range of personnel in various roles.  After probing into why the prior operators failed, and getting consistent feedback as to why the new team will be able to fix and optimize many of those prior bottlenecks and inconsistencies, she has conviction in the pathway in front of West Red Lake Gold to get the Madsen Mine back into production in about a year.     We discuss the importance of doing so much exploration to really reinterpret a better geological model of the deposit, that feeds into a better feedback loop with the engineering team designing the mine plan.  We also review the company cashing up through recent capital raises to be able to execute on a number of initiatives for exploration, derisking, and development work that will feed into an updated Pre-Feasibility Study at the tail end of 2024 or early 2025.  This study will lay out  the remaining steps necessary to get the operations back into production the middle of next year.    If you have any follow up questions for Gwen or the team over at West Red Lake Gold please email us at either Shad@kereport.com  or Fleck@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of West Red Lake Gold Mines at the time of this recording.   Click here to visit the West Red Lake Gold website and read over the recent news we discussed.

Shane Williams, President and CEO of West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSX.V:WRLG – OTCQB:WRLGF), joins me to review some its ongoing Madsen mill cleanup and gold recovery at its 100% owned Madsen Mine located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.  We also get into an exploration update at the Madsen and Rowan properties, and basic roadmap to development and an eventual mine restart.   We start off discussing the news released to the marketplace May 2nd where the Company is continuing with the Madsen mill cleanup.  Last year they carried out a preliminary phase of the Gold Recovery Program in late 2023 that recovered 415 troy ounces of gold with proceeds of approximately $750,000. However, based on the significant amount of gold recovered during the initial investigation, a second and more comprehensive phase of the Gold Recovery Program was initiated in early 2024 with a focus on the ball mills and the semi-autogenous grinding (“SAG”) mills. The SAG mills are the primary or first stage grinder for material entering the mill, which is then followed by the secondary ball mills. It is anticipated that the Company may recover at least 2,500 oz Au from the clean up.   We reviewed that the previous operator had ongoing reconciliation issues between the mined ore and the milled ore at the Madsen Mine made, but further review has shown they had made significant mistakes building the mine and mill, which are fixable.  This process has helped their team understand the technical flow better and this also addresses that they'll be able to solve many of the reconciliation issues between mined and milled ore upon a development and mine restart scenario. The next big step in this understanding and economics around the project will be in the Pre-Feasibility Study, due out by the end of this year.   We also took time to review the potential to keep growing resources at depth at Madsen both at depth with areas like the South Austin Zone and 8-Zone, but also at surface with new targets emerging at the Confederation Assemblage of rocks. This is similar to the geology that Great Bear Resources had explored in Red Lake, and changed the understanding of what rock packages could contain gold in the area. Additionally, up to 15,000m of surface drilling is to be completed at the Rowan Property with a focus on growth and expansion on the existing high-grade mineral resource    If you have any follow up questions for the team over at West Red Lake Gold please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of West Red Lake Gold Mines at the time of this recording.   Click here to visit the West Red Lake Gold website and read over the recent news we discussed.

This episode features Renee Linklater. A PhD who hails from the Rainy River First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. She earned her doctoral degree from the Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. With two decades of experience, Renee has extensively collaborated with Aboriginal healing agencies and First Nation communities. Her roles have ranged from frontline work to program evaluation, curriculum development, and education/training in both health and education sectors. Presently, Renee serves as the Acting Director of Aboriginal Engagement and Outreach at the Provincial System Support Program, based at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. Renee's Book: Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies http://amshealthcare.ca/

Trey Wasser, CEO and Director of Dryden Gold Corp (TSX.V: DRY) (OTC: DRYGF), joins me for an introduction to this junior resource company focused on exploration across the Dryden Gold District, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.   The Dryden Gold District is many kilometers of mineralized trend, and incorporates three main areas:  The Gold Rock Camp, Tremblay, and Lower Manitou.   We discuss how the company came together focused on gold exploration in this district, the historical exploration work completed on their project, the 3,000 meters of drilling the company has completed thus far at Gold Rock, with some step-out assays still pending, and the drilling plans over the next few months and the summer field work strategy.    Trey also gives us his background along with profiling the industry experience of Dryden Gold's management team and board of directors, and also breaks down their relationship with strategic shareholder Alamos Gold, an other key strategic shareholders like Rob McEwen, Eric Sprott, Adrian Day, and a few institutional funds. We wrap up getting the financial health of the company, share structure, and key news on tap in the year to come.    If you have any questions for Trey regarding Dryden Gold, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   Click here to follow the latest news at Dryden Gold  

Interview with Jamie Levy, President & CEO of  Generation Mining Ltd.Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/generation-mining-tsxgenm-marathon-palladium-project-fast-tracked-to-production-3906Recording date: 6th March 2024Generation Mining (TSX:GENM) is steadily advancing its Marathon Palladium-Copper project in Northwestern Ontario towards production. The company recently achieved a major milestone with the receipt of its environmental assessment approval in November 2022. It is now in the final permitting stages, anticipating receipt of all necessary construction permits by summer 2024.The Marathon project benefits from an enviable location and infrastructure, situated along the Trans-Canada Highway with access to rail, roads, and low-cost renewable hydroelectric power. Importantly, Generation has secured strong social license and support from local First Nations groups and the municipality of Marathon.While the recent rise in copper and palladium prices is encouraging, Levy acknowledged that generalist investor sentiment towards mining equities remains muted. However, he sees this changing as copper prices reach incentive levels of $4.25-$4.50/lb needed to stimulate new production. Palladium also has a bullish outlook, with a large short position to be covered and ongoing supply disruptions.For investors, Generation offers direct exposure to two future-facing "green" metals - copper and palladium - that are poised to benefit from the global energy transition. The company is significantly derisked and attractively valued compared to producing miners. With permits on track, a seasoned team, and a world-class jurisdiction, Generation is well-positioned to unlock value as it advances Marathon toward production in a tightening market.Key upcoming catalysts include the anticipated receipt of construction permits by summer 2024, completion of a feasibility study, and securing a comprehensive project financing package. Rising copper and palladium prices will further derisk the funding and construction of the Marathon project.As CEO Jamie Levy noted, the smart money appears to be positioning for a turn in the mining cycle, even if generalist funds are not yet fully engaged. Generation Mining presents a differentiated opportunity to gain exposure to a robust copper-palladium project in a top-tier jurisdiction as metals markets tighten over the coming years. With key permits on the horizon and a proven management team, Generation is one to watch.View Generation Mining's company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/generation-miningSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

In this episode of Jacqui Just Chatters, hostess Jacqui Lents brings back the story share series focusing on books that have impacted listeners' lives. The episode features guests sharing anecdotes and insights about books that shaped and influenced them significantly. Lents co-hosts this episode with Kara Infante from Bookish Flights, exploring various stories, including how books were able to establish connections, enable emotional catharsis, and transform perspectives. If you or someone you know is an active military member, the story from Jessica Guidone is especially moving. Jacqui stressed the value of sharing personal narratives and reflections from books, validating the human experience through shared emotions and struggles. The episode ended with a teaser for the continuation of discussions in the Bookish Flights podcast. Info/links from guest or topic:Marion Agnew:She is a writer and editor, a dual US/Canadian citizen, and she lives and works from a home on Lake Superior in Northwestern Ontario.Publications – An essay collection, REVERBERATIONS: A DAUGHTER'S MEDITATIONS ON ALZHEIMER'S, was published by Signature Editions (Winnipeg) in 2019, and her debut novel, MAKING UP THE GODS, was released by Latitude 46 Publishing (Sudbury) in October of 2023.Socials -  She is most active on the Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Threads), where she is @marionagnew. Her website has more background and occasional musings: www.marionagnew.com Link to book - Mrs. Miniver. (upenn.edu)Jessia Guidone:She is an Air Force Reservist, Army spouse, freelancer, and stay-at-home mom who enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her family.Link to book - Hookah Smoke and Hellfire: Poems from War (The Desert War Collection) https://a.co/d/hzSSLjN Do you have a story idea or thoughts about the episode? Connect with Jacqui at the following.www.JacquiLents.comFB: Jacqui Lents Author FacebookIG: @JacquiLentsYouTube: @JacquiLents Music used for this episode includes –Ratatouille's Kitchen - Carmen María and Edu EspinalfoundAlways – NesralitySimple Gifts - Cooper CannellTearful – Lesfm

Trey Wasser, CEO of Dryden Gold (TSX-V: DRY) brings his decades of experience in the gold sector to bear in explaining the current bullish setup he sees for the metal, and why the charts are pointing to higher prices up ahead. Trey also provides an overview of Dryden Gold and their exploration activities in the Dryden District of Northwestern Ontario.Dryden Gold Website: https://drydengold.comFollow Dryden Gold on X: https://twitter.com/DrydenGold Disclaimer: Commodity Culture was compensated by Dryden Gold for producing this interview. Jesse Day is not a shareholder of Dryden Gold. Nothing contained in this video is to be construed as investment advice, do you own due diligence. Follow Jesse Day on X: https://twitter.com/jessebdayCommodity Culture on Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/CommodityCulture

Host Chad Hughes welcomes Jennifer Tidmarsh, Vice President of Indigenous Relations & Partnerships with Ontario Power Generation, to the show. Jennifer talks about the development of small modular reactors in the nuclear space and the challenges surrounding presenting those solutions to the community.Jennifer explains some of the public perceptions around nuclear power that have been shaped by events like Three Mile Island, Fukushima, and Chernobyl, and even pop culture references like the nuclear power plant in The Simpsons. Her work involves a lot of education around changing those perceptions and explaining the new initiatives in place for nuclear waste management. Chad and Jennifer discuss the Indigenous community's concerns about the storage and handling of nuclear waste, specific facts about nuclear waste, the complex regulatory process for it, and the value of nuclear energy for the future. Jennifer sheds light on the environmental assessments that go into nuclear power generation and how the OPG works to alleviate negative perceptions of nuclear overall and educate the public on safeties in place.“But really the perception has been we want more information about nuclear as a whole, not just those little snippets of, okay, here's the permit we need for this, for the reactor. It's where does nuclear fit into the Ontario grid, and why are you doing this? So we've spent a lot of time really talking about, you know, pathways to decarbonization, which was a report that was put out by the IESO. And you know what, the fact that we need generation and why do we need generation and what's the plan going forward. And so that's been, you know, us doing a lot of that groundwork. And we have had pushback. You know, I can't sugarcoat it all, right?” - Jennifer TidmarshAbout Jennifer Tidmarsh:With a strong background in the energy sector, Jennifer has worked with various organizations, associations, regulated and unregulated businesses, Indigenous communities, governments, and ministerial departments. Prior to becoming the Vice President of Indigenous Relations and Partnerships at Ontario Power Generation, Jennifer was the President of Transmission in Canada for NextEra Energy, the largest renewables developer in North America. In addition to business development in Canada, Jennifer also led the development and construction of the East West Tie transmission project in Northwestern Ontario, which went into service in March 2022.  The East West Tie project is proud to have an equity partner in six First Nations communities, as well as training and employing a large Indigenous workforce in the region.---Chad Hughes | CEO, Entrepreneurial Leader, Author: website |linkedinJennifer Tidmarsh | Vice President, Indigenous Relations & Partnerships: website | linkedin | opg instagram

This episode features Dr. Ed Connors, an Indigenous Psychologist of Mohawk ancestry from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory. He has worked with First Nations communities across Canada since 1982, in both urban and rural centres.  His work over this time includes being Clinical Director for an infant mental health centre in the City of Regina, and Director for the Sacred Circle, a suicide prevention program developed to serve First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario.  Dr. Connors' most recent work has involved development of Indigenous Life Promotion Projects that includes Feather Carriers Leadership for Life Promotion. Dr. Connors works with Elders and has apprenticed in traditional approaches to healing.  In this episode, Ed speaks about his Two-Eyed Seeing education and training journey.  Two-Eyed Seeing integrates both Indigenous and Western ways of knowing.  This podcast took place at Ed's residence in southern Ontario. We began our visit with a ceremony and this recording took place on a sunny day, seated around a fire with the sounds of nature and the background. FIRST PEOPLES WELLNESS CIRCLE https://fpwc.ca/ https://www.ams-inc.on.ca/ Indigenous Medicine Stories Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2ztjj63h Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/ycx53d5z Amazon Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/4fdebkbb

Interview with James Sykes, CEO of Metal Energy (TSX:MERG)Our previous interview: https://youtu.be/mZCaJpOIaa4Recording date: 5th July 2023Metal Energy (MERG) is a company that is venturing into the lithium market with its new project, SourceRock, located in Northwestern Ontario. Led by CEO James Sykes, the company aims to capitalize on the growing demand for lithium, particularly in the electric vehicle (EV) industry.Previously focused on nickel, Metal Energy recognized the subdued state of the nickel market and the potential of lithium as a long-term investment. The company decided to shift its focus to lithium, considering its promising future and the increasing valuation of lithium assets.The SourceRock project was discovered by a prospector who identified the presence of salty water, indicating potential lithium brines. Metal Energy staked a significant area within the Sibley basin, a sedimentary basin with favorable geological conditions for lithium deposits.

Interview with Maura Kolb, President, and Trey Wasser, CEO of Dryden Gold.Recording date: 20th June 2023Dryden Gold Corp is a private company that is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the near future. The company has focused its efforts on the Dryden camp, located in Northwestern Ontario, where it has consolidated a substantial property package. The primary objective of Dryden Gold is to explore and exploit the untapped potential of the gold-rich region.Led by CEO Trey Wasser, the company is driven by the prospect of discovering high-grade gold deposits in an area that has been relatively underexplored. The property exhibits promising historical drill results, including an impressive intercept in 2011 that yielded 3,497 grams of gold over eight and a half meters. Such findings have bolstered the company's confidence in the value of the property.

Hi folks! Apologies for the long gap in episodes – its been a wild few months over here.Today's episode is one that has been on the horizon for a while now – an interview with the guy who keeps the thunder bay climbing scene going, Aric Fishman. I have had a ton of requests from folks wanting to hear from Aric, and his name has come up in almost every single episode of the podcast so far, which says a lot about how much he does for climbing in Thunder Bay.Aric is the owner and head guide of Outdoor Skills and Thrills, Thunder Bay's only rock and ice guiding service, and is also the author Thunder Bay Climbing: A Guide to Northwestern Ontario's Best Kept Secret – which as of this spring is in its second edition! If you haven't gotten your hands on a copy of the book yet, definitely hit up Aric to pick one up – you will not be disappointed. Featuring high quality topos and drone footage and over 300 new routes, this book is a must have for anyone climbing in Northern Ontario. Stay tuned for details on the book launch party in coming up in the next couple of weeks.To get in touch with Aric, find him on Instagram @outdoor_skills or facebook.com/OutdoorSkillsAndThrills or check out his website at outdoorskillsandthrills.com.So with that, sit back, relax and enjoy my conversation with guide and guidebook author, Aric Fishman.

2:34 - Upbringing in North West3:44 - Hockey was a part of growing up4:42 - Getting into NHL6:05 - Chris' First Game7:44 - First goal memory9:33 - Business side of Hockey10:57 - Chris's Coach 12:13 - Lesson from leadership perspective13:09 - Inspiration from team mates15:02 - How to manage relations / focus on the game16:34 - What's it like being traded18:00 - Winning Accomplishments19:35 - Feeling of 'Winning the Cup'20:39 - First night with the 'Cup'23:25 - Toughest opponent on ice24:00 - Getting hit in the chest 27:16 - How the Leagues have changed28:26 - Self-regulation29:31 - Conversations in Hockey30:16 - Career End story31:05 - Days after retirement34:04 - How to stay in the right mental frame35:48 - Press Box Experience37:17 - Learning from Management 38:57 - Post Career traveling42:09 - Favorite place to travel42:44 - Working with wife43:52 - Value proposition44:48 - Advice to work with spouse46:13 - New things in work47:07 - Single greatest piece of advice52:03 - Chris's North Star

Earlier this month, the Thunder Bay Police and the OPP seized more than 1,000 purportedly fake Norval Morrisseau artworks. Fraud related to the Indigenous artist's work was explored in TVO's documentary, "There Are No Fakes." Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist learned how owners of Morrisseau's art can authenticate it and she shares that information with us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"What's your name?"   On the stunning debut album by Oji-Cree singer-songwriter Aysanabee, we hear his grandfather pose that question at the end of the song "Nomads". It is a voice that is woven through the entire album; and so is that fundamental idea of reconnecting with identity and truth.  Aysanabee's much-acclaimed November 2022 release Watin tells the story of his grandfather, Watin Aysanabee, who, as a child, was taken away from his family and sent to McIntosh Residential School in Northwestern Ontario, where he was forced to change his name and put aside his language, culture, and traditions. After many painful years, not only did Watin survive his traumatic residential school experiences, but he also met his eventual life partner; together they began a new life and a family of their own. Watin's story is a powerful one and now, more than half a century later, it has inspired a stunning work of art.   During long phone calls in the pandemic's initial stages, Watin shared these tales with his grandson, an aspiring singer-songwriter who worked as a professional journalist under his birth name, Evan Pang. Though the original objective of those long sharing sessions was to record this important family history, these tales gradually began finding their way into songs that his grandson was writing, and later some of those recorded phone calls were woven into the resultant full-length album.  Aysanabee's debut LP is a heartfelt tribute to his family and his roots; and so is the artistic moniker that he took on, which is a reclaiming of his family's name. On tour through Alberta in early 2023, Aysanabee stopped by CKUA's Edmonton studios to share intimate, live in-studio performances of two songs from Watin: "Nomads", a song of gratitude to his grandfather for being a guiding light and one who has "passed the fire”, and "River", which relates the sweet story of how his grandparents escaped together as youngsters, against all odds, embarking upon a new destiny.  In this gracious and candid visit, Aysanabee also shared some of his own amazing life's journey: growing up in Northern Ontario and Manitoba; humble musical beginnings and diverse early influences; being a soft-spoken person who's blessed with an absolutely thunderous singing voice; working these days with Ishkōdé Records, a visionary new label led by renowned Indigenous women; finding himself suddenly thrust onto the biggest stage in this country, performing for the 2023 Juno Awards gala telecast; and the unique path that led to the creation of his breathtaking, triumphant debut album. 

Interview with Jeremy Wyeth, CEO & Orin Baronowsky, CFO of Treasury Metals (TSX: TML)Treasury Metals Inc. is a gold-focused company with assets in Canada. Treasury's Goliath Gold Complex, which includes the Goliath, Goldlund and Miller deposits, is located in Northwestern Ontario. The deposits benefit substantially from excellent access to the Trans-Canada Highway, related power and rail infrastructure and close proximity to several communities, including Dryden, Ontario. The Company also owns several other projects throughout Canada, including the Weebigee-Sandy Lake Gold Project JV, and grassroots gold exploration property Gold Rock. Treasury is committed to inclusive, informed and meaningful dialogue with regional communities and Indigenous Nations throughout the life of all our Projects and on all aspects, including creating sustainable economic opportunities, providing safe workplaces, enhancing social value and promoting community well-being.

Palladium One Mining Inc. is an exploration stage, critical minerals company with assets in Finland and North America. The Tyko project of the company hosts 5 known nickel sulphide zones across a 20 km trend and is located in Northwestern Ontario, 25 km north of the Hemlo mining complex. The project hosts copper, nickel and cobalt mineralisation in its 243 km2 land position. 

We often talk about health care in northern Ontario being difficult to access. But pet owners also have challenges getting care for their animals. Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson discusses how northern communities get help and how complications sometimes arise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former NHL All Star and heavy hitter Dustin Byfuglien loves the outdoors. He fishes tournaments, and we've even fished some together over the years. He's on get the net to tell some fishing stories, have a few laughs, a couple cool ones, and a good time! Thanks for watching, please leave me a rating and review! If you subscribe to my YouTube Channel, Jamie Bruce Fishing, by the end of December, you're automatically entered to win a Strikemaster 40v Lithium Ice Fishing Auger Check out my other videos for more info on the clack shot, Bassmaster winning Smeltinator Jig, Elite Series marabou jig. USE Promo Code GETTHENET at www.btfishing.com For your next luxury outdoor adventure in Northwestern Ontario's Sunset Country contact will@nordicpointlodge.com and keep an eye on the new website in the next couple weeks! Check out the new 13 Fishing Gerald Swindle Meta Series this spring at LOTW Sports !

David Thompson can trace his personal history back to the signing of the Robinson-Superior Treaty of 1850. Specifically, how the signatory chiefs of this, and other treaties approached education. What he's learned about his family's past is incorporated in his own work as an Anishinaabe educator. He spoke to northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson about his history and how it's directed his energies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gen Mining's focus is the development of the Marathon Project, a large undeveloped palladium-copper deposit in Northwestern Ontario. The Company released the results of the Feasibility Study on March 3, 2021 and published the NI43-101 Technical Report dated March 25, 2021. The Marathon Property covers a land package of approximately 22,000 hectares, or 220 square kilometres. Gen Mining owns a 100% interest in the Marathon Project.

Palladium One Mining Inc. is an exploration stage critical minerals company with assets in both Finland and North America. The company aims to position itself to be a part of the critical mineral sector and provide the expanding green transportation industry. The Läntinen Koillismaa (LK) project of the company is a platinum group element (PGE), nickel and copper project located in north-central Finland and is 100% owned by Palladium One Mining Inc. The Tyko property of the company is a nickel and copper project located in Northwestern Ontario. The newly acquired Canalask Property is a nickel, copper and PGE project located in the Whitehorse Mining District of the Yukon.

Last month, Pope Francis travelled to Canada to deliver a formal apology on behalf of the Catholic Church for attrocities in residential schools. How was the apology received? Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist Charnel Anderson talked to three Indigenous leaders about their reaction, and what comes next.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palladium One Mining Inc. is an exploration stage critical minerals company with assets in both Finland and North America. The company aims to position itself to be a part of the critical mineral sector and provide the expanding green transportation industry. The Läntinen Koillismaa (LK) project of the company is a platinum group element (PGE), nickel and copper project located in north-central Finland and is 100% owned by Palladium One Mining Inc. The Tyko property of the company is a nickel and copper project located in Northwestern Ontario. The newly acquired Canalask Property is a nickel, copper and PGE project located in the Whitehorse Mining District of the Yukon.

Jody Porter worked for CBC in Thunder Bay for more than two decades. Her work on the injustices faced by Indigenous people in Northwestern Ontario from Grassy Narrows to Thunder Bay was cited in many hearings and reports including the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. And yet, she viewed her work with a very critical lens toward the end of her life after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In July, Jody succumbed to cancer and died at the age of 50. We are re-airing a conversation Jesse had with Jody in November 2020 during the Brayden Bushby trial. Featured in this episode: Jody Porter, senior reporter at CBC News Further reading: CBC journalist Jody Porter remembered for her compassionate storytelling, commitment to truth, CBC News Pathfinding, Jody Porter, Maisonneuve Racism killed Barbara Kentner, says Thunder Bay group rallying outside trial of man accused of killing her, Jody Porter, CBC News Support Canadaland at canadaland.com/join Sponsors: oxio, Article, HelloFreshSupport CANADALAND: https://canadaland.com/joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palladium One Mining Inc. is a mineral exploration company. The Company operates in the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of mineral properties segment. The Company holds an interest in the Lantinen Koillismaa Platinum Group Element-Copper-Nickel (PGE-Cu-Ni) Project (LK Project) located in North-central Finland. The Company holds an interest in the Kostonjarvi Platinum Group Element-Copper-Nickel (PGE-Cu-Ni) Project (KS Project) located in North-central Finland adjacent to the LK project. The Tyko Project is located in Northwestern Ontario, which is a nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), platinum-group element (PGE) project and comprises approximately 173 single cell mining claims. The Company holds an interest in the Disraeli Lake Project located near Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Company's wholly owned subsidiaries include Tyko Resources Inc. and Nortec Mineral Oy.

Alan Cross on the Virtual Sessions presented by The DJ Sessions 5/25/22   About Alan Cross -     I've always been a geek.  Just ask anyone I went to school with or any of the girls I tried to date.   My obsession with music began at age six when my grand­mother gave me a transistor radio—an old Lloyds—which spawned an all-consuming fascination with things that came over airwaves.  A few years later, my uncle—who moonlighted by servicing jukeboxes—kick-started my record collection by dumping a box of old 7-inch singles on me one Sunday afternoon.  I was hooked.   In October 1980, I got my start at CKUW at the University of Winnipeg, which, at the time, was a closed-circuit station.  Our broadcast range was limited to one hallway and one cafeteria.   After graduating I ended up at CJRL in Kenora, a 1,000 watt AM station that broadcast to the people and wildlife of Northwestern Ontario.  From there, it was on to KX-96/Brandon and Q94-FM/Winnipeg before I ended up at CFNY (renamed The Edge) in October 1986.  I'd first heard about the place through Rush's “The Spirit of Radio” when I was still in high school and remember thinking to myself “Wouldn't it be cool to work there one day?”   After fifteen years as a CFNY/Edge in a variety of announcer gigs, I moved to program director at Y95 in Hamilton, overseeing, in part, a frequency change that made the station Y108.   In 2004, I started a four-year stint as the station's Program Director (where I was somehow named Canada's PD of the year in 2005, 2006, and 2008), my latent geekiness once again came to the fore and I became Senior Program Director for Corus Interactive, the online arm of Corus Radio. My last project with Corus was as Head Curator of ExploreMusic, a truly unique online and on-air feature dedicated to music discovery.   Oh, and that radio show.  The Ongoing History of New Music debuted in February 1993 and since then it's…well, it's taken on a life of its own. There have been over 720 one-hour episodes making it (I think) the longest-running music documentary in Canada and one of the longest in North America—if not the world!   When that (temporarily) ended, I started a new show called The Secret History of Rock which ran for 100 two-hour episodes on stations across the country. (I own the rights to all those shows. I'm hanging on to those in hopes I can syndicate them globally. Anyone interested?)   After leaving The Edge/Corus in June 2011, I spent a couple of years working with various broadcasters:  Astral/Bell, Jazz-FM, Pattison, and NewCap.  Then I hooked up with Central Ontario Broadcasting, the Barrie, Ontario-based company that owns Indie 88 in Toronto.  I was part of the team that launched the station and became the voice of Indie for a year.   On August 1, 2014, I moved back to Corus as a sort of consultant/strategist–and The Ongoing History was revived as of September 1 of that year.   Then, on March 1, 2015, I co-founded the Music Technology Group and Event series with Andrew Dick and Nathalia Ribeiro. The group is for anyone who is interested in connecting with veterans in the Music and Technology industries and those who simply love music and want to learn more about how technology has shaped the way we consume, create, and monetize music. The Music Technology events take place in Toronto, every 4-5 weeks. The group is free to join and the events are free to attend.   I had a weekly national newspaper column in the Metro commuter paper (since gone bust), four published reference works on alt-rock, and four audiobooks under the banner of The Alan Cross Guide to Alternative Rock. Those books are also available chapter-by-chapter through iTunes. Just search for my name under “audiobooks.” Oh, and there's a children's book called The Science of Song. These days, I write a weekly column for GlobalNews.ca.    In January 2015, I co-founded Major League Mixes, a company that assists sports teams in getting their music mix right for their games. Our first client was a good one: The Toronto Maple Leafs. Learn more about Major League Mixes and all that we do here. Too bad that thing folded due to circumstances beyond our control.   What else?  I was a script editor for the documentary Who the F@#k is Arthur Fogel. There was ExploreMusic-TV on Bite-TV and Aux.  The inflight audio programming I did for Air Canada for years. The consulting. Working for the now-defunct Songza (I was disgarded when it was bought by Google). The various TV appearances.  The official biographies I wrote for rock bands.  Appearances in dozens of documentaries.  The magazine articles. The narrations.  The voicework, The consulting. The speaking gigs and lecture series. The Science of Rock'n'Roll travelling museum exhibit. The traveling to music festivals and conferences around the world (not to mention other places for pleasure and sheer curiosity). And did I mention that I hosted Reach for the Top for one season?   Jeezus, no wonder we don't have kids.   Oh… I almost forgot check out my Audiobooks and new children's book on Amazon!   About The DJ Sessions -   “The DJ Sessions” is a Twitch/Mixcloud "Featured Partner” live streaming/podcast series featuring electronic music DJ's/Producers via live mixes/interviews and streamed/distributed to a global audience. TheDJSessions.com   The series constantly places in the “Top Ten” on Twitch Music and the “Top Five” in the “Electronic Music", “DJ", "Dance Music" categories. TDJS is rated in the Top 0.11% of live streaming shows on Twitch out of millions of live streamers.   It has also been recognized by Apple twice as a "New and Noteworthy” podcast and featured three times in the Apple Music Store video podcast section. UStream and Livestream have also listed the series as a "Featured" stream on their platforms since its inception.    The series is also streamed live to multiple other platforms and hosted on several podcast sites. It has a combined live streaming/podcast audience is over 125,000 viewers per week.   With over 2,300 episodes produced over the last 12 years "The DJ Sessions" has featured international artists such as: BT, Youngr, Sevenn, Plastik Funk, Arty, Party Shirt, Superstar DJ Keoki, Robert Babicz, Jens Lissat, Alex Bau, Elohim, Leandro Da Silva, Jerry Davila, The Space Brothers, Dave Winnel, Cuebrick, Protoculture, Jarod Glawe, Camo & Crooked, ANG, Amon Tobin, Voicians, Bingo Players, Coke Beats, Yves LaRock, Ray Okpara, Lindsey Stirling, Mako, Still Life, Saint Kidyaki, Distinct, Sarah Main, Piem, Tocadisco, Sebastian Bronk, Toronto is Broken, Teddy Cream, Mizeyesis, Simon Patterson, Morgan Page, Jes, Cut Chemist, The Him, Judge Jules, Patricia Baloge, DubFX, Thievery Corporation, SNBRN, Bjorn Akesson, Alchimyst, Sander Van Dorn, Rudosa, Hollaphonic, DJs From Mars, GAWP, Somna, David Morales, Roxanne, JB & Scooba, Kissy Sell Out, Massimo Vivona, Moullinex, Futuristic Polar Bears, ManyFew, Joe Stone, Reboot, Truncate, Scotty Boy, Doctor Nieman, Jody Wisternoff, Thousand Fingers, Benny Bennasi, Dance Loud, Christopher Lawrence, Oliver Twizt, Ricardo Torres, Alex Harrington, 4 Strings, Sunshine Jones, Elite Force, Revolvr, Kenneth Thomas, Paul Oakenfold, George Acosta, Reid Speed, TyDi, Donald Glaude, Jimbo, Ricardo Torres, Hotel Garuda, Bryn Liedl, Rodg, Kems, Mr. Sam, Steve Aoki, Funtcase, Dirtyloud, Marco Bailey, Dirtmonkey, The Crystal Method, Beltek, Dyro, Andy Caldwell, Darin Epsilon, Kyau & Albert, Kutski, Vaski, Moguai, Blackliquid, Sunny Lax, Matt Darey, and many more.   In addition to featuring international artists TDJS focuses on local talent based on the US West Coast. Hundreds of local DJ's have been featured on the show along with top industry professionals.   We have recently launched v3.1 our website that now features our current live streams/past episodes in a much more user-friendly mobile/social environment. In addition to the new site, there is a mobile app (Apple/Android) and VR Nightclubs (Oculus).   About The DJ Sessions Event Services -   TDJSES is a WA State Non-profit charitable organization that's main purpose is to provide music, art, fashion, dance, and entertainment to local and regional communities via events and video production programming distributed via live and archival viewing.   For all press inquiries regarding “The DJ Sessions”, or to schedule an interview with Darran Bruce, please contact us at info@thedjsessions.