South Niagara Conversations

South Niagara Conversations

by South Niagara Chambers of Commerce

Entrepreneurship Management Marketing

Season 1

Affordable Housing in Niagara

Our conversation will focus on affordable housing in South Niagara. It is a growing concern and we know that the pandemic has put even more pressure on an already stressed system. Joining us for the conversation will be Joanne Heritz, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Brock University and author of the recent report “Looking Ahead and Looking Up: Affordable Housing in Niagara; Wayne Campbell, Councillor with the City of Niagara Falls, and member of the Housing Needs Technical Advisory Committee and Mark Carl, CEO, Habitat For Humanity Niagara.

South Niagara Super Stars

Scott and I chatted with 3 of South Niagara Super Stars! They’re going to share the good, the bad and the ugly about their business during the past year as well as their plans for a bright future. Joining us for the conversation will be Kevin Reles from CERES Global, David Norquist from MiniWarGaming and Antonietta Culic from the Fort Erie Race Track.

Perspectives from Frontline Healthcare Workers

On this week’s South Niagara Conversations we will be talking with frontline workers here in Niagara to hear their perspective about being in healthcare during the pandemic this past year. Our guests will include Dr. Karim Ali, Director, Division of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and Pandemic Preparedness Lead; Natalie Ferraro, RN - Kidney Care Clinical Manager, Hemo dialysis Unit (currently moonlighting at the NH Vaccine Clinic) and Leslie Leduc, Program and Services Manager at the Extended Care Unit in Welland.

Modern Day Democracy

In this episode of South Niagara Conversations we’ll be talking about modern day democracy and the impact it has on our lives as citizens. We will be joined by Dave Meslin, Author of Teardown: Rebuilding democracy from the Ground Up; Janet Ecker, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and Dave Augustyn, former Mayor for the Town of Pelham. Find us now on iTunes and Spotify.

Balancing Public Health and Economic Survival

On this week's episode of South Niagara Conversations we'll be talking about balancing public health and economic survival during the pandemic. Does it have to be tradeoff between lost lives or lost livelihoods. What can we be doing right now to protect both! Joining us for the conversation will be Stephanie Dafoe, COO with the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, Jeff Neill, Partner with DJB and Asif Khowaja, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Find us now on iTunes and Spotify.

Credible News and Why Fake News is Real.

On this week’s episode of South Niagara Conversations we’ll be talking about the importance of credible news sources, the impact of social media and the 24hour news cycle and why ‘fake news’ is a real thing. Joining us for the conversation will be John Armstrong, President of Armstrong Strategy, Charlie Kopun, Professor in the Media Studies Program at Niagara College, and Kevin Vallier, Founder of The Niagara Independent. Find us now on iTunes and Spotify.

Niagara's Restaurant Industry

On this week’s episode of South Niagara Conversations we’ll be talking to some of our local restaurant owners to discuss how they are doing and where they see their industry going. It has been a tough go for them with their industry being one of the hardest hit during this pandemic. Joining us for the conversation will be Kevin Echlin from the Smokin Buddha, and Cheryl Lapalme from Ye Old Squire. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Find us now on iTunes and Spotify.

Working From Home

This week we’ll be talking about how people are managing working from home and how our workplaces have changed. Many of us had to make a quick shift to a home office and have been working in this way for a while. Joining us for the conversation will be Mike Cressman from the Cressman Agency, Carolyn Mullin, Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships at Niagara College and Alu McCabe, with Trusted Time. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Find us now on iTunes and Spotify.

Mental Health Awareness

This week we will be talking about how people are mentally and emotionally getting through this pandemic. We have never been this isolated, it’s impossible to make plans because things change so quickly and we are all feeling the effects of it. We will be joined by longtime mental health advocates Wayne and Helga Campbell, and Jeannie Hostetter, Community & Business Services Manager for the Family Counselling Centre with Family and Children’s services. It’s an important conversation that we can’t afford not to have. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Find us now on iTunes and Spotify.

Niagara Housing Market

In our third episode, we welcome Stephen Canjar, Broker of Record and President of Peak Performers Realty, Barb Scarlett, Broker with Century 21 Today Realty and Neville Kidd, Senior Account Manager with Desjardins. We'll be chatting about what's happening in Niagara's real estate market right now, why it's happening, what it means to the community and where they see it going. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Find us now on iTunes and Spotify.

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