Best Calgary Journal Podcasts (2024)

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Effective Change Podcast: Caring for Cancer with Ace Jakeman 24:50

10m ago24:50

24:50

In this episode, Ace Jakeman explores fundraising in Alberta aimed at improving the lives of children with cancer and their families. He speaks to Marlee Higginson, the outreach program coordinator at Kids Cancer Care, and associates Aren Godberson and Madison Tutt. Jakeman also speaks to Gage Sweeney, a first-time participant in a Kids Cancer Care…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 365: Hard Hat History with Vince Versace 13:09

3h ago13:09

13:09

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with ConstructConnect director of news media Vince Versace about the long history of the humble hard hat. Invented by American Edward W. Bullard in 1918 the hardhat is both the first and one of the most vital pieces of safety equipment on site and an iconic,…

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Effective Change Podcast: Trans Voices with Quinn Curtis 17:12

10m ago17:12

17:12

In this episode, Quinn Curtis speaks in-depth to two transgender Albertans about what life is like for them in this province. Faust was raised in Fort St. John, in B.C. and now lives in Calgary. April Friesen is president of the Trans Equality Society of Alberta (TESA), whose mission is to be a witness to and a voice for matters concerning trans-Al…

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Effective Change Podcast: Naloxone with Charlotte Vos 18:16

19h ago18:16

18:16

In this episode, Charlotte Vos talks to Mount Royal University’s Telaina Sewers about training available on campus on how to safely administer the drug naloxone to help prevent opioid overdoses. Naloxone is a drug that only works on opioids. It comes in kits, and are administered with vanish point syringes to ensure safety. The interview includes a…

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Effective Change Podcast: The Opioid Crisis with Mia Bare 21:00

11m ago21:00

21:00

In this episode, Mia Bare explores the social and structural stigma that surrounds getting help with drug addiction. She interviews a mother who lost her son to Alberta’s opioid poisoning crisis. She also speaks to David Lewry, the executive director and addictions counsellor at Freedom’s Path Recovery Society in Calgary. Albertans are increasingly…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 364: Bill Black on the Calgary Green Line 17:39

1h ago17:39

17:39

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, Calgary Construction Association president Bill Black speaks with digital media editor Warren Frey about the many delays and governmental clashes affecting the City of Calgary’s Green Line light-rail transit project. Alberta premier Danielle Smith recently said she wants the project to proceed as …

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 363: How 9/11 changed construction 14:06

2d ago14:06

14:06

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with ConstructConnect director of news media Vince Versace on the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 about how the subsequent study of the tragedy led to new designs and building practices. Vince explained how new forms of egress were adopted in tall buildings in orde…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 362: Construction goes to the Movies 21:17

7d ago21:17

21:17

On this special episode of The Construction Record Podcast, as children and teens across North America make their way back to school for another year, digital media editor Warren Frey and ConstructConnect director of news media Vince Versace discuss construction as seen in the movies. Films and television can inspire future career choices for young…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 361: The B.C. election with Jeannine Martin and Chris Atchison 16:45

14d ago16:45

16:45

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey interviews Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) president Jeannine Martin and British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) president Chris Atchison about the upcoming B.C. election. The B.C. election race was upended on Aug. 28 when BC United lead…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 360: Wesgroup CEO Beau Jarvis on housing and regulations 13:21

22d ago13:21

13:21

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks to Wesgroup president and CEO Beau Jarvis about dealing with the housing crisis from a developer perspective. Wesgroup recently released a video titled “Housing Crisis 101: Why Homes Don't Just Happen” (embedded below) which illustrates through animation how…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 359: Economist Jack Mintz on Canada’s infrastructure 16:00

29d ago16:00

16:00

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with economist and President’s Fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy Jack Mintz about Canada’s reinvigorating and expanding ageing infrastructure. Mintz said privatization is one possible route to increasing infrastructure across Can…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 358: Cobots and construction with BCIT’s Mathew Smith 15:07

1M ago15:07

15:07

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with BCIT Centre for Welding Technologies and Metallurgy director Mathew Smith about “cobots,” robots designed to work collaboratively with students and workers in industrial environments. Smith said cobots differ from traditional industrial robots in size,…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 357: ConstructConnect chief economist Michael Guckes 21:22

1M ago21:22

21:22

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with ConstructConnect chief economist Michael Guckes as he details his plans for his new role. Michael and Warren discussed what’s in store for the economy as summer turns to fall including the possibility of a rate cut from the Federal Reserve as well as t…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 356: Site safety trends with Terry Dussault 25:37

2M ago25:37

25:37

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Yellowknife Consulting Services president Terry Dussault about emerging trends and safety risks on worksites. Dussault highlighted rising risks such as struck-by incidents and the need for better respiration masks to deal with threats such as potential…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 355: Building accessibility with Mark DeMontis 16:52

2M ago16:52

16:52

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Substance Group chief accessibility officer Mark DeMontis about how accessible buildings in B.C could be a new and lucrative market for developers. DeMontis said while there has been some resistance to BC Building Code changes that increase accessibilit…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 354: The TAS Reconciliation Plan 14:15

2M ago14:15

14:15

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with both TAS CEO Mazyar Mortazavi and Creative Fire managing director Jordan Baptiste about the TAS Reconciliation Plan, a document intended to guide company actions as they engage with Indigenous communities to further development. Mortazavi described as …

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 353: immigration and the labour shortage 24:40

2M ago24:40

24:40

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with both BC Building Trades executive director Brynn Bourke and British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) president Chris Atchison about Canada’s immigration system and how it intersects with an ongoing labour shortage in the construction industry. …

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 352: The state of UK Construction in 2024 with Alastair Hayfield 13:08

3M ago13:08

13:08

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Alastair Hayfield from Interact Analysis to discuss the state of construction in the UK in 2024 with an emphasis on heavy equipment. Hayfield was last on the podcast in episode 322, and since then the economic situation has not improved, he said. With …

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - Episode 351: Designing The Well’s retail space with architect Adrian Price 21:37

3M ago21:37

21:37

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Adrian Price, an architect and principal with London-based BDP Architects, about the design of the retail segment of The Well, a mixed-use “micro-city” of residences offices and retail in downtown Toronto. One of the standout features of The Well is an…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - Episode 350: ConstructConnect chief economist Alex Carrick 30:52

3M ago30:52

30:52

On this special 350th episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, ConstructConnect chief economist Alex Carrick reflects on his career, the construction industry and the broader economy as he prepares for retirement at the end of June. Alex spoke about the many changes in the economy over the previous decades from the gradual greening of every asp…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 348: AEC Cares in D.C. with ConstructConnect’s Jen Johnson 10:37

4M ago10:37

10:37

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with AEC Cares president and ConstructConnect chief product officer Jen Johnson about ProjectDC, an initiative in the District of Columbia to renovate the Residential Empowerment Adolescent Community Home (REACH) located in D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 347: interviews from the RAIC conference 17:13

4M ago17:13

17:13

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey has two interviews from the recent Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s annual conference in Vancouver. The first interview features architects Graham McGarva, Richard Evans and intern architect Tatiana Vovchenko about their session about False Creek South, o…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 346: Kansas City design and CPKC Stadium 29:51

4M ago29:51

29:51

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey talks to designers and architects in Kansas City about the design culture of the city and region and the challenges and successes of building CPKC Stadium, the first ever women’s soccer stadium in North America and the home of the Kansas City Current. First, Warren…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 345: The “What is Normal Anymore” economic webcast 55:27

4M ago55:27

55:27

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey compiles highlights from the recent Construction Economy Outlook Spring 2024 titled “What is Normal Anymore?” and held online on May 9. The webinar, presented by ConstructConnect, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the American Institute of Ar…

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A Place Kids Can Feel At Home 18:30

4M ago18:30

18:30

This podcast on the Cornerstone Youth Centre discussed on the organization has stood against the odds and employed creative methods to raise funding while keeping the youth as their priority.By Calgary Journal

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 344: Interviews from VICA’s annual conference 16:34

5M ago16:34

16:34

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey has two interviews from the Vancouver Island Construction Association’s (VICA) annual conference held recently in Victoria, B.C. The first interview is with MNP Consulting Services partner Susan Mowbray who gave attendees a look at the current economic situation o…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Special: Federal Budget Reactions 33:30

5M ago33:30

33:30

On this special episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with both Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) president Richard Lyall and British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) president Chris Atchison about the recent federal budget and its effects on construction and housing. Lyall s…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 343: Interviews from COFI 2024 18:57

5M ago18:57

18:57

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey has two interviews from the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) 2024 annual conference in Vancouver. The first interview is with Don Iveson, the former mayor of Edmonton and current executive advisor on climate investing and community resilience for Co-Operator…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - Episode 342 – Stantec’s Jag Singh on small modular reactors 20:04

5M ago20:04

20:04

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Stantec nuclear lead and engineering manager Jag Singh about small modular reactor (SMR) technology and its potential uses in western Canada. Singh explained SMRs are smaller, more flexible and modularized plant which consume much less water than conve…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 341: Nashville contractor Brandon Mason on building and community 18:28

5M ago18:28

18:28

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Nashville-based Brandon Mason, the president of BCMason Group about his work as a contractor on both community-based and large-scale projects in the city. Mason said he grew up around construction and after work across North America with other firms he…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 340: Economic diversification with Alex Carrick and Michael Guckes 30:55

6M ago30:55

30:55

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with ConstructConnect chief economist Alex Carrick and senior economist Michael Guckes about how general contractors and others in the construction industry can diversify their work portfolios in terms of geography, new vs. renovation projects, strategic wo…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 339: A new blueprint for housing with Tsering Yangki 11:07

6M ago11:07

11:07

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Dream Unlimited executive vice-president Tsering Yangki about a new report from the Task Force for Housing and Climate titled “Blueprint for More and Better Housing.” Yangki went into detail about the reports recommendations for doubling the amount of …

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 338: VRCA and CCW’s LEAP conference 16:45

6M ago16:45

16:45

On this episode of the Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey has three interviews from the LEAP conference, a collaboration between the Vancouver Regional Construction Association and Canadian Construction Women. The one-day conference held March 8 in Vancouver brought together women in the construction industry with thought…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - Episode 337: Dr. Victoria Lanteigne on embedded equity in built forms 11:56

6M ago11:56

11:56

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Dr. Victoria Lanteigne, a research principal at Steven Winter Associates Inc. in New York City about improving the built environment through equity, accessibility and inclusive design. Lanteigne explained that embedded equity is an emerging approach to…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 336: 2024 Tech and Construction Trends with Kris Lengieza 16:18

7M ago16:18

16:18

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Procore Technologies global technology evangelist Kris Lengieza about what new technology and innovation is headed for the construction industry in 2024. Kris explained how while artificial intelligence (AI) gained traction in 2023 in the construction …

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - Special: Black History Month with Bass Installation’s Natasha Callender-Wilson and Stephen Callender 14:03

7M ago14:03

14:03

The Construction Record Podcast™ - Special: Black History Month with Bass Installation’s Natasha Callender-Wilson and Stephen Callender On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Natasha Callender-Wilson and Stephen Callender of Bass Installation about their experiences as Black business owners…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 335: Holistic Forest Management with Justin Perry 21:23

7M ago21:23

21:23

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with British Columbia Institute of Technology instructor Justin Perry about a new holistic approach to wildfire management. Perry recently spoke at TedX Abbotsford with a talk titled “Holistic Wildfire Management: Seeing Fire Through Multiple Lenses” (embedd…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 334: Economic risks in 2024 with Alex Carrick and Michael Guckes Part Two 34:40

7M ago34:40

34:40

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with ConstructConnect chief economist Alex Carrick and senior economist Michael Guckes in part two of a two-part series looking at current challenges in the financial markets affecting not only construction but the wider economy as well as the unpredictable…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 333: Economic risks in 2024 with Alex Carrick and Michael Guckes Part One 27:46

7M ago27:46

27:46

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with ConstructConnect chief economist Alex Carrick and senior economist Michael Guckes in part one of a two-part series looking at the geopolitical situation across the globe and how it affects the construction industry and the pressing need for labour at a…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 332: CIRP executive director Vicky Waldron 12:35

8M ago12:35

12:35

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with BC Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan (CIRP) executive director Vicky Waldron about its Opioid-Free Pain Clinic pilot program which approaches pain management after workplace injury without drug prescriptions. Waldron spoke to the importance of …

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The Construction Record Podcast™ – World of Concrete Part Two: Women in Construction, 3D printing and architecture 20:24

8M ago20:24

20:24

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™ from the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with both speaker and entrepreneur Rhonda Sargent Chambers and architect and designer Kaneshka Salehi. Chambers, who grew up in a construction family that ran a concrete staining business, spoke at a session titled Wo…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - World of Concrete Part One: Robotics and Construction 12:23

8M ago12:23

12:23

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey looks at the role of robotics in construction with DPR Construction robotics lead Henning Roedel and Rogers-O’Brien Construction chief innovation officer Todd Wynne from the World of Concrete conference in Las Vegas. Wynne and Roedel spoke to the many ways the con…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - World of Concrete preview with Kevin Archibald 9:57

8M ago9:57

9:57

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with World of Concrete senior show manager Kevin Archibald about the history of the conference, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year in Las Vegas, as well as the many features of this year’s event. Archibald said in 1974 the original conferen…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - Episode 331: “Building Toronto’s Skyline” author Nick Ainis 17:34

8M ago17:34

17:34

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with author Nick Ainis about his book, “Building Toronto’s Skyline,” about the history and progress of development of apartment buildings and condominiums in Canada’s largest city. Ainis broke down how Toronto developed multi-dwelling housing from boarding …

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The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 330: CAW Architects principals Mousam Adcock and Monique Wood 16:38

8M ago16:38

16:38

On this episode of the Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with CAW Architects principals Mousam Adcock and Monique Wood about the Palo Alto architecture firm’s accomplishments in the institutional and educational sectors and the firm’s shift to becoming a women-led organization. Adcock said one of the reasons the f…

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The Construction Record Podcast – Special Episode – Bentall IV 43rd anniversary memorial 13:19

8M ago13:19

13:19

On this special episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks to British Columbia construction and safety stakeholders about a rising number of work-related deaths as they observe the 43rd anniversary of the tragic accident at the Bentall IV building in Vancouver that claimed four lives on Jan 7., 1981. BC Buil…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - Episode 329: Renew’s John Tenpenny on the year’s top infrastructure projects 11:36

9M ago11:36

11:36

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey discusses Renew Canada’s 2024 list of Canada’s top infrastructure projects with Renew editor John Tenpenny. As with previous years, health infrastructure projects made a strong showing due to pandemic-era spending increases to deal with the current health crisis an…

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The Construction Record Podcast™ - Episode 328: Coroner’s inquest changes with Threads of Life’s CK DesGrosseilliers 13:37

9M ago13:37

13:37

On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with CK DesGrosseilliers, a spokesperson for the Threads of Life victims group, about recent changes by the Ontario government regarding mandatory inquests after construction-related deaths. DesGrosseilliers has a personal stake in the issue, as her brother …

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The Five Pods of Xmas – news media director Vince Versace 15:06

9M ago15:06

15:06

On this episode of the Five Pods of Xmas, ConstructConnect news media director Vince Versace talks about the most interesting construction stories of the past year and talks with digital media editor Warren Frey about future plans for The Construction Record™ Podcast. Vince said artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly grown into a functional and u…

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The Five Pods of Xmas – News editor Lindsey Cole 11:53

9M ago11:53

11:53

On this episode of the Five Pods of Xmas, news editor Lindsey Cole looks at some of the most important stories of 2023 and predicts what lies ahead for the industry in the coming year. Lindsey pointed to the housing crisis in Ontario as a major story, as well as the Greenbelt scandal as Doug Ford’s government backpedaled on development of a large a…

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