Strathcona Connect

This week we interview  a unique business in Sherwood Park called Greenmunch - Sustainable Entertaining with Style. Learn about the compostable and eco-friendly products available right in our own backyard! www.greenmunch.ca Facebook video showing some products: https://www.facebook.com/StrathconaConnect/videos/320874798460192/

The recent global crisis in recycling has impacted Strathcona County residents and we chat with Leah Seabrook and Erin Wildeboer about the changes.    www.strathcona.ca   https://www.facebook.com/CarlaRaeHowatt/videos/2124478597576245/  

An interview with Dairy Queen franchise owner Michael Liber from DQ on Wye and Baseline Road in Sherwood Park. Award winning inclusive hiring practices, training centre for DQ.

Lisa Holmes, VP of Business Development at Northlands joins us to discuss their new offices in Sherwood Park.    www.northlands.com  

Looking for a way to support a variety of local charities for only $400/year? and only spend 4-6 hours on it every year as well? Listen here and discover Fund it Forward!   Fund it Forward: http://www.ivcstrathcona.org/projects/fund-it-forward/

Having a hard time understanding all this pipeline talk? Politics and partisan positions leaving the facts murky? This is the episode for you! An interview with Markham Hislop from Energy News and Gerry Gabinet, Director of Economic Development and Tourism regarding the Trans Mountain pipeline which originates in Strathcona County.   Markham Hislop: www.energi.news Strathcona County Economic Development and Tourism: https://www.strathcona.ca/business-and-development/development/industrial-development/  

If you are looking for something to keep your kids busy and involved this summer, listen to Sally Neal from the Strathcona County Library as she talks about the services the library provides.  

This week Carla and Fiona take a trip down memory lane and do a recap of the first 15 episodes of Strathcona Connect.

Services offered by Strathcona County's Family and Community Service (FCS) is the topic this week.   Counselling through the County https://www.strathcona.ca/community-families/well-being-and-mental-health/counselling/ Video walk-through of the counselling process https://www.facebook.com/StrathconaConnect/posts/1743973805664627  

Racism in Strathcona County with long time residents Grace Wong and Ann Machatis as well as a member of the Strathcona County Diversity Committee, Eileen Edwards.   Teacher Blackface Story: http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2018/05/14/school-division-sorry-for-teachers-use-of-black-face Greg Plouffe Story: http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/sherwood-park-teacher-pleads-guilty-to-using-racial-slur-in-class-body-shaming-objectifying-students Lethbridge Racist Tirade video: http://www.news1130.com/video/2018/05/09/racist-tirade-caught-on-video-at-lethbridge-dennys/ Bashir Mohamed twitter handle: @BashirMohamed

Twitter-famous @Strathconian joins Carla and Fiona this week to discuss what is in store for this anonymous tweetster.

Domestic violence is the topic this week and we chat with Pat Vargas from A Safe Place and Chantelle Kelly, media liaison with the RCMP in Strathcona County. Safe Place: http://asafeplace.website Strathcona County walk-in counselling: https://www.strathcona.ca/community-families/well-being-and-mental-health/counselling/  

Mandy Barnett from the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County joins us to discuss the Foundation and the writing community in Strathcona. http://www.wfscsherwoodpark.com  

This week we interview Nadine Samycia from CASA Foundation and Chad Stewart of Concrete Blonde about their 1000 kilometre cycling tour and how a local business is supporting it.   Minds Over Mountains fundraising website: https://casa.akaraisin.com/Common/Event/EventNotAvailable.aspx?seid=13343&mid=9 Concrete Blonde website: https://www.concreteblondehairbody.com  

What's new at Elk Island Public Schools? Join us as we learn all about what is happening from EIPS Director of Communications Laura McNabb. www.eips.ca

Martha Rutherford Conrad and Brettany Sorokowsky are our guests this week, talking about their tourism businesses in the County. Maggies Hill Heritage Loghome on Airbnb:  https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/2189501?location=Hastings%20Lake%2C%20Strathcona%20County%2C%20AB%2C%20Canada&s=T7MrJdJk Oak and Ash Farms on Airbnb:  https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/23063685?location=South%20Cooking%20Lake%2C%20AB&adults=1&children=0&infants=0&s=t9t83XKn   Video of Maggies Hill Heritage Loghome:  https://www.facebook.com/tricomm.strategies/videos/1909458602411580/

This week we chat with Laara Delain, owner of Float Wellness and Massage as well as Heather Quist from Urbn Cowork about their unique businesses.

Do you know where your last fixed address will be? Join us as we chat with Bonnie Hoffman about the state of cemeteries in Strathcona County. BOSS - https://www.boss-strathcona.org  

Learn more about the Common Ground Community Cafe and the Strathcona Bugle as we chat with Eileen Edwards and Robbin Hutchison. Common Ground Community Cafe website: http://www.commongroundcommunitycafe.org Strathcona Bugle website: www.StrathconaBugle.com  

Lynn Olenek from Heartland Housing Foundation joins us to chat about seniors housing and what you need to know. Joining us is also Monique MacDonald, a concerned resident who was faced with a challenge of finding a home for her parents.