Connecting Your Community

Connecting Your Community

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Connecting Your Community episodes

  • Brendon Pyne - Lethbridge Fire Department (Audio)
    Brendon Pyne has lived in lethbridge most of his life and lives calling the city of Lethbridge home. 
     
    Brendon is most passionate about helping to serve and protect Lethbridge’s citizens working for Lethbridge Fire and Emergency services. 
     
    Being a member of the Lethbridge Fire Department is very rewarding work, whether functioning in his roll as a firefighter or paramedic.
     
    Brendon has been with the Fire department just over 13 years and water rescue team member for 10 years, while being a Team Lead for 9 years. 
     
    Brendon was a diver on the the Water Rescue Team but has since transitioned out of the dive position to a support roll called Tender. 
     
    Brendon is proud to call Lethbridge home and happy to raise his 5 children in this community with his wife, Cheryl.
    19 min
  • Brendon Pyne - Lethbridge Fire Department (Video)
    Brendon Pyne has lived in lethbridge most of his life and lives calling the city of Lethbridge home. 
     
    Brendon is most passionate about helping to serve and protect Lethbridge’s citizens working for Lethbridge Fire and Emergency services. 
     
    Being a member of the Lethbridge Fire Department is very rewarding work, whether functioning in his roll as a firefighter or paramedic.
     
    Brendon has been with the Fire department just over 13 years and water rescue team member for 10 years, while being a Team Lead for 9 years. 
     
    Brendon was a diver on the the Water Rescue Team but has since transitioned out of the dive position to a support roll called Tender. 
     
    Brendon is proud to call Lethbridge home and happy to raise his 5 children in this community with his wife, Cheryl.
    19 min
  • Amanda Tomaras - Lost a brother to drug addiction (Audio)
    Amanda Tomaras and her brothers Trent and Curtis were born and raised on the Southside of Lethbridge.

    Amanda is 32 years young and raises three boys with her husband still in the community. Currently, Amanda is a stay at home mom, but soon will be enrolling in some upgrading this fall with the intentions of becoming a nurse.
     
    Amanda comes onto Connecting Your Community to share her story about the sudden loss of her brother, Curtis to addictions. Curtis was a kind, loving and amazing human. A father, a friend, a brother and a spouse. Despite the addiction that took Curtis' life, this by no means defines or takes away his love for life. 
     
    This podcast will highlight Amanda's story as a sister to a loved one struggling with addictions while also highlighting Curtis' journey. May we continue to stand together as those with loved ones struggling in the darkness of addiction but for those who have lost someone, may we continue to celebrate their lives.
    19 min
  • Amanda Tomaras - Lost a brother to drug addiction (Video)
    Amanda Tomaras and her brothers Trent and Curtis were born and raised on the Southside of Lethbridge.

    Amanda is 32 years young and raises three boys with her husband still in the community. Currently, Amanda is a stay at home mom, but soon will be enrolling in some upgrading this fall with the intentions of becoming a nurse.
     
    Amanda comes onto Connecting Your Community to share her story about the sudden loss of her brother, Curtis to addictions. Curtis was a kind, loving and amazing human. A father, a friend, a brother and a spouse. Despite the addiction that took Curtis' life, this by no means defines or takes away his love for life. 
     
    This podcast will highlight Amanda's story as a sister to a loved one struggling with addictions while also highlighting Curtis' journey. May we continue to stand together as those with loved ones struggling in the darkness of addiction but for those who have lost someone, may we continue to celebrate their lives.
    19 min
  • Cate Rigaux - Retired Sgt. RCMP / Criminal Justice Instructor Lethbridge College (Audio)

    Cate Rigaux, BA, MPA

    Instructor, Lethbridge College
    Criminal Justice - Policing

    • 2 decades of policing experience with the RCMP and was briefly in the Canadian military prior to that
  • BA in Psychology from U of C and a Masters in Public Administration from UVic.

    • Key Achievements:

    • Recipient of RCMP meritorious service award for valour
  • Recently published in the Journal of Policing and Society regarding research on diversity in policing and organizational culture
  • Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)
  • Led or was a team member on projects related to aggravated assaults/attempt murders; high profile or complex missing persons; child sex assaults; serial offences such as robberies; gang related offences; high level drug investigations
  • Handled a number of high level sources and agents
  • Member of the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team
    • 28 min
  • Lee Mein - Canadian Martial Arts Centre (Audio)

    Lee Mein is the Owner and Head Instructor at Canadian Martial Arts Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada.

    Lee has been teaching Martial Arts for 25 years and offers classes for ages 4 and up in Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiujitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.

    Accomplishments:

    Black Belt Kenpo Karate
    Black Belt Bas Rutten MMA System
    2nd degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiujitsu

    Lee still competes in Professional Boxing, Professional Kickboxing, Professional MMA and Brazilian JiuJitsu tournaments.

    Lee is currently the oldest active fighter (53), to win a fight in Mixed Martial Arts.

    Lee has trained 3 fighters from Lethbridge to the UFC.

    Jason Day (retired), Jesse Bongfeldt and Jordan Mein (active Bellator/UFC fighter)

    Lee is a level 2 certified Arrest and Control Tactics Instructor with Harris International (San Diego, California)

    20 min
  • Lee Mein - Canadian Martial Arts Centre (Video)

    Lee Mein is the Owner and Head Instructor at Canadian Martial Arts Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada.

    Lee has been teaching Martial Arts for 25 years and offers classes for ages 4 and up in Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiujitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.

    Accomplishments:

    Black Belt Kenpo Karate
    Black Belt Bas Rutten MMA System
    2nd degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiujitsu

    Lee still competes in Professional Boxing, Professional Kickboxing, Professional MMA and Brazilian JiuJitsu tournaments.

    Lee is currently the oldest active fighter (53), to win a fight in Mixed Martial Arts.

    Lee has trained 3 fighters from Lethbridge to the UFC.

    Jason Day (retired), Jesse Bongfeldt and Jordan Mein (active Bellator/UFC fighter)

    Lee is a level 2 certified Arrest and Control Tactics Instructor with Harris International (San Diego, California)

    20 min
  • Kristine Cassie - CEO Chinook Sexual Assault Centre (Audio)

    Kristine Cassie has worked in the human services sector for more than 35 years with substantial experience and advocacy efforts in the areas of youth empowerment, domestic and sexual violence and housing.

    Skilled at the development of programs, policy development, risk management and advocacy, Kristine has been instrumental in a number of community networks. Kristine is currently the CEO for the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre; Vice Chair for the Board of Governors at Lethbridge College; Board Trustee with Palliser School Division; and, sits on the  Sport Task Force on Gender Based Violence/Teen Dating Violence with the Coaching Association of Canada.

    Kristine has her Masters in Leadership/Management, maintains status as a Registered Social Worker in the Province of Alberta and is a certified community traumatologist.

    Kristine and Dennis, her husband of 35 years, reside in the Town of Coalhurst where they raised their son, Gabriel, who is currently working on his masters in political science through York.

    30 min
  • Kristine Cassie - CEO Chinook Sexual Assault Centre (Video)

    Kristine Cassie has worked in the human services sector for more than 35 years with substantial experience and advocacy efforts in the areas of youth empowerment, domestic and sexual violence and housing.

    Skilled at the development of programs, policy development, risk management and advocacy, Kristine has been instrumental in a number of community networks. Kristine is currently the CEO for the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre; Vice Chair for the Board of Governors at Lethbridge College; Board Trustee with Palliser School Division; and, sits on the  Sport Task Force on Gender Based Violence/Teen Dating Violence with the Coaching Association of Canada.

    Kristine has her Masters in Leadership/Management, maintains status as a Registered Social Worker in the Province of Alberta and is a certified community traumatologist.

    Kristine and Dennis, her husband of 35 years, reside in the Town of Coalhurst where they raised their son, Gabriel, who is currently working on his masters in political science through York.

    30 min
  • Vin White Buffalo (Audio)

    Vin White Buffalo joins our podcast to share his experience, strength and hope. Vin has overcame great hardships. Vin and his twin brother were separated from their biological family during the 60's scoop, wherein he was placed in a non-indigenous foster home. Life had already been tough, but it became even tougher for him and his brother. At the young age, he and many of his friends became survivors of one of life's hardest trauma's, sexual assault by a family friend. We commend the courage it takes for anyone survivor to come forward and share his strength through this.

     
    Fast forward a couple years Vin found himself living in a world of darkness and with little hope consumed by poly-substance use. Through assessments he had been diagnosed with FASD and despite all of these hardships, he has overcame these grave situations to share with listeners that despite what anyone has gone through, there is hope. 
     
    Vin is a testimony that recovery is possible. That despite any diagnosis, you can still live life to the fullest. Vin has accomplished post-secondary education and currently works and serves those on the streets that are confined by the same darkness he found himself in. 
     
    May Vin's story be a light to anyone struggling. We trust everyone who watches this finds hope, knows that despite how hard life is, there is support for you, and a community that will stand with you through this transition.
    48 min

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