Unapologetically Canadian

Cooper Pete Bradford talks about his passion for crafting barrel-aged vinegar in the Prince Edward County, one of three wine regions in Ontario. Canadian Vinegar Cellars operates within the Black Prince Winery in Picton. For more information and a transcript of our conversation, check out the show notes at https://traceyarial.com/blog/pete-bradford/.

Thanks to Verdun organization Toujours Ensemble, local farmers’ market visitors got to experience smoothies created using a blender attached to a bicycle in 2018 and 2019. The first year, 13 youth participated in the project, including Tasha, who spoke to me for Unapologetically Canadian. For a video of the bike and some quotes from our conversation, refer to: https://wp.me/p2buQs-598

Unapologetically Canadian Episode 23 features an interview with Lachine Mayor Maja Vodanovic.

We speak about three key questions:

• If you include public participation at the beginning of a development project instead of at the end, will you be able to create a common vision for a space that everyone will buy into?

• How has Vodanovic’s former activism played into her current life as a political leader?

• How does the mayor see herself in terms of Canadian identity?

Read the show notes here: https://traceyarial.com/blog/maja-vodanovic/.

Two years ago, I had the opportunity to interview Roch Carrier, a wonderful author who wrote a series of diverse works from La Guerre, Yes Sir to The Hockey Sweater to his latest novel “Demain, j’écrire un roman.

Most of our conversation focussed on The Hockey Sweater, which became a musical last winter in the latest of a multitude of diverse creations.

Roch turns 82 next month, on May 13. Happy birthday, Roch! A transcript and links will appear in the show notes that day at https://traceyarial.com/blog/roch-carrier/.

How difficult is it to run a seasonal business, raise a family and own property together? Tereska Gesing and Shawn Manning, co-owners of Urban Seedling with cousin Trevor Manning do it, and they're still having fun. To read the show notes, refer to https://traceyarial.com/blog/tereska-shawn.

Join me for a conversation with Doreen Pengracs, Canada’s chocolate tour expert. We speak about chocolate, travel and building an author's platform. Get the transcript of our conversation, complete with links, at https://traceyarial.com/blog/doreen-pendgracs/.

I had fun interviewing professional genealogist Johanne Gervais for this week’s podcast. Johanne founded the Québec Genealogical eSociety, and has been researching family history since 2008. For a transcript of our conversation, visit https://traceyarial.com/blog/johanne-gervais/.

This week, I spoke to LaSalle-based community activist Joseph Pugliese. We talked about VIP lists, school loan forgiveness and contaminated soil in LaSalle. For the show notes, visit Joseph Pugliese on my blog, at https://traceyarial.com/blog/joseph-pugliese.

If there’s anyone who knows how to use the study of science for the benefit of humans, it’s Lorne Trottier.

Trottier's childhood passion for electro-magnetic technology has him creating a multi-national company, a building on the McGill campus, two research chairs, two institutes, an observatory, and a family foundation known for its philanthropy to science and health. I hope you're as inspired by my conversation with Trottier as I was. Read the show notes at: https://traceyarial.com/blog/lorne-trottier/. Please note that this episode comes from my archives. Our conversation took place over a meal in 2017.

Just before Christmas, I met with Elizabeth Johnston at a restaurant to discuss creativity.

This was a great topic because Johnston has the Own Your Creativity site, where she leads a “memoir in a month” challenge every November.

She also works as a self-actualization consultant and story coach. Access her skills for success programs to help business leaders at http://www.elizabeth-johnston.com/.

To listen to her “Own Your Creativity” podcast episodes, go to https://ownyourcreativity.podbean.com/.

To read the show notes, go to https://traceyarial.com/blog/elizabeth-johnston/