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Wildfires, Floods, and Chaos Communications: Management of Issues, Crises and Disasters
How can we better manage crises and disasters? Join us as we talk to people in various roles about issues management, crisis communication and emergency information.
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Meta’s Paywall Era Arrives – Links Now Cost Money: Quickbits Chaos Update
Send us Fan Mail Meta just dropped a seismic shift across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp - and it’s going to hit creators, businesses, and community pages hard. In this Quickbits Chaos Update, Tim Conrad breaks down Meta One, the new subscription model that puts a price tag on something we’ve all taken for granted: posting links to your own audience. From $2.99 individual plans to business tiers reaching $149 to $499 per month just to add links to posts and reels, this update signals a ma…
Survivor’s Remorse and Rebuilding Community After the Porters Lake Fire | With evacuee Gary Stronach
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wildfires, Floods and Chaos Communications, host Tim Conrad sits down with Gary Stronach, an evacuee from the 2008 Porters Lake wildfire in Nova Scotia. Gary shares a raw, deeply personal account of what it was like to be suddenly cut off from his home, unable to reach neighbours, and left searching for information as the fast‑moving fire surrounded Candy Mountain Road. Through Gary’s story, we explore the communication gaps that evacuees faced, the import…
Emergency Accessibility: Why We Need a Better System Now | With Jen McEachen and ASL
Current emergency management protocols often fail to provide equitable access for everyone during a disaster.
(Audio version of this episode is available at the site below)
Jen McEachen, an expert in the field, joins us to discuss how to bridge these gaps through intentional accessibility. We examine why standard notification systems frequently miss the mark for deaf individuals and how integrating ASL integration into your outreach strategy is not just a policy requirement, …
New Episodes, 2026 Wildfire Recap, Gary Stronach’s Story and New Canadian Training
Send us Fan Mail This Quickbits update is packed. Tim shares details on two new episodes - including Gary Stronach’s powerful story of returning home after a major wildfire where homes on both sides of his property were destroyed, and Jenn McEachen’s upcoming accessibility video episode featuring an ASL interpreter. Tim also announces the relaunch of CanadianTraining.ca, now home to dozens of courses including the 12‑week Operational Communications program and the Become the Broadcaster work…
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