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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Crowds, Crises, and Communication: Three Volunteer Fire Chiefs and 150 Years of Service | Guests Honorary Chief Reid Whynot, Honorary Chief Wayne Thorburne, and Chief Michael Nauss of Nova Scotia’s Bridgewater Fire Department, join host Tim
Send a text This episode brings together nearly 150 years of combined volunteer firefighting experience as three Bridgewater Fire Department leaders, Honorary Chief Reid Whynot, Honorary Chief Wayne Thorburne, and Chief Michael Nauss, sit down to reflect on the department’s 150th anniversary and the evolution of service, technology, and community over a century and a half. Host Tim Conrad guides a conversation filled with history, humour, and hard‑earned wisdom from decades on the front line…
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Missing From Me - A Mother's Fight to Find Ryan Shtuka #FindRyanShtuka #missing #truecrimecommunity
This podcast is a poignant plea for information regarding the disappearance of Ryan Shtuka, covering the ongoing police investigation. Heather Shtuka, Ryan's mother, joins host Tim Conrad to discuss what she learned when someone you love goes missing and a potential true crime. This episode aims to shed light on this unsolved mystery and bring Ryan home, continuing the search for this missing person and the full investigation, and highlighting the emotional toll of this case. Visit www.…
Why Your Missing Person Case Needs Better Crisis Communications
(Watch for a full video version on February 24, 2026.)
On February 17, 2018, at a residence on Burfield Drive in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada. 20-year-old Ryan Shtuka, a worker at Sun Peaks, vanished without a trace.
Ryan's mother, Heather, joins host Tim Conrad, APR, MCPRS, to reflect on what she learned when someone you love goes missing and how to keep the search alive.
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When the Attention Leaves: Crisis Communications and the Search for Ryan Shtuka | A conversation with Heather Shtuka and host Tim Conrad
On February 17, 2018, at a residence on Burfield Drive in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada. 20-year-old Ryan Shtuka, a worker at Sun Peaks, vanished without a trace.
Ryan's mother, Heather, joins host Tim Conrad, APR, MCPRS, to reflect on what she learned when someone you love goes missing and how to keep the search alive.
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