The sustainably.eco Podcast

Send us a text This month, we spoke with Aaron Markel, Founder of Hammond Hill, the first eco-experience and wilderness retreat of its kind in Canada. We talked about sustainable building practices, tiny homes and eco-tourism. I also spoke with Russell Horne, Acting Manager, Energy & Asset Management Facilities Management and Construction Services at the City of Kingston, about

Send us a text Episode 36 is all about Sustainable Transportation. We spoke with Amanda Mesluk, Senior Sustainability Manager at Flair Airlines, about sustainable aviation and some of the lesser-known strategies for lowering emissions in the industry. We also spoke with youth transit guru Dan Hendry, who returns to the podcast to discuss his Get on the Bus initiative and all things

Send us a text This month, we spoke with Jill Heinerth, an acclaimed polar explorer, cave diver, author, speaker, filmmaker, and climate advocate. Jill is the first Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. She’ll be speaking at Earth Day at the Spire on April 21st. We also spoke to Helen Mills, gardener, citizen geographer, eco-landscape designer, educato

Send us a text We were off for a few months but are back with an exciting new episode about the home retrofit space. This month’s episode is also unique because we’ve added new voices to the team. Liliana Chow and Noel Tesfalem Gebre are students at Queen’s University working through the Experience Ventures program. Liliana and Noel helped co-produce this episode and took the

Send us a text This month, we spoke with director Chris Salter and playwright Kate Story about “Animate, a climate-themed extended reality theatre production featured at the International Festival of Electronic Music and the Digital Arts in Montreal. We also spoke with Bonnie Ruddock, Executive Director of RTO9, a regional tourism organization, about sustainable tourism and the c

Send us a text We recently spoke to Adam Molson from the Daniels Corporation about the launch of their Circular Economy Hub: a dedicated space for residents to donate, repair or exchange unwanted or damaged items to reduce the waste in our landfills. We also spoke with Tim Weber, a co-founder of Diverso Energy a company that offers Geothermal Solutions for multi-family, office, ret

Send us a text We recently spoke to Dr. Patricia Collins, Nico Koenig and Roger Healy about School Streets: a project that closes streets adjacent to schools to through traffic. The program is the product of a university-community partnership that seeks to promote children’s health and well-being and is part of a project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research called

Send us a text This month we're sharing an edited version of our EV Q+A event. This was an online presentation from Sustainable Kingston featuring Cara Clairman, CEO of Plug N Drive and François Lefèvre, Senior Manager of Market Intelligence and Corporate Planning at Nissan Canada. Answering questions from participants and moderator Geoff Hendry, Cara, and Francois provide invalu

Send us a text This month is all about Sustainable Fashion. We recently spoke with Jesse Whale, stylist, wardrobe consultant, and owner of ClosettCandyy a consignment store in Kingston, Ontario. We also chatted with Stephanie Sarka, owner of 1 Atelier, an independent luxury brand born in New York City that uses regenerative agriculture, vegetable tanning, and on-demand production t

Send us a text This month we spoke to Carissa MacLennan of the Toy Exchange Club, a premium wooden toy rental subscription service for children aged 0-3 years that reduce waste and clutter. We also spoke with Dr. Bertrand Malsch of the Smith School of Business at Queen's University about environmental, social, and governance reporting and the practice of tying these metrics to exec