BeCause & Effect

Sumeep Bath - International Institute for Sustainable Development: Experimental Lakes Area | BeCause & Effect #127

Sumeep Bath, Editorial and Communications Manager for the International Institute of Sustainable Development: Experimental Lakes Area, joins us to talk about the health of Canada's largest Freshwater…

Shelley Fletcher - Executive Director of People First of Canada | BeCause & Effect #126

Shelley Fletcher, Executive Director of People First of Canada talks about her lifetime of fighting for people with intellectual disabilities, their incredible advocacy work, and the Inclusion Fund…

Dan McRorie - Executive Director of Píhtikwé Skatepark | BeCause & Effect #125

Dan McRorie, Executive Director of Pitikwé Skatepark talks about his full-circle moment after joining Pitikwé, his life as a creator, and their quest to find a new space for the park.

Daniel Hidalgo - Founder/Director of CommUNITY204 | BeCause & Effect #124

Daniel Hidalgo joins us to talk about his organization CommUNITY204, a grassroots organization focused on helping marginalized and houseless communities through lateral love, empathy, and heart work.

Peter McMullen - Executive Director of Lighthouse Mission | BeCause & Effect #123

Peter McMullen, Executive Director of Lighthouse Mission, shares his personal journey through addiction and homelessness. His story highlights how Lighthouse Mission transforms lives with compassion,…

Why Volunteering Matters | Why X Matters #8

Three expert panelists join us to talk about the benefit and necessity of volunteerism in our city, how to get involved with the causes you care about, and the importance of volunteering/mentorship…

Mark Stewart - Executive Director of Salvation Army Winnipeg Centre of Hope | BeCause & Effect #122

Mark Stewart, Executive Director of Salvation Army Winnipeg Centre of Hope, talks about his lived experience with homelessness 18 years ago, how the Salvation Army’s mission has grown and evolved…

Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud - CEO, Siloam Mission | BeCause & Effect #121

Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud, CEO of Siloam Mission, talks about what investment needs to be made in our community to end the homelessness crisis in Winnipeg, how her team at Siloam are using a…

Why Survivors Matter | Why X Matters Ep. #7

In celebration and reverence of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th, Elders Belinda Vandenbroeck and Oliver Boulette join us to talk about Truth and Reconciliation, the…

Why X Matters | Ep. #6 - Why Recovery Matters

Why Recovery Matters is a deep dive on the processes, outcomes, and stigmas of recovery and addiction, with three recovery experts with both lived and learned experience: Greta Waples, Rehabilitation…

Matthew Hodgins - Addictions Counsellor, St. Raphael's Wellness Center | BeCause & Effect #120

Matthew Hodgins is a certified Addictions Counsellor at St. Raphael's Wellness Center who has dedicated his life to addictions recovery. He specializes in men's issues, including how and why men are…

Patty Wiens - Winnipeg's Bicycle Mayor, Board Member of Bike Winnipeg | BeCause & Effect #119

Patty Wiens, Winnipeg's Bicycle Mayor and Board Member of Bike Winnipeg sits down to talk about  the importance of cycling infrastructure, how riding a bike can improve mental and physical health,…

Why Accessibility Matters - Why X Matters Ep. #5

Al Wiebe - Homelessness Advocate, Peer and Community Engagement Trainer - BeCause & Effect #118

This week's episode features All Wiebe, Peer and Community Engagement Trainer and Advocate for people experiencing homelessness who has lived experience himself.  Al talks about how his experience…

Malaihka Siemens - Build From Within, University of Manitoba - BeCause & Effect #117

Malaihka Siemens, Student studying Education at the University of Winnipeg and Build From Within program participant talks about her Indigeneity as it pertains to education, her cultural bonds and…

Amber Clark-Wesley, Pitikwé Skatepark - BeCause & Effect #116

Amber Clark-Wesley, Board Chair of The Pitikwé Skatepark, talks about how she got involved with Pitikwé and her work creating a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for youth to feel a sense of…

Brigette DePape, Narratives Inc. - Episode 115

Today's guest on the BeCause & Effect Podcast is Brigette DePape, Climate Planner at Narratives Inc. (https://narrativesinc.com/) Brigette and her family are also finalists in the Live Net Zero…

Stephanie Scott, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation - Episode 114

Stephanie Scott, Executive Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, joins us to talk about her work with the NCTR (http://www.nctr.ca/) and the importance of collecting and…

Alice Teufack, Cinematoba - Episode 113

Today’s guest is the 5th and final episode highlighting filmmakers from the Cinematoba program, in partnership with the National Screen Institute.Alice Teufack is the filmmaker behind the film Grand…

Hilary McDonald, Cinematoba - Episode 112

Today’s guest is Hilary McDonald, an archeologist and photographer by trade, and she’s the 4th filmmaker in our series of conversations with Cinematoba filmmakers, whose film We Haven’t Yet Said…