Life in Heartland partner, NRCAER, turns 35 in 2026. Brenda Gheran, Executive Director of NRCAER, along with Cory Wald, Environment Health Safety & Security Manager for Nutrien, Fort Saskatchewan, and Chad Moore, Manager of Protective Services and Fire Chief for Sturgeon County, will discuss how industrial and municipal response partners plan, prepare, and practise for emergencies. Our guests will share how mutual aid benefits municipalities, industry and the entire Heartland community. They’ll highlight examples of NRCAER successes over the past 35 years, including a recent example of successful mutual aid efforts in the Sturgeon fire.

In this episode of In the Zone, we sit down with a graduate of NAIT’s Clean Energy Upskilling Program to explore carbon capture, utilization, and storage, better known as CCUS. If you're new to the topic, don’t worry; we’re keeping it simple. Hear how the program shifted their perspective on CCUS, what surprised them most about clean energy, and why this technology is critical in Canada’s clean energy future.

In this episode of In the Zone, we bring you a breath of fresh air and explore the invisible realm of air quality. Joined by expert guests Nadine Blaney, Executive Director, and Harry Benders, Network Manager, from the Fort Air Partnership, they shed light on the importance of clean air, air quality monitoring, and the innovative technologies that help us better understand the air we breathe.