Your Neck of the Woods Jacob McGregor

Well, we haven’t done this in a while. No guests on this episode of Your Neck of the Woods, just Jason and I chatting about things going on in Calgary, Alberta, and the world. We’ve had a provincial budget affecting priorities right here in Calgary, the relaxing of COVID pandemic restrictions but not before civil unrest leading to the historic and potentially infamous depending on your point of view; declaration of a national emergency, uncertainty about the revitalization of downtown, the pu...

We are all citizens. That’s the motto that encompasses everything you need to know about Citizen Brewing Company. In this episode on Your Neck of the Woods Jason and I continue our series highlighting local business stories as we go behind the mic with Joel Field head brewer at Citizen Brewing Company, a Calgary craft brewery and pub that prides itself on social responsibility and offering something for everyone.With a background in biochemistry, brewing beer seems natural for Joel even if he...

A place to feel at home, connect with people, and work peacefully at your own pace. That’s the vision Jordan Schmuszko and his family started the Joyful Java Cafe. This week on Your Neck of the Woods we talk to Jordan about Joyful Java as well as The Village Lifestyle Centre in Brentwood an important home for made-in Calgary businesses and community events.The Cafe values great, fresh home-cooked food and a community atmosphere where you can connect with people, work, relax and feel at home. ...

This week we had the absolute pleasure to have a conversation with someone who’s been part of the political, business, and media spheres in Alberta. This week on Your Neck of the Woods we chatted with the President of the Alberta Enterprise Group, former Calgary radio personality, and former leader of the official opposition as leader of the Wildrose Party Danielle Smith. With so much happening at all 3 levels of government and with the state of political discourse in Canada, there was so muc...

Part of what makes doing the show so much fun is all the interesting people that I get to talk to. It would be hard to find somebody more interesting than Melba Seto. Polyglot, altruist, survivalist, adventurer, not to mention businesswoman and maker of “adventure soap”. She just happens to be the first in what I hope to be a recurring feature on Your Neck of the Woods where we showcase and amplify local business owners. Melba is the owner and founder of Bowness Soapworks, as you might guess ...

If there’s one thing we’re learning from the pandemic it’s the importance of local businesses in our communities. Most of the time this has taken the form of calls to buy products and services locally to support your community. Of course, it’s much easier to support local the more local businesses we can foster. Terry Rock CEO of Platform Calgary and our guest this week on Your Neck of the Woods is hoping we can shift towards “build local” and “work local”.Platform Calgary is an organization ...