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Guernsey Press Sport PodcastAla Chalmers’ coach on a ‘crazy’ UK Champs, plus football and cricketAlastair Chalmers’ coach Matt Elias joins this week’s show to reflect on an extraordinary afternoon in Manchester as the Guernsey star secured Olympic qualification in the most dramatic fashion at the UK Championships.Plus we hear from GFC manager Tony Vance as the name of Guernsey’s new home of football at Victoria Avenue is revealed and Guernsey women’s cricket coach Ben Ferbrache looks back at a successful weekend for his squad against the RAF.Hosted by Tony Curr, Gareth Le Prevost and Jamie Ingrouille.Supported by Upgrade Fitness...
2024-07-0444 minGuernsey Press Sport PodcastVikings ready for biggest ever game, plus bowls, netball, and moreThis week with Tony Curr, Gareth Le Prevost and Jamie Ingrouille, St Jacques captain Matt Lomas and teammate Barnaby Paul join for an extended chat ahead of what’s being billed as the Vikings’ biggest-ever game against Sandown on Saturday.Plus there’s reaction to last weekend’s netball inters at Beau Sejour, a landmark moment for Guernsey FC’s Matt Loaring, and a cracking day in Chelmsford for our bowlers, plus a look ahead to a massive weekend of sport across the islands.Sponsored by Upgrade Fitness. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
2024-03-1444 min
Guernsey Press Sport Podcast"It's going to be special" — Island Games previewTony Curr, Gareth Le Prevost, Jamie Ingrouille, and Matt Fallaize look ahead to Guernsey 2023, featuring interviews with IIGA chairman Jorgen Pettersson, track star Ala Chalmers, flag-bearer Tom Hollingsworth, and Gibraltar 2019 chair Linda Alvarez — on the legacy of those Games.For more, including our Team Guernsey 'ones to watch', check out our special pre-Games supplement.Coverage supported by TPA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-0653 minGuernsey Press Sport PodcastBasketball green-wash, Triathlon preview, and Sports Commission uncertaintyOn this week's show with Tony Curr, Gareth Le Prevost, and Jamie Ingrouille, there's reaction as Guernsey's basketball players complete a clean sweep in the returning inter-insular at Beau Sejour, triathletes Megan Chapple and Chris Norman join to look ahead to the start of the domestic season proper this weekend — and the Island Games, we check in on how our athletes got on at the Hampshire Championships, and Press reporter Matt Fallaize explains the current uncertainty facing the Guernsey Sports Commission.Supported by Upgrade Fitness — St Peter Port's new state-of-the-art fitness centre. Hosted on Acas...
2023-05-1739 min
Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction PodcastGuns, Gangs, and Drug Economy w/guest Sergeant Matt IngrouilleSend us a textFrom undercover drug enforcement to the guns and gangs unit, to Detective Sergeant specializing in complex investigations with the Saskatoon City Police Service,there isn't much Matt hasn't seen.As a husband and a father of 4 Matt knows the fears that people face when thinking of the terrible things that happen on these mean streets.He's seen more than you want to know about. Believe that.From organized crime to our ministries' failings, Matt wonders how anyone turns such a blind eye to our cities...
2023-02-0151 min
Hard Knox Talks: Your Addiction PodcastHarm Reduction: Guns and Gangs Cop Speaks Up.Send us a textFrom undercover drug enforcement to the guns and gangs unit of the Saskatoon City Police Service, there isn't much Constable Matt Ingrouille hasn't seen. As a husband and a father of 4 Matt knows the fears that people face when thinking of the terrible things that happen when someone falls into the throes of addiction. He's seen more than you want to know about. Believe that. From organized crime to our ministries' failings, Matt wonders how anyone turns such a blind eye to our city's most vulnerable addicted citizens. How...
2022-03-1158 min
At Your ServiceAT YOUR SERVICE - 28 FEBRUARY 2021We're constantly told that "it's OK to be not OK" - yet why is there so often still a stigma attached to mental health? Why do we feel it's a sign of weakness? That we should be able to "snap out of it" .... That we don't need anyone's help .... And could going to church make things even worse, when we're told in our hymns and prayers to "rejoice in the Lord at all times" ?
On At Your Service this week, Rev'd Steve Ingrouille, Methodist Minister in the East of the Island, shares a moving account of his own ex...
2021-02-2829 min
YXE UndergroundSeason Two - Episode Two - Matt IngrouilleMatt Ingrouille wants to see change in Saskatoon when it comes to drug and addiction issues, and he realizes the best way to bring about this change is at the grassroots level. It's one of the reasons why Matt, a Constable with the Saskatoon Police Service, started the non-profit organization, Say Know. Say Know is a drug education project that is doing incredible work raising drug and addiction awareness in Saskatoon. The Say Know website states its mission is, "to tackle the illicit drug trade through education. For far too long, our society has been fighting gate w...
2019-10-1036 min
Say Know PodcastEpisode 20 - Kris Nyrop: LEADing the waySHOW NOTES:
Kris Nyrop from Seattle, USA is the Director of Harm Reduction Practices and plays a key role in the L.E.A.D project. LEAD is a hugely successful “Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion” program. LEAD has an innovative approach to Harm Reduction and the results are staggering. They have gathered all community resources and a Case Management Team to provide an alternative to Addiction and its criminal activities. In October of 2011, Seattle launched LEAD as a pilot project and soon neighbourhoods were demanding it to be in their communities as well.This program has had huge...
2019-04-0800 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 19 - Bruce AlexanderSHOW NOTES
Dr. Bruce Alexander is a highly regarded psychologist and retired professor who has years of knowledge in the area of addiction. He offers ideas of how to solve the drug crisis that so many are facing today.
Dr. Alexander had moved to Vancouver in 1970 and at that time it was in the midst of the Heroin Crisis where he met "real live junkies". He shares his findings with the Rat Park experiments: taking drug addicted rats in solitude, compared to free rats in a thriving rat park. He talks about the invisible isolation pe...
2019-03-0400 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 18 - U of S Panel Discussion on Mental HealthSHOW NOTES:
On January 30, 2019, Matt was asked to host a panel discussion at the U of S as part of their Bell Let’s Talk day. The panel was comprised of a wide range of experiences and expertise.
Becca Beattie, a community advocate with enough street cred to earn a doctorate in the field of mental health and addictions, shared parts of her life and her current advocacy project of bringing Saskatoon their first safe consumption site.
Murray Drew, a professor of Animal and Poultry Science at University of Saskatchewan shared his experience of...
2019-02-1900 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 17 - Joe BeliveauSHOW NOTES
Joe tells Matt his life story. Unlike the usual route of addiction, Joe didn’t start experimenting with drugs until he was in his late 30’s. Joe started using cocaine while partying in clubs. It took four years for him to lose everything that he had worked for. In this episode Joe discloses childhood sexual abuse and struggling with his sexual identity as playing factors in his addiction.
Once Joe was able to recover from the addiction to crystal meth that he had developed, he dedicated his life to helping others. Joe joined the...
2019-01-2900 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 16 - The Harm Reduction Renegade, Ann LivingstonSHOW NOTES:
Ann lives in Vancouver, about 2 blocks from Hastings and Main. She is the CoFounder of VANDU a non-profit organization that tackles Harm Reduction. She spent some time in University in her early years and is now also a devoted mother of an adult child living with a disability. She has attended thousands of AA meetings, and has powerful insight and wisdom on so many facets of addiction.
HIGHLIGHTS :
Ann details Vandu, that has been around of 21 years and how she became involved in the drug war. Almost everyday Vandu hosts Drug...
2019-01-1500 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 15 - Garth Mullins and the -40 modelSHOW NOTES:
Garth Mullins is an activist and freelancer from Vancouver. He was a former injection heroin user. He has seen far too many people lose their lives to overdose, and delivers a clear message about Safe Drug Supply being a much more concrete solution than the current harm reduction practices of safe injection sites. He lived through two drug crisis; one in the 90s when China White Heroin was prevalent; plus the current Opioid crisis that North America is facing today.
He is currently preparing to launch “Crack Down”, a podcast that aims to brin...
2019-01-0200 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 14 - A Change in Law Enforcement PerspectiveSHOW NOTES:
Cst. Matt Ingrouille was asked to present on a Change in Law Enforcement Perspective at the Canadian Research Initiative on Substance Misuse’ AGM.
Head over to our website and follow along with the eye-catching slide show: [https://www.sayknow.org/podcast/2018/12/5/bonus-episode-a-change-in-law-enforcement-perspective-1]
Official Say Know homepage: [http://www.sayknow.org/]
Canadian Research Initiative of Substance Misuse (CRISM) Prairies website: [https://crismprairies.ca/]
SayKnow.org Facebook page: [https://www.facebook.com/sayknoworg]
SayKnow.org Twitter feed: [https://twitter.com/SayKnowOrg]
Music provided by Redbull DJ...
2018-12-1300 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 13 - AIDS SaskatoonSHOW NOTES:
Jason Mercredi is the Executive Director for AIDS Saskatoon. He has gained extensive knowledge from the front line and an advocate for Harm Reduction. He urges for a safe injection site in Saskatoon, as well as safe smoking supplies.
For over a decade, Saskatchewan has had the highest HIV rates; mainly from intravenous drug use. AIDS Saskatoon is an outreach center with support workers. It provides a safe place for people with HIV or Hepatitis C to receive testing and support in a welcoming environment. AIDS Saskatoon has been operating a needle exchange...
2018-12-0500 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 12 - Turning the Titanic: Leslie Mcbain of Moms Stop the HarmLeslie MacBain - Turning the Titanic Around
SHOW NOTES:
On January 4th, 2014 Leslie McBain lost her son, Jordan, to an overdose; a lethal combination of prescription drugs. As a teenager he had done the typical partying but by age 19 he was addicted to alcohol and cocaine. He attended treatment but relapsed shortly after. He managed to curb his addiction but later a doctor prescribed him Oxycontin for a back injury. Sadly, the beginning of the end. When he told his Dr he was addicted and needed help; he was simply cut off his prescription, and...
2018-11-2000 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 11 - Darcey LoitzSHOW NOTES:
Darcey Loitz is passionate about helping other people struggling with addiction and is actively seeking to be a mental health and addictions worker. He shares with us his lived experience and insight on the underlying causes of addiction. He believes that addiction is rooted in childhood trauma and self medication of emotional pain. By the age of 11 he was consuming alcohol and using LSD by Grade 6. He shares about being sexually abused by a man when he was 15 years old, and found the courage to share this only a year ago.
In this e...
2018-11-0600 minSay Know PodcastAll Things Cannabis with JamesThis bonus episode is released one week after cannabis legalization in Canada. Matt sat down with self proclaimed cannabis connoisseur, James. They touched on several cannabis topics from medicinal access, whether or not the illicit market will remain and how cannabis was used to assist James with his opiate dependence.
Matt also gave a brief overview of some of the new laws.
Find out more on the Say Know Podcast website.
2018-10-2400 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 10 - Chief Clive WeighillRetired Chief of the Saskatoon Police Service, Clive Weighill, sat down to chat with Matt.
Clive has been involved in the justice system for over 40 years, and was the President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police for 11 years of those years. He is currently the Chief Coroner in Saskatchewan and genuinely cares for people he serves.
He has devoted his life to public service and has knowledge, insight and wisdom that makes him a great leader. He has worked hard to make positive changes to the relationship between police and the community.
2018-10-2300 minSay Know PodcastSummer BreakSummer Break!
We will be returning mid September with more great episodes. Please give us some feedback and let us know if there are any topics or guests you would like to see for the second half of the season.
Thanks for all the support!
2018-08-1200 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 09 - Matt KaminskyMatt Kaminsky is a former fentanyl and oxycontin user. Despite having had a loving childhood, he was nevertheless drawn toward drug usage to self-medicate his personal issues and was shocked to see how his lifestyle and support system suddenly suddenly and drastically changed. Since getting clean, Matt has learned the benefits of having friends who say “no” to him and now ponders how the world could be different if access to recreational drugs was legal and more safely regulated.
In this episode, Matt discusses how drug addiction affects one’s daily routine and needs, the economic effect of the...
2018-07-2400 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 08 - The amazing resilience of Tina ThebeauTina Thebeau works with Matt at Say Know as a blogger (you can hear her in our introductory episode, 00). A recovered long-term cocaine user and survivor of an abusive upbringing, she has found strength within herself to heal others and urges users to find newer, healthier ways of coping with past trauma.
In this episode, Tina discusses living with the effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), growing up in multiple abusive and unhealthy foster homes, and stepping back from the edge just as she was about to fall over.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Tina describes her...
2018-07-1000 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 07 - The Pharmaceutical Perspective - Christina HrudkaSHOW NOTES:
Christina Hrudka is the vice-chair of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA), which advocates for and represents the profession of pharmacy throughout Canada. A pharmacy owner herself, Christina is deeply concerned by the opioid crisis and the role pharmacists may have to play in finding a solution to this epidemic.
In this episode, Christina discusses how she feels pharmacists’ responsibilities should change, the potential benefits of legalized drug distribution, and the difficulty of breaking the cycle of addiction.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Christina outlines the CPhA’s structure, responsibilities, and current involvement in the...
2018-06-2600 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 06 - Pawsitive SupportDarlene Chalmers and Colleen Dell work with therapy dogs through St. John's Ambulance and manage the therapy animal program Pawsitive Support based out of Drumheller, Alberta. On the side, they also use their animals to assist recovering military veterans. Through Pawsitive support, Darlene and Colleen work with convicted criminals and aim to encourage kinder and more empathetic behaviour in their clients by forging animal connections.
In this episode, Darlene and Colleen discuss establishing constructive relationships between clients and their animals, how interacting with these animals can affect criminal behaviour for the better, what dogs can offer that...
2018-06-1200 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 05 - Dr. Darryl GebienDr. Darryl Gebien is an expert on the opioid crisis currently affecting Canadians, having himself been a fentanyl addict. As an emergency room doctor in Ontario, Gebien was prescribed opioids as painkillers and ultimately came to rely on them in order to self-medicate his psychological issues. After serving a two-year prison sentence for writing prescriptions for himself, Dr. Gebien now advocates for drug users, asking for greater empathy and compassion from government, law enforcement, and the public.
In this episode, Dr. Gebien discusses how his addiction developed, the most dangerous methods of fentanyl ingestion, and why building...
2018-05-2900 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 04 - Drug trafficking, addiction, contributing back to the communityKeith Bowering works in community outreach for the city of Saskatoon. A former methamphetamine addict and member of the party scene, Keith is deeply familiar both with the lows of being a user and the difficulty that comes with beginning and completing treatment.
In his conversation with Matt, Keith discusses the culture that forms between meth users, how meth production and distribution has gotten worse over time, and the mental and institutional obstacles that prevent addicts from entering rehab. He also explains why we need to rethink the binary of using vs. clean across every substance addiction.
2018-05-1500 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 03 - Senator Vernon White on Marihuana LegislationVernon White is a senator for Ontario, former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, and onetime police chief for both Durham and Ottawa. White’s extensive experience in law enforcement has given him a thorough and nuanced perspective on drug policy and treatment, which he hopes will have a constructive impact on legislation in the senate. In this episode, he discusses the importance keeping law enforcement flexible, how supervised drug consumption could cut down risks and costs across the board, and viewing drug policy less as a law enforcement issue and more as a social concern. He also explains why pa...
2018-05-0100 minSay Know PodcastBonus Episode: Jason Warick, CBC Investigative JournalistOn this special bonus episode of the Say Know Podcast, Matt spoke with Jason Warick, a CBC investigative journalist and former reporter for the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Jason explores the similarities between investigative reporting and police work, the recent Humboldt Broncos tragedy, and how journalists maintain their mental health in the face of death and heartbreak. They also delve into importance of anonymous sources in both journalism and criminal justice and how to approach each case responsibly and ethically. Lastly, Jason explains why he's hopeful for both the futures of drug policy and journalism.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-The...
2018-04-2400 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 02 - Time to Legalize? Author, Bill Bogart, thinks so.Bill Bogart is University Professor and Professor of Law at the University of Windsor, as well as the author of Off the Street: Legalizing Drugs, which explores research-based drug policy. Bill is interested in the actual impact laws have on socioeconomic conditions. Over the last eight years, Bill has also written books on gambling and obesity and was struck how drugs have been not been subject to the same regulatory and educational approach as the other two. In this episode, he makes a case for the legalization of all recreational drugs while using medical supervision and education to reduce...
2018-04-1700 minSay Know PodcastEpisode 01 - Cocaine, Meth and High-speed Chases"Josh" is a friend of Matt and a former methamphetamine addict. A drug dealer since his teens, Josh was able to rise to the top of the Saskatoon drug trade until meth dependency derailed his life. In our conversation with Josh, he discusses the insidiously powerful pull of meth, the societal stigma towards its users.
HIGHTLIGHTS:
-How prescribed amphetamine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder set the stage for Josh's later meth use.
-Josh's conscious concern of developing an addition while taking Adderall.
-The gradual yet cyclical early stages of his meth...
2018-04-0300 minSay Know PodcastIntroduction EpisodeThe Say Know Podcast discusses all things drug-related, including policy, crime and research. We sit down with professionals and people who have lived experiences to discuss how we can make things just a little bit better. The Canadian Research Initiative of Substances Misuse (CRISM) has supplied funding to allow this podcast to happen, and this show is part of the CRISM Prairies Network.
In this introductory episode, Matt and Tina lay out their mission statement for the Say Know podcast.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Matt describes how Say Know got started and Tina briefly relates how...
2018-04-0200 min