What's Up, Welland?

About What's Up, Welland?

A podcast about all things City of Welland: but more than that, it's about the community and the people who make it a premier place to live, work, play, and invest. Join us on What's Up, Welland? to learn more about what's happening in the City of Welland but also about municipal operations that affect everyone. Now in its fourth season!

Publisher

City of Welland

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Feb 2022

Latest episode

19 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

53 of 176 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   When three words come to the rescue

   Imagine if three simple words could help first responders find you faster in an emergency. That’s exactly what this episode is all about — how the what3words app is making that possible. Acting Fire Chief Matt Richardson and Michael Atkins, fire prevention officer, from Welland Fire and Emergency Services (WFES) are back to explain how this innovative, user-friendly tool divides the world into 3-by-3 metre squares and assigns each with a unique three-word address. This is a game-changer when ...

2. 

   5 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Municipal momentum that makes policy waves and wins praise

   When members of the City’s Corporate Leadership Team attend professional conferences, they’re building connections, gaining new ideas, and showcasing the innovation happening right here in Welland. In this episode, Tara Stephens, director of legislative services and city clerk, and Marc MacDonald, chief communications & engagement officer, reflect on their recent experiences at the AMCTO and CPRS Elevate conferences. Tara shares takeaways from her presentation on strengthening municipal p...

3. 

   22 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Summer safety from flames to floating

   Summer is here, and with it comes backyard barbecues, open air fires, time on the water—and a few seasonal safety reminders. Joining us today are Matt Richardson, Deputy Fire Chief, and Michael Atkins, Fire Prevention Officer with Welland Fire and Emergency Services. They’re here to share simple, practical tips to help keep your summer safe. You can catch all past episodes and leave us comments at www.welland.ca/podcast/

Inside a recent episode

When three words come to the rescue

Published 19 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And how this app works is wherever you are and you open the app, it will populate three words. So example, horseshoe, decimal, house, decimal shoe. Those three words are specific to that spot and where this is useful for fire and emergency services is if an individual is lost or they don't know where they are, they're in a rural area and they've injured themselves, they can communicate those three words to our dispatch center and our crews can safely and quickly get to them without having to do a lot of arduous searching. That's kind of broadly what it is, but I think FBO Atkins can go into a little more in depth than how it works. […]

Who has been a guest on What's Up, Welland?

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tori Royer
• Fraser Mowat
• Janet Ferland
• Adam Beres
• James Cronshaw

Reach and audience

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Spotify

4.5 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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Quality

83

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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