HOW TO FIX A HOLE IN THE GROUND
In the final episode of the third season of Getting Closure, host Mike O’Kane explores some of the less conventional options for putting a worked-out mine to good use. His guest is Peter Whitbread-Abr...
8 Apr 202545min
RESTORING LIFE THROUGH MINE CLOSURE
Much of the work involved in mine closure and reclamation might seem to be invested in handling earth, water, and waste. But as guest Christine Daly tells host Mike O’Kane, reclamation is also about b...
14 Jan 202539min
FINDING CHAMPIONS FOR RESPONSIBLE MINE CLOSURE
For those listeners well versed in the mandate of the LDI, many of the ideas expressed in the latest episode of Getting Closure will sound familiar. Guest Guy Boggs is the chief executive officer of t...
4 Des 202451min
BE READY TO PIVOT
In the fall of 2019, as the Landform Design Institute was starting up in Vancouver, Canada, Priscilla Nelson was organizing a likeminded organization in the United States. Launched in early 2020, The ...
6 Nov 202453min
LANDFORM DESIGN PRINCIPLES 5–8
Host Mike O’Kane once again welcomes LDI founder and chair, Gord McKenna to the show. O’Kane, co-chair of the Institute’s technical advisors, discusses with McKenna four principles that put the “nitty...
3 Sep 202441min
THE PRINCIPLES OF LANDFORM DESIGN 1–4
In the first episode of Season 3 of Getting Closure,” host Mike O’Kane sits down with LDI founder and chair, Gord McKenna, to characterize the first four principles of landform design. O’Kane and McKe...
21 Aug 202447min
Season 3 Preview
In a preview of Season 3 of Getting Closure, host Mike O’Kane, Co-Chair of the LDI's Technical Advisors and a member of the Board, sits down with LDI Founder and Chair Gord McKenna to discuss why the ...
15 Aug 202411min
