The Way It Is
By Luca Andolfatto
The Way It IsApr 22, 2021
Loving Spoonful's Night Market 2023
Luca speaks with Stephen Gard, Executive Director of Loving Spoonful about the agency, its mission, and how events like The Night Market encourage awareness and fundraise for this worthy cause.
A look at the market and a look ahead
This week on The Way It Is, Luca discusses the current market, with all the uncertainty or certainty depending on who you talk to, and he looks ahead to the fall and beyond...
Visiting Arlington Park Veterinary Services Rehabilitation and Fitness program
Luca chats with Dr. Cherie White at Arlington Park Veterinary Services about their Rehabilitation and Fitness program.
Almost Home: Finding out what a home away from home is
Luca Andolfatto The Way It Is: Leslie Myles, Fund Development Manager at Kingston's Almost Home, chats about the charity that provides a home away from home for families with sick children. Learn more about the longstanding organization and how you can help at almosthome.on.ca.
A Chat with Chris Wyman: A Kingston fixture for over 4 decades
World Champion Town Crier Chris Wyman has been a fixture in the city for over 40 years. In this episode Luca and Chris chat about the legacy of being a staple in the city and the future for Chris.
Hope Air with Sylvio Roy
Luca is joins Sylvio Roy, Volunteer Pilot based in Kingston for Hope Air to discuss the charity. Hope Air is Canada’s only national charity that provides free travel and accommodations for Canadians in financial need.
A Brief Hiatus
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Making Progress In Kingston - With Mayor Bryan Paterson
Today, Luca is talking with Mayor Bryan Paterson about the recent 2023-26 strategic plan that city council has introduced and what's to come for our city! Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com #kingston #housingmarket #canada
Canada's Direction With The New Interest Hikes
The Bank of Canada has changed rates once again, what does that mean for Canada's economy? Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com #interestrates #bankofcanada #housingmarket #canada
What To Do In Kingston Ontario
It's time for summer in Kingston! And with the hot weather comes even hotter events! Today we're looking at the top 10 things to do in Kingston for the month of June!Check out the full list here: https://www.visitkingston.ca/25-things-to-do-june/ Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com #kingston #kingstonontario #ygk #summer #june
The Long Road To Success
Making it isn't easy. Today, Luca is talking what it took him to get to where he has and the value of hard work. Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com #realtor #success #inspiration #work #workethic
A Look Inside The Humane Society
Just how much effort, time, and money goes into operating an animal shelter? It's quite obvious, but a lot! Today, Luca has the pleasure of talking with the executive director of the Kingston Humane Society, Gord Hunter. Find out the interesting history of Canada's humane societies, how foster care has become a major asset, the work needed to rehabilitate an aggressive animal, and more on today's episode!
To get tickets for the Humane Society K9s, Cats and Caddies golf Tournament and support the Kingston Humane Society
Visit: kingstonhumanesociety.ca
Bringing History To Life - Fort Henry
Fort Henry has been know as a place of living history for decades now. Today, Luca, a former Fort Henry Guard is chatting on the parade square with St Lawrence Parks Events Coordinator Alex McLean and this year's Guard Captain Micheal Valiquette about how the guard handled COVID, rebuilding both the guard and the fort, and exciting events coming up!Get Tickets for YGK Craft Beer Fest here:https://www.forthenry.com/event/beerfest/ Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com #forthenry #forthenryguard #kingstonontario #kingston #canada #history #museum #historicalreenactment
Why Is Pickleball Getting So Popular?
Pickleball is a sport taking Kingston, and North America as a whole, by storm! Today, Luca is on the court with the Kingston Pickleball Club's President Andrea Blackwell to find out what makes this game so enticing! Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Reacting To Your Hottest Landlord Takes
After posting a video about how a home that is being held hostage by non-paying tenants, Luca received some... interesting takes and opinions on the matter. Let's respond! Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
A Chat With Steve Paikin of TVO's The Agenda
Today, Luca has the honour of sitting down and chatting with journalist, author, and documentary producer Steve Paikin. Known best for his work as the anchor for TVO's The Agenda, Steve has generously given his time to talk about how he began his career, the state of modern politics, labour shortages, and being a Leafs fan. Watch on to hear more! To see more of Steve Paikin's workVisit: https://www.tvo.org/author/steve-paikin Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
A Chat With OREA's New President-Elect Tania Artenosi
Today, Luca has the pleasure of having OREA's new president-elect Tania Artenosi on to chat about affordable housing, changes in the market, and next steps for OREA!
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers
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How Bad Tenants Can Hold Your Property Hostage
What happens when as a landlord, your tenants decide to just stop paying rent? Luca details one currently ongoing situation one of his clients is dealing with, and how complicated the issue can become. Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Is Housing Bill 23 Redundant?
The More Homes Built Faster Act continues to draw ire from many individuals on the municipal level. Today, Luca has on city councillor Brandon Tozzo to talk about where he and his colleagues find the bill is falling short and why it was redundant to begin with. Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
How To Inspire Women In The Workplace
In the spirit of International Women's Day 2023, Luca has the pleasure of having on business coach, public speaker, and entrepreneur Pam Fountas to talk women in business, what success looks like, growing up in immigrant households, feminism, and more!
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
To see and hear more about Pam Fountas Visit: pamfountas.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
#Podcast #Kingston #ontario #entrepreneurs #business #internationalwomensday
Are Our Homes Global Warming Ready?
Today on the TWII Luca is sitting down with David Lapp, a senior advisor at The Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee to discuss how and why our standards for building homes needs to improve in the wake of a changing global climate.
To learn more about the PIEVC Program
Visit: https://pievc.ca/
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers
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Are Fewer Realtors A Good Thing?
As the market toughens many realtors are leaving the industry, what could this mean for the rest of us? That and more on today's episode with John Lusink!
To see more about John and Right At Home Realty
Visit: rightathomerealty.com
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers
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A Chat With OREA CEO Tim Hudak
On today's episode of the The Way It Is, Luca has the please of sitting down and chatting with OREA CEO Tim Hudak about realtor accountability, OREA policy changes, and what needs to be done to ease the housing crisis.
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Building Kingston Up
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Tips For Saving In A Recession
While economists are still debating whether we're actually in a recession or not, there's no denying that the cost of living has increased dramatically. That's why Sam and Joel are on to chat tips for savings and being financially smart when money is a concern!
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
When Will The Interest Rate Hikes Stop?!
Interest rate hikes are nobody's friend, which why it's all the more baffling that The Bank Of Canada has decided to raise rates yet again! Luca is here to give his thoughts on how this will negatively impact our economy and why these punitive measures do nothing but hurt homeowners.
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
To Buy or Rent, That Is The Question
Luca and Sam are chatting today about the benefits and downsides of buying vs renting a home!
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers
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What's It Like To Buy Your First Home?
There's a lot of things to take into account when buying your first home, and many of them can seem overwhelming to the housing newbie. However, recent homebuyer Ben Myers is on to chat about his experience buying a house from TLF member, and brother, Sam Myers!
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Tips For Getting, and Staying Fit In The New Year
It's no secret that many peoples' new years resolution is to get into better shape, it's why we see such a large spike in gym memberships around now. However, many people find themselves falling off the horse rather quickly due to a number of factors. Today, Luca is sitting down with Licensed Sports Dietitian, and his daughter, Mikaela Henderson to discuss some ways to help you stick to your new years fitness and diet goals in the long term!
Why Food Banks Are So Unfortunately Important
With the steep economic pressure weighing down on people across Canada, Food Banks have become a sad necessity in order for those to make ends meet. Today, Luca is talking with Dan Irwin of Partners In Mission Food Bank on-site about what it takes to keep things going, how demographics that need food have increased to include the "working poor", and how you can help!
Team Luca First is always happy to donate to Partners in Mission Food Bank, if you have the means, please consider donating too!
Visit: https://www.kingstonfoodbank.ca/
Fighting For Fair Wages In Education
What needs to be done to finally give education staff a proper living wage? Today, Luca is sitting down with CUPE 1480 President Erin Provost to discuss the changes and things to be done following strike negotiations with the Ford government.
Is Bill 23 A City Killer?
The More Homes Built Faster Act has officially been passed and not without a significant amount of criticism. To help make sense of the many issues the bill has, Luca has on Amber Crawford, senior advisor at AMO to discuss the short and long term effects the bill could have on Ontario.
What Could Have Team Canada Done to Get the Win? - TWII
Today, Luca has on head coach of the RMC Men's Soccer Program, Victor Mendes, who is coming to us from the World Cup in Qatar! They're talking winners predictions, Canada's performance, and the experience of seeing the world cup live for yourself!
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
#Realestate #Podcast #Kingston #Soccer #TeamCanada
It's Our 100th Episode! [Giveaway]
It's official, we hit 100 episodes! We at Team Luca First want to thank all of our wonderful guests and viewers for being with us on this journey! As thanks, we're giving away a Cookes Fine Foods gift basket to one lucky winner!
To enter follow the instructions here on our Youtube channel! https://youtu.be/4C9Tp5IgDVE
We're also closing in on our Movember goal, if you would like to support us, click the link here: https://movember.com/t/team-lucafirst?mc=1
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Improving Kingston's Sustainability
On Today's episode; Luca is sitting down with Geoff Hendry, Sustainable Kingston's COO to discuss Kingston's climate initiatives and how businesses (and you) can make a difference!
To see more about Sustainable Kingston Visit: sustainablekingston.com/
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
When and Why to Downsize
Retirement and downsizing can often be things you don't consider until it's too late. Luca's here with some advice on the best times to start thinking about downsizing! Listing your home, or looking for
Real Estate advice?
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers
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Adjusting Expectations In A Changing Housing Market
In an unpredictable market, what can you truly guarantee to a client?
To see more about John and Right At Home Realty Visit: rightathomerealty.com
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
What Does It Take To Be A Realtor?
It might seem like a straight-forward question, but there's a fair amount that goes in to being a quality realtor! Today, Luca and special guest David Greenspan are sitting down to chat about just what is needed in becoming a great realtor!
To hear and learn more from David Visit: https://mindshare101.com/
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
A Chat With Ivan Stoiljkovic
Municipal elections are coming! That's why, Luca has the pleasure of interviewing each of the running Mayoral candidates for the City of Kingston! This week, candidate Ivan Stoiljkovic is on to chat about his campaign, his ideas for Kingston's future, and why he believes major change is needed to progress Kingston's equality forward.
To learn more about Ivan's platform: https://www.tenantsunite.ca/peoplesplatformforkingston
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
A Chat With Current Mayor Bryan Paterson
Municipal elections are coming! That's why, Luca has the pleasure of interviewing each of the running Mayoral candidates for the City of Kingston! This week, our current Mayor of Kingston Bryan Paterson is on to chat about his campaign, his ideas for Kingston's future, and why he believes he could do good things for K-Town with another term.
To learn more about Bryan's campaign: https://www.bryan4mayor.ca/
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
A Chat With Skyler McArthur-O'Blenes
Municipal elections are coming! That's why, Luca has the pleasure of interviewing each of the running Mayoral candidates for the City of Kingston! This week, we have Skyler McArthur-O'Blenes on to talk about his platform and ideas for K-Town.
A Chat With Tina Fraser
Municipal election time will soon be upon us! That's why, Luca has the pleasure of interviewing each of the running Mayoral candidates for the City of Kingston! This week, we have Tina Fraser on to talk about her platform and ideas for K-Town.
To learn more about Tina's campaign: https://www.fraser4mayor.ca/
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Can Current Mortgage Rates Crash the Housing Market?
There's a lot of buzz about current mortgage interest rates and the fear/hope that if they get too high we're going to see a mass selling exodus. Is there really any truth behind that? Today, Luca is chatting with Principal Broker at Kingston Mortgage Solutions, David Sutherland, about such topics. Listen on to learn more!
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Can We Get Back to Home Inspections Now?
One major frustration a lot of buyers felt during the pandemic housing craze was the fact that most sellers were not allowing home inspections. Today Luca is chatting with long-time home inspector Steve Burke about what's changed since and the value of knowing exactly what you're getting in to!
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Is Property Management Worth It?
Can property management help bolster the overall value of your rental property? Listen on to find out!
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
The Reality Of Buying Investment Properties
With today's inflation and interest rates, are investment properties still worthwhile? Find out! Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com #investment #realestate #investmentrealestate #realestatepodcast #realestatetips
The Work/Life Paradox
Luca muses on the standard of people wanting to have it all, while also not putting in the work.
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Being a Minority in a Small City
On today's episode, Stephanie Simpson, Queen's Associate Vice-Principal for the Human Rights and Office, and Lavie Williams, Associate Director of Human Rights Advisory Services are on the podcast to discuss a variety of topics related to racism, human rights, and building a better work environment for all!
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice? Visit: lucafirst.com
Want to learn more about the Better Homes program? Visit: https://www.cityofkingston.ca/resident/better-homes-kingston
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers Visit: benmyersmedia.com
Energy Savings Made Attainable
Kingston is an old city by Canadian standards. Because of that, there are many houses with older electrical and appliances that a real drain on owner's electricity bills and the environment. Luckily, Better Homes Kingston is trying to make retrofitting those dated homes attainable! Listen on to learn more!
Listing your home, or looking for Real Estate advice?
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Want to learn more about the Better Homes program?
Visit: https://www.cityofkingston.ca/resident/better-homes-kingston
Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers
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The Great Kingstonian Housing Shield
Housing security and price fluctuations have a lot of people nervous. That said, Kingston has been proven in many volatile markets to stay relatively even. What gives? Listen on to find out!
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Production, editing and music by Benjamin Myers
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