null Episode 12 - Where Health Safety and Wellness Come Together with Shannon Veitch

Nathan DeGagne Podcast

October 20, 2025

Episode 12 - Where Health Safety and Wellness Come Together with Shannon Veitch

In this episode of the ๐—–๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜, host Dan Plexman is having a discussion with ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต, an electrician and long-time CUSW member who co-chairs the ๐—–๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† & ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ.

Together, they explore the story and purpose behind CUSWโ€™s annual Health, Safety & Wellness Conference, how it has grown into a space where members and families come together to learn, connect, and strengthen the values that make our union unique. From supporting mental health and preventing workplace injuries to fostering empathy, inclusion, and life balance, Shannon and Dan reflect on what it means to create a safer, healthier, and more connected workplace, and why every member has something to gain from being part of the conversation. You can watch here: ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ (๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น) https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLU3hZxIX1v0Em2Ub54vQKTRRJDLuDBrOB

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ - ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜† https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU3hZxIX1v0Eftzq38KHE1dmMQ0JYEXWY

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ - ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU3hZxIX1v0HB846b-52H5iFLfRAkN9o0

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ - ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU3hZxIX1v0HdkeyK4oNXaA0y_IIrJvO4

Want to connect with Shannon or learn more? Feel free to reach out to her directly at [email protected] Make sure you visit ๐—ต๐˜๐˜๐—ฝ๐˜€://๐˜„๐˜„๐˜„.๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜„.๐—ฐ๐—ฎ/ to explore more opportunities and resources. If you have a story to share, a guest to suggest, or a topic youโ€™d like to hear on the podcast, email us at ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜@๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜„.๐—ฐ๐—ฎ. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with your network to help shine a spotlight on the incredible work happening at CUSW!

๐Ÿ”ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—–๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ช https://www.cusw.ca/who-we-are

๐Ÿ”ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ https://www.cusw.ca/news

๐Ÿ”ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต https://www.cusw.ca/contact

๐Ÿ”ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ https://www.cusw.ca/participation-model

๐Ÿ”ป ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ https://thecuswspotlightpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2460173/follow ๐ŸŽง

Listen Anytime, Anywhere! Find our podcast on all major directories, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more. ๐Ÿ“บ Watch the Podcast on YouTube! ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ and ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ as you watch the full episodes on our official YouTube channel. ๐ŸŽต Music Credits: Original music by Glen MacNeil (lyrics, vocals, guitar) with production by Brad MacNeil. ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—–๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜!

 

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