Warehouse Logistics and Urban Planning with David Kalinchuk

Zebras to Apples

Host Bryndis Whitson welcomes David Kalinchuk, an economic developer and author of “Rich for the Right Reasons”, to discuss warehouse logistics and urban planning. Dave talks about rapid e-commerce growth and shifting consumer behaviors, how they are changing logistics hubs and requiring urban policies that can adapt. He and Bryndis explore the importance of integrating warehouses into city frameworks without disrupting communities. They also address technological advancements which are revolutionizing supply chain efficiency.

Dave shares his insight into the challenge of zoning regulations in new warehouse developments, the impact of last-mile delivery on traffic, and strategies for optimizing land use in urban environments. Bryndis and Dave talk about the best practices for collaboration between city planners, businesses, and policymakers to work on logistics solutions that reduce environmental impact while still supporting economic growth. Dave’s experience and expertise inform his thoughts on workforce development in the logistics sector and his conversation with Bryndis is well-informed and engaging.

About David Kalinchuk:

As a result of his decades-long career in Economic Development, Dave has worked with many globally recognized companies as they expanded and built new facilities in Western Canada. His responsibilities have included investment attraction, prospect generation, site selector communications, marketing and corporate image development.

David Kalinchuk was most recently the Economic Development Manager for Rocky View County. Prior to coming to Alberta, Dave was the Manager of Economic Development for the City of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Dave also worked for the Virden-Wallace Community Development Corporation in his home town in Manitoba. Before moving to Alberta in 2001, Dave sat on the Province of Manitoba’s Rural Advisory Committee, the Science and Technology Advisory Committee, and was a councilor on the Premier’s Economic Innovation and Technology Council (EITC). In British Columbia, Dave was a member of the Province’s Offshore Oil and Gas Task Force.

In Dave’s extra time, he cooks exotic cuisine (East Indian, North African and Middle Eastern foods) and is regarded as a culinary horticulturalist. Dave also paints and regularly travels overseas to deliver lectures at universities, business schools and international conferences throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Dave has written a book entitled "Rich for the Right Reasons – Economic Development of the Individual" and keeps busy promoting the book and speaking to groups large and small. Dave’s professional memberships include the International Economic Development Council in Washington D.C. (IEDC), Economic Developers Association of Alberta (EDA) and the Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC). Dave is also a member of CoreNet (Corporate Real Estate Network), the Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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Contact Bryndis Whitson:

• Website: ZebrasToApples.com
• Instagram: @ZebrasToApples
• LinkedIn
  
  

Contact David Kalinchuk:

• Book: “Rich for the Right Reasons” by David Kalinchuk
• LinkedIn
  
  

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Transcript

Bryndis 0:00

Hi. My name is Bryndis Whitson, and you're listening to the Zebras to Apples podcast, showcasing the fun and fascinating stories of supply chain logistics. Economic development and supply chain are intertwined. The supply chain industry brings jobs, development and growth to markets both large and small. This podcast chat is with Dave Kalinchuk, economic developer extraordinaire. Dave's career includes Prince Rupert and Rocky View County. He's the author of Rich for the Right Reasons, which showcases how economic development principles can transfer to the individual. Enjoy this episode with my friend Dave Kalinchuk. Have a great day.

Bryndis 0:42

So I'm here with Dave Kalinchuk, and we're talking all things supply chain, logistics and Development.

Dave 0:47

Thank you for having me, Bryndis, congratulations on this channel, by the way. It's a great platform, I think, to have a voice for supply chain, for transportation logistics, especially in Western Canada, is very timely. So perfect. Congratulations on this and your other ventures that, of course, we don't need to talk about because we've already talked about them.

Bryndis 1:07

So thank you so much. Yeah, appreciate it. Yeah. So I just kind of wanted for us to kind of focus a lot and talk a bit about some of your previous experiences, the different things you've kind of learned through working in economic development in those kinds of areas.

Dave 1:31

Yeah. Well, my career has taken me about little over 30 years, to three provinces. I know that's hard to believe, but yeah, I started in Manitoba. Of course, the joke that I tell is with all my East Coast friends that I'm from out east, and my Newfoundland friends say, Well, I don't recognize your accent. It must be Cape Breton or somewhere. I say, No, no, I'm from Manitoba. They say, that's not east. So I come from the Middle East. So Manitoba is, is where I was born and raised, also a fairly significant location for transportation logistics, with the history of western Canada, largely, very much based out of Winnipeg, and spent a lot of time in Winnipeg and a lot of time, you know, working with business and industry and the provincial government at the time. Then my career took me to Prince Rupert BC, where you've got the wonderful Prince Rupert port, and all of the great things that come into Canada through that West Coast again, just naturally led me into a very interesting space in transportation, logistics, working with-

Bryndis 2:29

Well, and it brings up, like so many different areas that you immediately have to learn.

Dave 2:34

Precisely. Yeah. So I think everyone in their lifetime should visit Prince Rupert. Everyone in their lifetime should spend part of their career in rural and remote communities. And of course, Prince Rupert is a pretty nice place to be, as far as rural and remote goes, because you're right on the ocean. But yeah, the role of the port and the CM line that runs out to that location, of course, brought me to Calgary region in 2001. Spent the better part of my career, over 20 years with Rocky View County and all the stars aligned. Cn did a major investment during that time, $250 million.

Bryndis 3:10

Yes, they did.

Dave 3:10

And then port facility, and of course, you know, we're going to talk about Pacific Prairie Gateway, which is a CP initiative, CPKC initiative, but it was very fortunate for me to be in Calgary working on on Investment Attraction and economic development and having all of these supply chain opportunities basically come to Calgary.

Bryndis 3:34

Well, and you know, with the knowledge tha...