{"id":13112,"date":"2023-11-16T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast\/exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:00:00","slug":"exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast\/exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring impediments and solutions using Sureties &#038; Bonding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/twilio\/text_messages\/2048763\/open_sms\">Send us a text<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lack of access to sureties and bonding is a huge impediment to Indigenous construction companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0On the sixth episode of Season Two of the Let\u2019s Bond podcast, host Jody Anderson explores possible solutions to these challenges with Tim Laronde, National Director of Indigenous Strategies at Chandos Construction, and Steve Berna, Chief Operating Officer of the FNFA. <\/p>\n<p>Episode run time: 21:13<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><b>CONTACT INFORMATION<br \/><\/b>Tim Laronde, National Director of Indigenous Strategies, Chandos Construction<br \/>Website: <a href='https:\/\/www.chandos.com\/'>Chandros Construction<\/a> <br \/>Email: <a href='mailto:hello@chandros.com'>hello@chandros.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Steve Berna, Chief Operating Officer, FNFA<br \/>Website: <a href='https:\/\/www.fnfa.ca\/en\/fnfa\/'>First Nations Finance Authority<\/a><br \/>Email: <a href='mailto:info@fnfa.ca'>info@fnfa.ca<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Send us a text The lack of access to sureties and bonding is a huge impediment to Indigenous construction companies. \u00a0On the sixth episode of Season Two of the Let\u2019s Bond podcast, host Jody Anderson explores possible solutions to these challenges with Tim Laronde, National Director of Indigenous Strategies at Chandos Construction, and Steve Berna, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2048763\/episodes\/13590956-exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"14.36M","filesize_raw":"15052978","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":""},"tags":[],"series":[69],"class_list":["post-13112","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry","series-lets-bond"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8jotsklb5s51lvt448ucj27fqsv8.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast-download\/13112\/exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding","player_link":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast-player\/13112\/exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding","audio_player":"<a class=\"wp-embedded-audio\" href=\"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast-player\/13112\/exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding\">https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast-player\/13112\/exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/feed\/podcast\/lets-bond","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JfrbALUKQw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast\/exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding\/\">Exploring impediments and solutions using Sureties &#038; Bonding<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/fnfa.ca\/en\/podcast\/exploring-impediments-and-solutions-using-sureties-bonding\/embed\/#?secret=JfrbALUKQw\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Exploring impediments and solutions using Sureties &#038; Bonding&#8221; &#8212; FNFA\" data-secret=\"JfrbALUKQw\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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