As a member of the Restoration Large Loss Team with DKI - Barclay Restorations, Shawn Envik knows all about strength and staying power. It recently served him well OFF the job site, too, when he took part in a charity fundraising contest that h...

Two crews that cruise to the challenge of feeding their community’s most vulnerable. Community Crew of Saint-Catharines has been making and delivering lunches to local children in need for more than a decade.It’s an important charity tha...

The married couple that becomes equal partners as DKI members: not uncommon. But a DKI power house couple that’s known each other since their early teens? Meet Judy and Julian DiIorio, owner/operators of DKI – North York. They’re new to the fam...

From ice storms to wildfires to a major building flood that consumed an entire neighborhood and beyond, DKI members from coast-to-coast met, and conquered, a wide array of restoration challenges. 2025 also saw some genuine celebratory moments, ...

It was ambitious. Especially at a time of year when many might be experiencing donation exhaustion. But DKI Canada felt otherwise - and issued a challenge to prove it.It agreed to match donations to Ronald McDonald House Charities, which...

In his role as producer and host of Across The Street, Across The Country, Denis Grignon has been asking the questions, getting to know the people of DKI and telling their stories for almost 100 episodes.So, we figured it’s high time Can...

If you were lucky enough to be one of the tens of thousands of people in the stands watching the recent Grey Cup game, you may not have noticed the dozen or so DKI logos on toques, hats and jackets in that one section. But you certa...

We’ve all seen pictures. The piles of clutter and debris, piled high to the ceiling and covering virtually every inch of floor. The results of hoarding can be, and typically are, horrifying. At its extreme, professionals are called ...

 DKI isn’t just talkin’ the talk when it comes to reducing its environmental footprint. It’s acting on it – with some help from go-green consultant. Carol Aziz. She holds a PHD in environmental engineering and is owner of Achieve Sustainab...

We dedicate this entire episode to a conversation – (and it moves quickly, cuz it’s super-interesting) – with restoration industry consultant Lukas Szczurowski. It’s a sneak peak, if you will, of what DKI members will hear when the founder and ...

Golf’s good. Softball is swell. But when DKI - Sudbury looked for a feel-good fundraiser in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities, they hit the beach - (or maybe they trucked in some sand?). Their now annual volleyball tournament is raisin...

Gary Chant is ready for retirement. The Cape Bretoner is capping off a career in restoration that spanned almost four decades. And now he’s ready to pass the torch – in the form of ownership of DKI – Meco – to one of his long-time trusted team ...

Bryan Pereira wasn’t necessarily unhappy in his previous senior management position in the restoration industry. Indeed, he was beloved by the teams he led. But Bryan longed for a new challenge. And when DKI came calling with an opportunity tha...

His name has come up, regularly, in interviews, since we launched this show more than three years ago. Indeed, virtually all DKI members across Canada have a story about their CEO and how he helps nurture, guide, inspire them – and how he even ...

It’s telling that “Wildfire Season” is now part of our everyday language. And this year it arrived in Western Canada earlier than usual. and with a vengeance. But Jeff Sereda and Neil Thomas were braced and ready with their crews to...

Her hand went up – fast and without hesitation. Olivia Smith wasn’t only willing to uproot her life for a few weeks and travel more than 1200 Ks to Orillia to assist DKI crews there dealing with the aftermath of a major ice storm; she was eager...

So much for slowly easing into ownership. Trevor Lynds and wife Lindsey recently took over the helm of DKI – Contrast in Nova Scotia. And it wasn’t long before they were deep into a massive claim that even the most seasoned and experienced rest...

It is now official. The most recent ice storm that wreaked havoc and robbed hundreds of thousands of hydro in Central Ontario, was the biggest storm of its kind since 1998.It means Rick Rimkey, Owner of DKI – R&F Construction in Oril...

It’s not that she wasn’t truly happy in her position leading DKI’s Remote Estimate Desk. Heck, Amanda Saunders says she loved that job. But when an opportunity arose – one with more responsibility, but also more opportunity to nurture and encou...

There’ve been some new faces in the DKI family, recently. Well, not “new” per se. But they’re new in their new roles - as location owners! JP Giroux spent time in DKI head office, before landing as the owner of DKI - Kingston. Neil Thomas was a...

DKI Canada has long been a big supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities. But members from coast to coast go well beyond just fundraising – (in the thousands and thousands of dollars, by the way!) – for the charity. They roll up their sleeve...

It’s the first interview we’ve conducted with a guest in ski boots. And hats off – (or toques off, eh) – to Michael Meinig. The office manager with DKI - Bravo in B.C. slowed his stride (but only slightly) while training for a solo, 24-hour cro...

Every team depends on dedicated teammates, playing both ends of the ice – together - to ensure a win. But before that can happen, that team needs a strong and motivating leader. Fatema Hardwarewala is DKI’s expert in budget planning. But she’s ...

Who knew there’d still be so many wonderful stories to share, three years later? Well, we did. Because DKI, Canada’s leader in property restoration is, at its core, about people – and how DKI members care about, and for, people. And people have...

You’ve heard his name mentioned in each and every one of our near-100 episodes over the past three seasons. Darryl James.In this special Holiday Season episode, we sit down for a one-on-one with the bass player with internationally-accla...