Category Archives: Columns

Your guide to unsticking your team's potential
The ‘team’ is probably the most complex and irritating relationship in an organization. As individuals, we seem to be able to work with most people one-on-one, perhaps in groups of threes,...
Sep 24, 2018
On wings and dorsal fins: how fall arrives on the West Coast
When you live in the coastal rainforest, you learn the natural indicators that presage seasonal change. The mornings are getting darker, the days are becoming shorter and the evenings are definitely c...
Sep 20, 2018

Self-mutilation a coping mechanism for emotional pain
People who deliberately cut themselves with razors, burn themselves with lit cigarettes or pick their skin until it bleeds have often been viewed as attention-seekers - people who simply want to make ...
Sep 19, 2018

Building lasting stability in the western Canadian economy
Western Economic Diversification Canada is working on a 10-year strategy to make the four western provinces competitive, innovative and inclusive, attracting business and investment and generating goo...
Sep 19, 2018

Leveling up with J.D. - Oh...Sir!! AND Turmoil
J.D. kicks back with oil and insults Oh…Sir!! The Insult Simulator: 3/5 Decent game. Play it if the genre interests you Turmoil: 4/5 A great game. Worth the time to play it For more content chec...
Sep 14, 2018

The subsidy table is set, and actors and writers will dine
The leaders of Canada's creative rebellion have emerged victorious after two years of struggle. That means consumers will almost certainly pay more for years to come for their much-loved Canadian tele...
Sep 13, 2018

Smoke gets in your eyes – and spoils your plans
On the morning of Sept. 2, we decided to take a last trip in our boat into Desolation Sound, the world-class boating destination that lies a mere half hour from our Westview Marina berth in Powell Riv...
Sep 12, 2018

The benefits of being an unlicensed medical doctor
I'm now an unleashed doctor! Since I retired from a busy family medicine practice, I discovered the benefits of having an MD degree and no licence to practice. Universities confer the academic degree ...
Sep 12, 2018

Going paperless will save your business time and money
If you're not using technology to look after your business's money, you're wasting time, spending too much on bookkeeping and probably missing some customers. Imagine if your bookkeeping was already o...
Sep 12, 2018

Leveling up with J.D. - 60 Seconds AND Papers, Please
Two survival games! 60 Seconds: 3/5 Decent game. Play it if the genre interests you Papers, Please: 4/5 A great game. Worth the time to play it For more content check out The Media Jack
Aug 31, 2018