Opinion

Opening day thoughts for a new administration

The work that Apple founder Steve Jobs has done over the years will live long after him.

"If you always put limit (sic) on everything you do, physical or anything else (sic). It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

Leadership is a tricky thing. Too heavy handed and the criticisms abound, too uncertain and more barbs will be thrown. Good leadership is instead a measure of many types of skills not least of which is a leader's ability to actually lead.

I would like to encourage everyone in Pemberton to come out and vote this weekend. This election represents a crossroads for Pemberton and I feel that recently, the majority of the community, i.e.

Technologies come and go all the time, but the real mystery is why some promised products disappear altogether without ever seeing the light of day.

"Just follow Bobby. Whatever sport he picks up will be the next big thing..." National ski team alumni and sports retailer Peter Monod Pick a sport. Any mountain sport.

I admit that I dream of retirement. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but there is no denying that lounging on a beach with no deadlines to meet, or just sitting in front of my fire with a good book on a snowy day sounds awfully appealing.

I have been checking in on the coming municipal election with real interest. It's great that Whistler has so many people who care enough about its future that they want to run for mayor and council this year.

It's election time. Whistler has a new CAO and will have a different Council. Some key staff positions have been turning over. This term has been difficult and very different from 2005-2008 when I served on Council.