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Julia Murray - making lemonade out of life's lemons

Julia Murray - making lemonade out of life's lemons

'Play your part. Therein lies your greatness.' William Shakespeare It's not easy being an elite athlete. Fun maybe. Educational for sure. But easy? Never. Consider the case of Julia Murray.
Give us this day our daily bread...

Give us this day our daily bread...

The black reusable shopping bag has been hanging on the back of my office door for a few days now. Attached to it is a large white sheet imploring me to fill up the bag with pasta, cereal, shampoo, rice, peanut butter and other goods.
My mistake

My mistake

I need to point out an error in last week's letter.
Game industry gets bigger

Game industry gets bigger

Way back in 2008 the video game industry surpassed Hollywood in revenues for the first time with about $32 billion in gross global sales, compared to $29 billion for worldwide box office and DVD/Blu-ray sales.
Getting on with it - Williamson on Whistler beyond the Games

Getting on with it - Williamson on Whistler beyond the Games

" The tide turned at Whistler when Rob Boyd was hassled by local sponsors for revealing a bit of extra baggage on the cover of The Answer. I wish I still had a copy of that picture. It's classic Whistler..." Dave Williamson Some Whistlerites talk.
Wages versus services?

Wages versus services?

Government jobs have always had that "safe" factor. Many of the employees belong to unions, while others earn a type of unofficial tenure as the years go by.
Muni and community disconnected

Muni and community disconnected

The 2010 Statements of Financial Information, in which the RMOW reports the salaries of staff members making over $75,000 per year, has just been released.
The lowdown on Google+

The lowdown on Google+

The introduction of Google+ is by invite only, and since I only have a few friends on Gmail I haven't had the pleasure of receiving one.
Dave Williamson - just another pillar in the community

Dave Williamson - just another pillar in the community

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." John Quincy Adams Whistler is a funny town. Almost a paradox. Know what I mean? It's become the mountain-play capital of Canada.
Severe stress on oceans affects us in the mountains

Severe stress on oceans affects us in the mountains

"The findings are shocking. As we considered the cumulative effect of what humankind does to the ocean the implications became far worse than we had individually realized." Dr.