Opinion

A frustrating wait

If the Canada Day weekend didn’t fill tourism officials’ hearts with glee, and merchants’ coffers with lucre, maybe they’re in the wrong business.

The launch of the iPhone, Apple’s new phone, Internet and multimedia device, was a success at every level last week.

I’ve finally hooked one. A surge of adrenaline flows through my body as the line zings through my reel and my salmon takes off for deeper waters. Careful now. Don’t slip on the rocks. The current is strong here and I’m nearly waist-deep in it.

OK, I know I’ve harped on about this before, but this will be the last time, I promise! I just read today on the MSN money page that the five fat cats at Fortress pulled in close to $500 million in earnings between them for 2006 (each manager’s share

Last week Canada introduced Passenger Protect, the latest assault on civil liberties and another of the thousand cuts slowly crippling the travel business and everyone dependent upon it.

Last week Canada introduced Passenger Protect, the latest assault on civil liberties and another of the thousand cuts slowly crippling the travel business and everyone dependent upon it.

The Blu-ray verses HD-DVD battle is still a long way from being decided but video rental giant Blockbuster may have fired the critical shot last week with the announcement that they would exclusively stock Blu-ray disks for rental and sale.

He’s the Forrest Gump of the ski business. And like the fictional movie character, he’s never forgotten his roots.

Fortunately in offering us additional swimming docks on Alta Lake the municipality has built exterior showers to wash the swimmer’s itch from our skin.