Opinion

I read last week that Bob MacPherson has been appointed the acting (Chief Administrative Officer).

Like hundreds of thousands of other Canadians, I submitted my opinions about Usage Based Billing to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission during the public input period.

'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.

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.

I need to point out an error in last week's letter.

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.

" 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.

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.

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 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.