This week’s blog is by guest writer, Cindy Filipenko. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about human vulnerability. We live in a time where human connection is becoming less and less. The reasons are myriad, from lack of time to a [...]
It’s Canada Day as I write this. And I am a proud Canadian. I’m proud of how Canadians love their communities, proud of how we take care of each other, proud of how we care for one another in a [...]
News over the past couple of weeks has served to make “public trust” more of an oxymoron than ever. I wonder how our governments expect to maintain the notion of public trust when almost daily there are reports of secret [...]
Teamwork is an essential value, in both our social and work lives. Many of us played team sports as kids. Most of us have had to describe how and why we consider ourselves to be “team players.” And teamwork and [...]
This week’s blog is by recovering journalist and guest blogger, Cindy Filipenko. She still makes a living from writing the truth. You can visit her at www.cindyfilipenko.com. Journalism used to be about getting to the truth. Today it’s become a [...]
In early April, the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) BC Chapter invited me to be part of an event entitled, "What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then". They invited 10 senior communicators to impart five minutes [...]
Like millions of others, I watched in fascination as Commander Chris Hadfield and his crew on the International Space Station returned to earth this week after five months in space. Living and working aboard the Space Station for five months [...]
Within seven days of reading this, British Columbians will head to the polls to elect our next provincial government. Election day is Tuesday, May 14. So, never mind the standard question, “Who are you going to vote for?” How about [...]
So I went to a hockey game and a public meeting broke out. Sorry — I had to. Following up on last week’s blog, I attended a public meeting in Pemberton last Thursday to learn more about the potential community-owned [...]
The Boston Marathon bombing is a shocking tragedy, devastating an event that celebrates the perseverance of human beings. And it saddens us all. The senseless loss of life and injury to so many is difficult for most of us to [...]
