YEG to YYZ

I have become very found of working on boards and committees that address significant work. Some committee work would be better done by a series of emails because the gathering is more about informing than discussing. Some committee work is so soaked in conflict avoidance that no good improvements or enhancements will ever be achieved….

On the Quebec border

When we lived in Ottawa there were regular reminders that we while we were in the Nation’s Capital, we were also on the Ontario Quebec border. The signs were the immediate give away. Yes, nord, not north and est not east marked the roads. And of course signage on stores had to meet the Quebec…

Smell the mountains

You’ve heard the saying, slow down and smell the coffee. Well, what about slow down and smell the mountains? We drove through the mountains on Tuesday after a partial day around Calgary. Leaving Calgary and heading towards Canmore, the road is mostly “boring”….okay, you can sense that you aren’t in the mountains. As you come…