The camera doesn’t doesn’t lie. The stuffed characters behind the head of government in COVID news conferences are always on. Who are those people standing behind the newsmaker at press conferences? I see them in the hallways of legislatures when the party leader is making an announcement. I see them in a studio behind the
The intense heat around the world has been driving us out of our own homes due to lack of a safe and cool space, forest fires, into hospitals for dehydration, pet dehydration and the list can go on. If you are an older adult, a young child, have chronic illnesses, asthma, work in the heat,
Don’t count your pets out if you are laying out your emergency plans for you and your family. June is Pet Preparedness Month – dedicated to ensuring you are prepared with the information and items needed in case of an emergency. Here is a basic checklist of what you should start to think about: Where
This newsletter is a reprint of my syndicated column on COVID news conferences… Why can’t politicians manage press conferences? By Allan Bonner Isn’t it time politicians learned to simulate a real-life encounter with people who have questions? Head of government: “… and so stay safe.” (Long pause.) Robotic voice: “Our next caller is Scoop Notepad
By Monica Gul SURREY (NEWS 1130) – Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Fraser Health are being described as chaotic, with little public communication from the health authority and people scrambling to get in line after hearing about them from word of mouth. Despite no official heads up from the Fraser Health Authority, COVID-19 vaccination pop-up
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is on May 1st, a day dedicated to campaigning and raising awareness on what to do if one appears in your neighbourhood. They are all too common around the world today. They stem from natural causes like forest drought and heat. They can appear quick, and spread faster. So, what can
The thoughtful cyber-consultant, evaluator, or internal manager has quite a bit of work to do—with little to no time to spare. There is also the added pressure from industry, government, and super-governments (EU, OECD, UN, etc.) to take action, especially in high need areas such as critical infrastructure, medicine, nuclear power, and such. There is
Most often I ad lib on radio and TV or in newspaper interviews. But, in the back of my mind is former CBS TV anchor Walter Cronkite’s old quote that there’s no such thing as an ad lib. There might be a turn of a phrase you’ve never made in that exact way, but you
An activity usually has a justification. In organizations a program, policy, or habitual way of doing things is often a result of patent letters, articles of association, board resolutions, heads of arrangement or some other enabling document or action that created the organization and gave it a mission. Missions sometimes are clarified or changed as
Years ago somebody got the bright idea of testing customer service in retail stores—the mystery shopper was born. These undercover sleuths pretended to need goods or services and reported back on how they were treated. I’ve been a volunteer mystery shopper during this lockdown in both the public and the private sector. I fear you
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