A salute to those who made the Games work As a participant in the competitive cycling sport, I have only positive and enthusiastic praise for all those who worked so ardently to organize and execute,
so effectively, the 2022 Victoria 55+ B.C. Games.
The small army of volunteers required for registration, timing, parking and, most importantly, cyclist safety at intersections and sharp curves were all awesome with their attention and performance. In conclusion, heartiest congratulations to Michael O’Connor and the organizing committee, and to cycling chair Andrew McCartney and his core organization.
I had the great pleasure to experience her regal impersonation on two occasions, my late mother’s 50th and 70th surprise birthday parties. In both instances all involved were taken by her warm and excellent royal impersonation, which brought great ceremony to an appreciative group of family and friends.
Gwyn Morgan laments the inadequacy of private sector pensions. Unfortunately, he fails to draw the obvious conclusion, which is that the system of private sector pensions needs to be improved. Also, Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security benefits need to be enhanced. Some private sector workers earn salaries out of proportion to their productivity and have very generous pension plans.John PenningtonPunching down at its very worst Re: “Public-private compensation gap is unfair,” comment, Sept. 18.
Please stop. Or at least, in the interest of fairness, reduce the imbalance of content between those like Morgan, who would engage our society in a rapacious race to the bottom, and other positive voices who favour reduced inequality, economic stability, and improvements in the lives of the many.A labour union might be the right choice Re: “Public-private compensation gap is unfair,” comment, Sept. 18.
Interestingly, in all those years and all of those collective agreements, I have signed onto more that half of those negotiated contracts that paid zero per cent wage increases, typically two years out of a three-year contract. I was dismayed to read Gwyn Morgan’s commentary on the alleged compensation gap between public and private workers here in B.C.
It also takes a jab at unionized staff as being entitled for fighting for their own wages and pension benefits. Huh? And given the pro-worker slant of the current NDP government, it’s interesting that the piece makes no mention of its actions including boosting the minimum wage, legislating paid sick days and increasing access to unionization so that every worker has a voice.
This should not happen. There are ways to prevent this and I have asked Health Minister Adrian Dix to intervene.