Lifestyle

CP’s Swan Song

Breaking up wasn’t so hard to do for one of Canada’s heritage firms
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Banking on Snow

When Tim Mellon first started talking about making snow in his own backyard, in of all places Alberta, a lot of people laughed at the idea.
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A World Class Show

Once the IAAF flag had been ceremoniously taken down, once the athletes had boarded their planes for various international destinations, the sentiment that was left behind from the Edmonton 2001 World Championships in Athletics was at best bittersweet.
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On The Slopes

With the meltdown of expansion plans, tourism and even snow, is Alberta’€™s ski industry headed downhill?

From mountain peaks 10,000 feet high, a skier’s view of the world is spectacular. >

Hot Times at the Lake

Bikinis, beaches and beer bellies. Great expanses of water, sand and exposed flesh. The beating heat of summer sun and the smooth swirl of a melting ice cream cone.
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Tracking the profits, Fielding a catalyst

The 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics are coming to Edmonton. Expectancy hangs thick like a grandmother’s knitted afghan : providing reassuring warmth and coverage but equipped with holes big enough for toes to find their way through into the frigid night air. “ >

WOWing the World

Preparing Edmonton for The World’s(TM) takes more than a city facelift and a bevy of volunteers. It also requires that front-line workers in the hospitality and service industries make a positive impression, which can include anything from basic customer service skills to knowledge of cultural taboos and traditions. For instance, in the Islamic culture, it is a crude insult to touch someone with your left hand or in India, shaking your head from side to side means “yes” and shaking it up and down means “no.” >

Rewards From Rome

In the constant challenge to recognize and retain good workers, some companies are coming up with increasingly unique incentive programs for their employees.
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