“I CAN SEE THE LIGHT”.
by Gary Bartley, UBC Athletics
With the changes to the PHO orders, there is light at the end of the tunnel. It has been a long and challenging 14 to 16 months. We have all been impacted by COVID, some far more than others.
By Jerry Rousseau
For the WCTA, cancellation of our largest annual undertaking, the 2021 conference and trade show, ranks #1 on the scale of COVID related disruption. There will be other shows but sadly, we’ve missed so many of the meaningful things that happen at the conference each year.
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A new year brings new… and familiar challenges. With 2020 in the rear-view (phew!) many of us have looked to 2021 with a sense of hope. Hope that we will be rid of the pandemic, hope that we will return to normal.
By Gary Bartley, UBC Athletics
I’ll start this message with the question that many of you are going to be asking – “What have I done to Cameron Watt, our elected President?”
2020 has definitely been a year of challenges but I’ve heard that smooth seas don’t make good sailors. Challenges force us to step outside of our comfort zone and learn new things. They help us discover innovation in places we hadn’t thought to look before. Challenges help us grow as professionals in our field and as individuals in our life. Without challenges and hardships, life would be pretty boring; we would probably still be cutting grass with a scythe and fertilizing our turf with sheep sh… well you know.