After hearing stories about hurricane-ravaged areas of Newfoundland in the last few days, I’ve taken stock of my own emergency plans, and sadly, I’m woefully ill-prepared. I have been fairly lucky when it comes to enduring disasters and other emergencies. The last “disaster” I was really involved in was the Northeast Blackout of 2003. At [...]
It’s not just your work experience and skills that can make an impact in a job interview. Job seekers with shifty eyes, reluctant smiles or slumped shoulders in an interview may be hurting their chances of landing a job. A recent CareerBuilder Canada survey of more than 200 hiring managers reveals that failure to make [...]
Yesterday David asked two questions about independent adjusting. I contacted Mary Charman, the President of the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association (CIAA) to get some answers to David’s questions. Question: What role does technology and web based file transfers have in the future of the independent adjuster (i.e. will it encourage large carriers to outsource their [...]
My eldest nephew started school again this week. His Facebook status (how else can you communicate with a 15 year old these days?) indicates all is going well though school starts too early in the morning. His classes – and the entire provincial curriculum – has made some changes in the last few years. I [...]
There’s some serious construction going on in my area. (What’s the old joke about there being two Canadian seasons? Winter and construction. That is definitely true in the Ottawa area, it seems.) Roads have been ripped up and repaved, sidewalks have become parking spots for heavy machinery and those ubiquitous orange Detour signs have had [...]
Last week, a lawyer made headlines. Ok, so that’s not that big of a deal. But she made headlines for winning a $5.9 million award for injuries and losses arising from a nightclub/dancefloor injury. I suppose that is a bigger deal. I’m passing this Post Script entry to The MacIssac Group’s Erik Magraken, since he [...]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been watching the WikiLeaks issue(s) with great interest. What has been causing most of the chatter lately is the July 25 release of files in a document set called “Afghan War Diary, 2004-2010”. Included in this is the now famous – and huge – file called “Insurance”. WikiLeaks [...]
Like it or not, commuting is a way of life now. Most of us have to travel to get to work and a lot of us are using our vehicles to get there. (The 2006 Census found that in 72.3% of us drove to work, and 11% took public transit.) But, plugging quarters into a [...]
Monday’s a holiday for most of us in Canada (check out this video to find out why) which means it’s the second long weekend of the summer! It means festivals and outdoor concerts, camping and canoeing and relaxing – ah yes, the relaxing. It also means that we won’t be in on Monday, which means [...]
With the news that Vince and Larry have retired from their roles as spokespeople dummies for the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (see the news here), you’ve got to stop for a second and think about what these two did in their 25 year career. As U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said: “They are [...]
Welcome to Post Script, ILSTV’s new blog. Wondering what this is all about? Well, Post Script is a blog about a bit of everything. Since ILSTV first launched in 2008, people have been telling us how they really want news, but also some interactivity. Post Script will help that. You can comment, you can post, [...]
