So. One of my New Year goals is to try and meet new friends in real life. I am, of course, not looking forward to this at all lol:)
Please share your tips and insights ( esp smaller town folk) on some of the most surprising & unique ways you connected with cool 45+ lefty people- especially those activities that do not depend on large group engagement like hiking clubs.
Thank you!
@mariellequinton @chris I grew up in BC, in a rural area in the interior. All the elementary schools booked time at the local pool to teach swimming as part of phys ed. For 4 weeks I think. We all got a ski lesson at the local hill too. Mind you I was a kid, there probably was an extra fee parents paid I did not know about, but it was during school day, we were bussed. I don't know if it was all of BC. Swimming is an essential skill in Canada. It would be great if schools included it.
@mariellequinton @chris That is sad to hear. A tragedy like that is preventable. The Red Cross has swim lessons for adults and I hope this info is shared widely especially to new comers. Do kids still get swim lessons as part of school curriculum? We did way back in the 80s.
@chris my neighbour is striking, he said he is getting $56 a day for strike pay, about $15 a day less than EI.
The start pay for mail delivery folks in BC is $21/hr. For a clerk, $19. A living wage in BC is $24.
The Canadian Tax Payer Foundation states the federal government dished out $406,422,221 in bonuses last year. FOUR HUNDRED MILLION. That is in addition to salaries like the $500,000/ yr the CEO of Canada Post makes.
Give them their GD contract.
