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Management is where it all begins, and it seems the Canucks have been content to fill seats more often than winning a Cup, although it almost happened once.
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I have followed the team from the beginning and I can tell you that no one has been more hopeful or disappointed in them for a longer period of time. Take, for example, the trade from Cam Neely to Boston: Cam proved not only that he was a true gamer as a player, but also in management.
The real issue remains with management (and perhaps ownership as well … we never know how much the owners interfere). Time to give Jim Benning his walking papers. He is the first to go.
You can shuffle the deck of players one more time, but if this happens, the traded players will have productive careers and will likely win the Stanley Cup with other teams. I think the core of our team should be around tough, recruited players, not the Grandin, Sedins or Pettersson types.
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We need a tough coach and a coach like Steve Yzerman to make a difference and build a winning culture. Trevor Linden should have been more in control at the time. There is nothing wrong with Bo Horvat and most of our players. Management is the problem. It has to change!
Greg Snider, Creston
Re: Research project finds older people struggled with BC vaccination card
A friend of mine, in her 60s, showed me her QR code. It is about four inches square on a sheet of paper, in black and white. He finds it awkward to carry around and was quite concerned that it wasn’t green like the electronic versions. She has heard that the UPS store in Richmond will shrink the paper versions down to card size and laminate them for about $ 5. This could have been done by the provincial government at a fraction of the cost.
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At first, when I called someone from the provincial government about the process, they told me that “everyone has someone who can help them.” Not so! There are many, many people who do not have the necessary computer skills or contacts to help them.
Even those familiar with computers found flaws. When I downloaded my QR code on the second day they were available, there was only a “Done” button below the code, without any instructions. Fortunately, I knew enough to print the screen and then edit the copy. Around this time, I spoke to another woman who had come across the same “Done” button screen. She pressed the button and was ejected from the system three times, having to wait an hour each time to re-enter.
As horrible as this is, my brother in the Yukon can overcome these stories. Your QR code was mailed in a 9 ″ x12 ″ envelope, marked “Do Not Fold”. Your code is full page size, with a crease in the middle. Try to carry that with you.
Marion Smith, Richmond
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