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Perhaps you should rethink your point of view...

http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=bc_work20031119

A new study examining the quality of life across Canada has put B.C. near
the bottom of the list, saying there is a culture in the province that
forces a choice between work and family.

It found that employees in B.C. are more likely to be single, or blame work
demands for not having children.

Linda Duxbury of Ottawa's Carleton University who co-authored the report,
says all of the downsizing and restructuring in B.C. has created a lot of
mistrust.

"The data would suggest that many B.C. workers are cynical," she says."They
don't trust their employer. They don't believe their employer is serious
about anything they talk about in terms of balance."

Duxbury also says companies seem reluctant to adapt to one of the biggest
changes affecting our lifestyles - the aging population.

She says companies need to recognize that more workers than ever are caring
for elderly parents.

Along with B.C., Ontario fared the worst in the lifestyle survey.

Duxbury says she was surprised to find those who lead the most balanced
lifestyles live in Quebec and in Atlantic Canada.

The survey was carried out in 2001, and was sponsored by several B.C. family
groups, the United Way, UBC and VanCity Savings Credit Union.

"buddy" <buddyepsonsalts@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns943A53C886747buddyepsonsaltshotma@142.77.1.194...
> You are wrong sir!
> My wife and I moved to Halifax from Vancouver 1 1/2 years ago. We came for
> a visit for a few weeks, and thought it was so nice we decided to live
> here.
> Well, now after living here, we have decided to move back to Vancouver. My
> job is good here, so it's not a money thing. We DO find the people very
> small minded/small town. Politics are pathetic, It's very hard to do
> business here, where "profit" is a dirty word!
> People here want to be thought of as a real city, but that's a joke! It's
> very rare you meet someone who DOESN'T drink, or gamble, or who doesn't
> think playing the 6/49 is a part time job. Trying to find a solid hard
> worker, who want's to work for the company instead of just their paycheck
is a
> nightmare as well. So, I say if you want to be treated like a real city,
> act like a real city.
>
>
> gman99@canada.com (gman) wrote in
> news:a82f1ece.0311210349.3da8ffe@posting.google.com:
>
> > Ralphie is up to his old tricks...rambling on about how superior
> > Alberta is. Gee, I wonder where we might be if we had exlcusive access
> > to all the oil and gas Alberta has. Klein is almost as much of an
> > idiot as dubya....not hard to wipe out a debt when your money comes
> > spewing from the ground...
> >
>