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Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh vow to continue pipeline fight following Trans Mountain approval

Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh vow to continue pipeline fight following Trans Mountain approval

Just hours after the federal government announced it had approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, local First Nations vowed to continue fighting the project.
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Jack Knox: Some bird species in decline, others rebuilding

Jack Knox: Some bird species in decline, others rebuilding

My wife was at Witty’s Lagoon this week when an eagle swooped down and took out a gull in mid-air.
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Deciding between these Vietnamese sliders was impossible. So I got ‘em both

Deciding between these Vietnamese sliders was impossible. So I got ‘em both

I love pho. Let me make that clear. A warm seafood pho on a cold day is usually a solution to whatever petty problem is bugging me. So, sure, it’s weird that for my first “Bite. Me.
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‘Uber for laundry’ moves into Burnaby. Because people are that lazy

‘Uber for laundry’ moves into Burnaby. Because people are that lazy

Look, I know the headline for this blog seems harsh, but I’m actually not judging. Just stating a fact – people in our society are lazy and want apps that make their lives even easier than already it is (which is the easiest in world history).
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‘Uber for laundry’ moves into Metro Vancouver because people are that lazy

‘Uber for laundry’ moves into Metro Vancouver because people are that lazy

People in our society are lazy and want apps that make their lives even easier than it already is (which is the easiest in world history)
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Dogs should be vaccinated for fatal stomach virus, says BC SPCA

An outbreak of parvovirus has the BC SPCA warning pet owners to vaccinated their dogs
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Burnaby PPC candidates punch into race with rhetoric on immigration

Burnaby PPC candidates punch into race with rhetoric on immigration

Mix of libertarian economics and populist identity politics may be hard to reconcile, political scientist says
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Food bank the winner in Burnaby schools' Hunger Games

Food bank the winner in Burnaby schools' Hunger Games

Four Burnaby elementary schools participated in their own Hunger Games this month. Unlike the best-selling books and movies, though, their version wasn’t a zero-sum scenario with only one winner.
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Canadian governments rake in $186 million in cannabis taxes between October and March

Canadian governments rake in $186 million in cannabis taxes between October and March

B.C. government tempers its revenue projections
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Burnaby Green candidate unimpressed with Trudeau’s TMX irony

Burnaby Green candidate unimpressed with Trudeau’s TMX irony

A common theme in responses to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is what happened the night before.
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