Skip to content

Opinion

Opinion: It’s unclear why the BC NDP interfered in lawyers’ union drive – but it backfired

Opinion: It’s unclear why the BC NDP interfered in lawyers’ union drive – but it backfired

The B.C. government is having second thoughts about legislation to force its in-house lawyers into a union they didn’t choose, after the move kickstarted an uprising within organized labour.
Read more >
Letter: Burnaby's BCA used to stand for something

Letter: Burnaby's BCA used to stand for something

It's time for term limits for elected officials, this writer says.
Read more >
Letter: Burnaby's infrastructure isn't keeping up with growth

Letter: Burnaby's infrastructure isn't keeping up with growth

Schools, firehalls and ambulance service are all needed for Lougheed Town Centre growth.
Read more >
Letter to the editor: There are plenty of balloons to be found in B.C.’s backcountry – and some could be dangerous

Letter to the editor: There are plenty of balloons to be found in B.C.’s backcountry – and some could be dangerous

Twice in my 45 years of roaming our local mountains I have found the remains of weather balloons with radiosonde payloads.
Read more >
Letter: Leave Burnaby wetlands alone and look for another site

Letter: Leave Burnaby wetlands alone and look for another site

Fraser Foreshore Park is the wrong place for an organic waste recycling facility, this writer says.
Read more >
Letter: Burnaby's parkland is not on the table, period

Letter: Burnaby's parkland is not on the table, period

Need industrial land? Buy it somewhere else, this writer says.
Read more >
Readers respond: Burnaby waste plant shouldn't be on parkland

Readers respond: Burnaby waste plant shouldn't be on parkland

"Parks should be forever." Here's what Burnaby NOW readers are saying.
Read more >
Letter: This 'YIMBY' trusts Burnaby's idea for green waste plant

Letter: This 'YIMBY' trusts Burnaby's idea for green waste plant

Why all the naysaying about an organic waste plant? Let's assume the City of Burnaby has explored all the options and knows what it's doing, this writer says.
Read more >
Opinion: We have yet to see a real remedy for our broken health-care system

Opinion: We have yet to see a real remedy for our broken health-care system

Surprise, surprise: On the issue of health care, even though it’s taking the money, the province doesn’t believe the federal government has provided enough.
Read more >
Opinion: A BC Liberal rebrand could help Falcon shake ghosts of leaders past

Opinion: A BC Liberal rebrand could help Falcon shake ghosts of leaders past

Most British Columbians don't foresee the BC Liberals forming government if an election were to happen this year
Read more >