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Baldrey: PNE’s return revives job opportunities for young B.C. workers

Baldrey: PNE’s return revives job opportunities for young B.C. workers

More than 1,200 people under the age of 21 work at Pacific National Exhibition and over two weeks can make a significant amount of money.
Letter: LED streetlights are a real headache

Letter: LED streetlights are a real headache

Do you get headaches from the "blindingly intense" LED streetlights?
Jack Knox: Bee-slapping dance aside, it's the bugs we don't see that worry

Jack Knox: Bee-slapping dance aside, it's the bugs we don't see that worry

While we complain every year about wasps, we should really be concerned about the overall decline in flying insects, including pollinators
Letter: B.C. needs new system for paying doctors

Letter: B.C. needs new system for paying doctors

Editor: How is it that teachers are paid by a salary but medical doctors are paid by “piece work”, based on 10-minute segments? And how is it that teachers are provided with their workplace, a school and support staff, but medical doctors
Letter: Where are the public toilets on Burnaby Mountain?

Letter: Where are the public toilets on Burnaby Mountain?

The Editor: The trails on Burnaby Mountain have been a wonderful place for relaxation, socially-distanced activity, and enjoyment of nature during the 2-1/2 years of the pandemic.
Opinion: Surrey stadium pitch is more political grandstanding from Mayor McCallum

Opinion: Surrey stadium pitch is more political grandstanding from Mayor McCallum

Out of nowhere, his familiar spawning ground for policy pronouncements, Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum has dropped a 10-figure idea for the community in desperation to save his skin.
No word to describe the loss of a child

No word to describe the loss of a child

Richmond News reporter Maria Rantanen grapples with the senseless loss of her son amid an opioid crisis that no government seems to have solutions for.
Opinion: Political polarization remains less pervasive in Canada than in the U.S.

Opinion: Political polarization remains less pervasive in Canada than in the U.S.

A new survey measured attitudes toward government among Canadians and Americans and found immense differences.
Letter: Make Metrotown more than a soulless concrete jungle

Letter: Make Metrotown more than a soulless concrete jungle

It's the heart of Burnaby, so why doesn't it have any heart?
Opinion: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?

Opinion: We are swimming in opportunities for our most important resource, but will we miss the boat?

Water has a good case for feeling left out.