Opinion

It is not an election the province needs. It is an election John Horgan wants. His governing NDP has no requirement for any new mandate.

It comes as no surprise that our country’s premiers apparently see the pandemic as the perfect time to put the touch on the federal government when it comes to tackling the biggest consumer of tax dollars within all their own budgets.

While many Burnaby businesses took too long to finally implement mandatory mask policies, they are a good thing. Leaving the wearing of a face mask - to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 – to the whims of shoppers was never the best idea.

Let me state up front that I don’t use cannabis and have no personal stake in having easy access to this now-legal product.

If you want to learn more about people’s behaviour as the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved – or disintegrated – then follow retail sales. How people are spending their money in Burnaby offers a glimpse into people’s reaction to the pandemic.

I understand Richmond attorney Rebeka Breder is deeply disturbed by hunting and she offered her complaints in a Burnaby Now op-ed column that ran on14 September 2020. ( https://www.burnabynow.

Editor: Re: Neighbour sticks up for Burnaby resident’s backyard chickens, NOW News I bike past this residence in the mornings and, personally, the occasional sound of a crowing rooster or clucking hen is much more pleasant than the constant noise of

Editor: Re: Burnaby Superstore must enforce mask rule or I’m done with them , NOW Letters I have a thought about the mask wearing at Superstore (in Burnaby). Maybe mask wearers and non-mask wearers could have their own shopping times.

The subject line of the email from “Sue the nurse” reads “pissed healthcare worker.” “Pissed” as in angry – angry at her treatment by her bosses. I can’t blame her.

I saw a tweet recently that I wish I had saved for this column because it captures perfectly how women are taking precautions far more seriously than men.