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Letter: Burnaby cannabis users could pose a threat to residents

Letter: Burnaby cannabis users could pose a threat to residents

Editor: RE: Silly scare tactics used to block Burnaby cannabis stores , NOW blogs I am a resident nearby the area where a new cannabis store is proposed to open on 7360 Kingsway. Having read the blog post by Mr.
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Opinion: Burnaby tow truck drivers went absolutely wild last weekend

Opinion: Burnaby tow truck drivers went absolutely wild last weekend

I know nobody likes a tow truck driver as they roll away with your vehicle, either because you parked incorrectly or it broke down. Or because you were driving like a maniac and got nailed by the police.
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Opinion: Silly scare tactics used to block Burnaby cannabis stores

Opinion: Silly scare tactics used to block Burnaby cannabis stores

The City of Burnaby has a virtual public set for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to consider a pair of applications for cannabis stores in the city.
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Opinion: Expect more 'Infection Fighters' vs 'Cynical Spreaders' tensions as COVID drags on

Opinion: Expect more 'Infection Fighters' vs 'Cynical Spreaders' tensions as COVID drags on

The financial penalties for undue “partying” announced by B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth are getting a world of attention right now, but it was another recent pronouncement that should give everyone pause for thought. Dr.
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Letter: Asking to kill this Burnaby bus route is 'disgusting'

Letter: Asking to kill this Burnaby bus route is 'disgusting'

Editor: Re: Burnaby bus route is annoying and empty. Get rid of it , NOW Letters In 2019, there were almost 600,000 boardings on the 134 bus. That seems like a lot of people for an “empty bus.
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Letter: Burnaby should develop its own transit system

Letter: Burnaby should develop its own transit system

Editor: Re: Burnaby bus route is annoying and empty. Get rid of it , NOW Letters Burnaby need a redesign of some local bus routes. Years ago, I took the late-Mayor Doug Drummond on a tour of Burnaby by buses.
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Opinion: My ‘masks are a joke’ family is visiting Burnaby. Please leave

Opinion: My ‘masks are a joke’ family is visiting Burnaby. Please leave

I love most members of my family, but the folks from Alberta are really trying my patience. They’ve gone from heated anti-Justin Trudeau jokes to downright dangerous behaviour that is now hitting too close to home.
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Editorial: Pandemic might be making it easier to consult with a doctor

Editorial: Pandemic might be making it easier to consult with a doctor

It appears changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic may finally bring some good news. For years, large numbers of British Columbians have been unable to find a family physician. Instead, we searched the B.C.
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Opinion: 18% of you in Burnaby could be COVID 'Cynical Spreaders'

Opinion: 18% of you in Burnaby could be COVID 'Cynical Spreaders'

A common response to some of my blogs about people not wearing masks, not follow basic distancing rules and outright calling COVID-19 a “hoax” has been that it’s only a “few” people. Well, I beg to differ and I have some polling data to back me up.
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Letter: A white man in Burnaby screamed at us to 'go back to China'

Letter: A white man in Burnaby screamed at us to 'go back to China'

Editor: On Aug. 19, 2020, at about 11 a.m., I was walking the pedestrian road on Greystone Drive with my friend. We were walking towards the four-way intersection of Greystone and Burnwood Drive.
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