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Opinion: Burnaby's coolest pub is still closed. It's at SFU's mercy

Opinion: Burnaby's coolest pub is still closed. It's at SFU's mercy

A group of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby recently complained about the impact the school’s move to online learning during COVID-19 would have on them. Burnaby’s coolest pub would likely have the same complaint as well.
Letter: Here's how careless drivers can stop 'dooring' cyclists

Letter: Here's how careless drivers can stop 'dooring' cyclists

Editor: The dooring of cyclists is totally preventable and never an "accident" - just another incident caused by careless drivers. If drivers adopted the practice of opening their doors with their right hand, most incidents would be prevented.
Opinion: What if co-parents in B.C. can't agree on child going back to school?

Opinion: What if co-parents in B.C. can't agree on child going back to school?

As September draws near, parents are left feeling uneasy as to whether or not their children should return to school given the current and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Letter: Back-to-school consultation with parents is flawed & needs to be fixed

Letter: Back-to-school consultation with parents is flawed & needs to be fixed

The Editor, I don't understand how parents' views are being gathered by the B.C. Ministry of Education or school boards in making their back-to-school plans .
Letter: 'Dutch reach' needed to save cyclists from dooring

Letter: 'Dutch reach' needed to save cyclists from dooring

Editor: Re: Increase in fines for ‘dooring’ cyclists I doubt anybody will change their behaviour by increasing fines for dooring cyclists.
Letter: TransLink idea to remove Burnaby bus stops is laughable

Letter: TransLink idea to remove Burnaby bus stops is laughable

Editor: Re: TransLink eyes ‘removing’ Burnaby-New West stop to speed up buses , NOW News I read with hilarity in your Aug.
Letter: Our Burnaby street is a dangerous racetrack. Nobody is listening

Letter: Our Burnaby street is a dangerous racetrack. Nobody is listening

Editor: OK, I've had it. Forest Grove Drive on Burnaby Mountain is being treated like a racetrack by too many people, too often. Some cars are speeding up to 25 or 30 km/h over the speed limit.
Les Leyne: Mass hiring of contact tracers suggests B.C. is bracing for COVID-19 surge

Les Leyne: Mass hiring of contact tracers suggests B.C. is bracing for COVID-19 surge

B.C. has made a major new commitment to one COVID-19 response tactic that suggests officials are more certain now that a surge in cases is coming this fall, if not sooner.
Burnaby Heights in dogfight with Steveston in CBC ‘best’ bracket

Burnaby Heights in dogfight with Steveston in CBC ‘best’ bracket

I love Steveston. I was just there a couple of weeks ago taking a stroll along the Fraser River. But I still want Burnaby Heights to kick its ass.
EDITORIAL: With COVID cases climbing, now's the time to remind people what's at stake

EDITORIAL: With COVID cases climbing, now's the time to remind people what's at stake

The days of low-single digit increases of new COVID-19 infections in B.C. have slipped through our fingers. Since the beginning of July, the curve we worked so hard to flatten has turned sharply upwards.