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PREST: What the heck is pickleball and why do I love it so much?

PREST: What the heck is pickleball and why do I love it so much?

I can tell right now that pickleball is going to be a problem. First of all, it was invented to entertain bored children. Don’t get me wrong – I used to think entertaining bored children was a good idea. “Daddy I’m bored.
Les Leyne: Self-insurance is an option for condo owners

Les Leyne: Self-insurance is an option for condo owners

A new idea has bubbled up in the legislature since the condo insurance crisis started boiling over. It’s the concept of self-insurance — providing a means for condo residents to manage their own insurance coverage.
Jack Knox: Quarantine 15? Coronavirus or not, we are trending tubbier

Jack Knox: Quarantine 15? Coronavirus or not, we are trending tubbier

We eat when we’re stressed. You know this from your lurching, cursing effort to (deep breath, don’t exhale) pull on the jeans that used to fit five months and 15 pounds ago. But wait, says Jim Swaffield, it’s more nuanced than that.
Opinion: Pandemic speeders race #COVIDIOTS for Burnaby's 'most dangerous' title

Opinion: Pandemic speeders race #COVIDIOTS for Burnaby's 'most dangerous' title

All this talk about the behaviour of #COVIDIOTS has let other dangerous people off the hook lately.
Letter: 'Whiners' who hate noise shouldn't move near Burnaby SkyTrain

Letter: 'Whiners' who hate noise shouldn't move near Burnaby SkyTrain

Editor: Re: Ear-splitting SkyTrain noise , and We fear hearing damage , NOW letters I never reply to anything or complain about anything, but these recent letters about residents near the Edmonds SkyTrain, and ops and maintenance centre complaining a
Opinion: This airport was a troubling COVID-19 'gong show'

Opinion: This airport was a troubling COVID-19 'gong show'

As we continue to ease off COVID-19 restrictions and begin activities such as travelling, the issue of safe airline travel is emerging as a key public health issue. Both Dr.
Opinion: BC conservation officers are ‘shadow cops’ & need police reform

Opinion: BC conservation officers are ‘shadow cops’ & need police reform

'No legislative loophole should be left open.'
This Burnaby restaurant is rolling up some wild Japanese ‘burritos’

This Burnaby restaurant is rolling up some wild Japanese ‘burritos’

As a food blog writer, I often read other food blogs to see what people are talking about. Or arguing about.
Les Leyne: Henry resisting any thought of new pandemic restrictions

Les Leyne: Henry resisting any thought of new pandemic restrictions

Even in the face of a relatively significant COVID-19 outbreak in Kelowna, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is sticking to a stance she outlined last month. She wants the gradual re-opening of B.C. to move forward, not back.
Opinion: ‘John in Burnaby’ won't wear a mask, but thinks people serving him should

Opinion: ‘John in Burnaby’ won't wear a mask, but thinks people serving him should

As new COVID-19 infections jumped to 28 – the highest in many weeks – on Friday and more people support making the wearing of masks mandatory, “John in Burnaby” strolled in with an entitled take.