Opinion

*This story has been updated* Today, the BC Cancer Foundation issued a statement saying it now won’t be canvassing Burnaby residents due to health concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. I think this is a wise decision.

Clean hands? They want to see clean hands? The entire cast of Grey’s Anatomy hasn’t scrubbed up as much as you have in the past few days. Thoroughly, too, maybe even following one of those 13-pictogram charts showing proper technique.

Tri-City News editor Richard Dal Monte checks in from Coquitlam with friends and family in Italy about the effects of a nation-wide lockdown due to COVID-19

Editor: Re: Advocates, councillors offer mixed reviews of Burnaby’s twin rental policies , NOW News I would like to respond to the story published recently about the policies that came to council because the issue is hard to understand without contex

Editor: If there is one piece of advice I can give anyone considering filing for dispute resolution against their landlord with the Residential Tenancy Branch (it’s) don’t do it because it is a complete and utter waste of time (and money).

Insurance companies are going to be reaching a bizarre balance point this year, if they haven’t made it already.

Health officials are advising against travelling on cruise ships because of concern over being infected by COVID-19.

"Real power comes when you treat every other individual with equality and respect," says letter writer Palak Sharma, a Port Moody secondary school student

Editor: Re: Half of checked trucks failed inspection, NOW News, March 5.

Editor: I was unfortunately a victim of social injustice when I moved to Burnaby from Hong Kong to attend Grade 2 in the 1990s.