Opinion

Life is admittedly difficult for people who deliver things for a living. Whether it’s a bike courier or a food-app worker or a person who delivers packages or food or furniture, time is your enemy.

Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Such as not knowing the most dangerous places to drive, walk or cycle in Burnaby. I took a walk through the latest ICBC data and now I don’t know where is safe to go in the city I call home.

Burnaby RCMP have been having a field day catching excessive speeders in one particular part of our city. It’s a stretch of Marine Way near Boundary Road where the speed limit is 50 km/h.

Cruise ship season on off B.C.’s coast is set to begin, but things are in a state of flux. Victoria’s first scheduled cruise ship of the 2020 season is floating near San Francisco over COVID-19-related issues involving previous passengers.

Everyone at the legislature was bustling through their busy lives Thursday. Lots of big things going on. Outrage that protesters double-crossed the government and refused to leave the building after being invited for a courtesy meeting.

Until recently, it had never occurred to me that when you are staring down the barrel of an apocalypse, the most important thing you need to do is secure massive quantities of toilet paper.

I worry about a lot of things. I lay awake at night worrying about my elderly mom, my niece, my daughter and everyone else I care about. Now I’m worrying about someone I don’t know.

Editor: Re: Burnaby does a poor job of replacing and protecting trees , NOW Letters, Feb. 26 I’d like to correct some of the claims made by the letter writer.

It hurts to say this because I know many people have made big plans for spring break, but it’s time to rethink those plans. That doesn’t necessarily mean cancelling them, but thinking long and hard about if it’s worth it. B.C.

My favourite pop culture moment about washing hands is from Pulp Fiction, when Jules and Vincent are in a bathroom cleaning up after Vincent shoots Marvin in the face. Jules accuses Vincent of not properly washing his hands. Vincent says he did.