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1 million people read this Burnaby NOW article. This is why

1 million people read this Burnaby NOW article. This is why

There is still time before 2019 wraps up and so it’s possible the Burnaby NOW will publish a new story that will take over the title of “Most Read” this year, but I highly doubt it. One-million pageviews is a pretty insurmountable number.
Opinion: This Burnaby RCMP truck crackdown was downright terrifying

Opinion: This Burnaby RCMP truck crackdown was downright terrifying

I have this friend who often travels with me. She’s not what you would call a nervous passenger – except when it comes to commercial vehicles.
Opinion: Just look at what this goof did in a parking lot

Opinion: Just look at what this goof did in a parking lot

Back in August, I wrote about an entitled pickup truck driver hogging two spots in a Burnaby parking lot.
Opinion: Burnaby rents have reached ludicrous levels

Opinion: Burnaby rents have reached ludicrous levels

The website PadMapper has just released its year-end Canadian National Rent Report and it’s not great news for renters in Burnaby.
OPINION: Why carbon taxes is my 2019 story of the year

OPINION: Why carbon taxes is my 2019 story of the year

Pipeline protests, climate activists and court cases loomed large this past year
Where are the thousands of empty homes returning to rental market like B.C. politicians promised?

Where are the thousands of empty homes returning to rental market like B.C. politicians promised?

Taxes, growing lack of civic pride, effects of urban noise, burning of Notre Dame Cathedral figured prominently in past 12 months of columns
Opinion: Hallmark ad ban crushed my Christmas spirit

Opinion: Hallmark ad ban crushed my Christmas spirit

Nothing brings on the holiday feels like a cheese-filled holiday movie on the Hallmark Channel, where stars from my favourite childhood shows - like Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years ), Candace Cameron Bure (DJ Tanner from Full Hou
Opinion: I found the absolute most relaxing place in Burnaby

Opinion: I found the absolute most relaxing place in Burnaby

Look, my plan to have a December vacation “seemed” like a good idea at the time. Take a week off and get some errands done so it’s not so crazy during the final days before Christmas and refresh before 2020 kicks into gear.
Opinion: Forget a snap B.C. election - expect a shuffle

Opinion: Forget a snap B.C. election - expect a shuffle

Forget about a snap election call in the coming year. Instead, keep an eye out for a looming cabinet shuffle. That much was made clear to me by Premier John Horgan in our annual year-end interview on Global.
These are Burnaby's best dumplings. They explode

These are Burnaby's best dumplings. They explode

When you talk about “dumplings,” you can cover a lot of ground. It’s a pretty broad-based classification of food, but generally means pieces of dough wrapped around a filling, or not.