Opinion

The Drive BC Twitter account is one of the go-to places you check if you want to know about traffic snarls. It’s run by the province’s transportation ministry and staff monitor all of the traffic cameras.

Tomorrow is the first day of Gender Equality Week in Canada - a week driven by a vision where people of all genders and gender expressions are treated fairly and have equal access to opportunities.

Ticket holders for both big lotteries – including me! – struck out this weekend on the mega-jackpots.

This blog has expended a lot of words about dumpers taking a giant, uh, dump all over our beautiful city. Aside from the sight pollution, dumpers have ended up putting the lives of people and bears in danger.

Here’s a formula to ponder: gravy + mushy peas + mashed potato + an Aussie meat pie. Burnaby. What does that equal? A whole lot of deliciousness. Oh, you can add one more thing to that equation – the neighbourhood of Burnaby Heights.

I’m a big believer in trying to be funny on social media. I like to make people laugh, as long as I’m not doing harm to anyone who is marginalized.

Editor: Something needs to done regarding the abuse of road and shared pathways by cyclists. Obviously it is not the majority of cyclists, but it is a fairly large minority of them.

I want to explain the headline for a minute - there’s a difference between having lobster and eating a lobster dish.

Editor: Having to renew my car insurance this month was something I was looking forward to. I am a senior citizen on a limited income and under ICBC’s new policy I was hoping to save some dollars.

When I moved to here in my early 20s, I lived in an apartment that didn’t allow pets. So when an acquaintance invited me to go for a walk with him and his dog, I happily accepted.His dog was a Doberman, my favourite breed at the time.