Opinion

If you are driving out there on Burnaby’s streets, here’s a pro tip if you’re going to turn right. Before you do anything, stop and look to see if there are any people in the crosswalk. If there are, don’t turn right.

NOW reader Tristan Calvo read my blog about a Burnaby mom fighting terrible drivers on Burnaby Mountain and sent me this video of some driver insanity. And it’s a doozy. Calvo captured it with his dash cam.

Tristan Calvo thinks people who catch bad drivers on video should get an ICBC rebate

If you drive a car, things have been pretty painful for the last few weeks. Gas prices hitting $1.70 per litre and higher have made filling the tank that much harder to afford, and relief looks like it’s not coming any time soon.

In writing my new foodie blog – known as “Bite. Me.” – I drew up a list of 10 ideas for columns that I just had to complete. Number four on the list was the grilled calamari at Romana restaurant on Hastings Street near Beta Avenue.

When Heather Leung was asked by the NOW about her views on social issues before the 2018 Burnaby city election, she didn’t want to talk about it.

Well, the big safety meeting was held Wednesday night as the UniverCity Community Association brought residents, politicians and city officials together.

OK, Burnaby drivers, this is the big one. The FortisBC project has been slowly moving its way east along Broadway, a relatively busy road that many commuters use during rush hours to avoid Highway 1, Lougheed and Hastings.

People give parents who don’t vaccinate their kids a lot of grief. And deservedly so. But let’s not expend all of our scorn on parents who put the health of their children – and others – at risk. No, save a little for certain travelers.

Stephanie Klatt took her family out recently for a walk. She expected it to be peaceful. She was wrong. Klatt stopped at a crosswalk on University Crescent on Burnaby Mountain, looked both ways when she spotted a fast-moving luxury car approaching.