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Year in review - The epic Burnaby political fails of 2018

Year in review - The epic Burnaby political fails of 2018

The year 2018 was a tumultuous one in Burnaby politics. And it had its share of epic political fails. We had a major betrayal when Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart quit on his constituents to successfully run for mayor of Vancouver.
Letter: It's too hard to evict delinquent tenants

Letter: It's too hard to evict delinquent tenants

Editor: Re: Make it easier for landlords to evict tenants to ease rental crisis , Record letters, Dec. 13 I am a building manager of over 20 years and my wife and I have lived in downtown New West for the past seven.
Opinion: Greens lose big with referendum result

Opinion: Greens lose big with referendum result

The big-tent parties can heave a sigh of relief, while the B.C. Green Party can only look on despairingly as its best chance at escaping the political margins has vanished.
BCLC has a yucky offer to bet on babies being born

BCLC has a yucky offer to bet on babies being born

As if there weren’t enough gambling options in this province, BC Lottery Corporation wants you to place bets on babies being born. BCLC just sent out a news release saying that B.C.
Letter: Why don't pedestrians and cyclists understand basic rules?

Letter: Why don't pedestrians and cyclists understand basic rules?

Editor: Wednesday’s Burnaby NOW has articles regarding women pedestrians struck by vehicles in Burnaby.
OUR VIEW: Will tenancy act changes bring a halt to renovictions?

OUR VIEW: Will tenancy act changes bring a halt to renovictions?

The B.C. government’s Rental Housing Task Force took the first important steps last week to finally make substantial changes to the Rental Tenancy Act.
COLUMN: Nanaimo byelection will be a pivotal moment in B.C. politics

COLUMN: Nanaimo byelection will be a pivotal moment in B.C. politics

One of the most pivotal events in B.C. politics is going to take place early in the New Year, and it will either weaken the stability of the NDP government or consolidate its grip on power.
Les Leyne: Massey Tunnel replacement bridge nixed as delays grow

Les Leyne: Massey Tunnel replacement bridge nixed as delays grow

Even as she formally scrapped the Massey Tunnel replacement bridge on Monday and pushed the whole project back to square one, Transportation Minister Claire Trevena sympathized with gridlocked drivers.
Is your brain 'Velcro for negativity' at Christmas?

Is your brain 'Velcro for negativity' at Christmas?

Since its debut in 1944, the song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas has been a bittersweet favourite of the holiday season. In the movie Meet Me in St.
The B.C. government just re-announced housing funding for Burnaby. For some reason.

The B.C. government just re-announced housing funding for Burnaby. For some reason.

A reader reached out on the weekend wondering why the Burnaby NOW hadn’t reported on Saturday’s B.C. government announcement about new supportive housing in Burnaby for women and children fleeing violence. I wondered about that myself.