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BLOG: Here's why our kids need more time to play

BLOG: Here's why our kids need more time to play

On a visit to the small Texas town of Amarillo last year, I attended the World Championship Ranch Rodeo - a global gathering of the nation’s best working ranch cowboys, and as I strolled through the sea of competitors and their families, something st
Healthwise: Battling your false sense of self

Healthwise: Battling your false sense of self

What might be the root cause of the great problems of the world: poverty, homelessness, crime, violence, war, racism, discrimination, hunger and global climate change? I contend that it is a case of mistaken identity - a false sense of self.
Letter: Idling vehicle upsets concerned Burnaby teen

Letter: Idling vehicle upsets concerned Burnaby teen

Editor: I am a 13-year-old student at Alpha Secondary School. On a rainy day recently, I was walking through the Safeway parking lot and was shocked to see a truck idling with no one inside except for a dog.
Letter: Greens let voters down by sitting out Burnaby South byelection

Letter: Greens let voters down by sitting out Burnaby South byelection

Editor: Re: Libs to run against Singh, NOW , Nov. 23 It should be common sense by now that the local riding electorate often matters little in elections. If nothing else, the current B.C.
Burnaby got out the chainsaws today at Central Park and the neighbours are furious

Burnaby got out the chainsaws today at Central Park and the neighbours are furious

*This story has been updated. The City of Burnaby got plenty of use out of its supply of chainsaws today as workers cut down eight giant trees at Central Park. The trees were located next to the tennis courts on Patterson Avenue.
Letter: Ridership bragging ignores SkyTrain's 'dystopian nightmare'

Letter: Ridership bragging ignores SkyTrain's 'dystopian nightmare'

Editor: Re: Transit ridership beats 2010 Olympics record: TransLink , NOW online, Nov.
OUR VIEW: Be careful who you listen to in the electoral reform debate

OUR VIEW: Be careful who you listen to in the electoral reform debate

Premier John Horgan and BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson recently went head to head in a televised debate over the ongoing referendum on electoral reform.
BLOG: 'Poverty-proofing' schools sends the wrong message

BLOG: 'Poverty-proofing' schools sends the wrong message

Instead of banning high-priced brands, schools are better off focusing on education and community involvement
Justice delayed for murder victim Luka Gordic's family

Justice delayed for murder victim Luka Gordic's family

Today should have been a day for justice. Instead, it’s just more frustration for the family of Luka Gordic – the 19-year-old Burnaby boy who was murdered on May 17, 2015, while he was in Whistler for what was supposed to be fun long weekend getaway.
COLUMN: How proportional representation could reshape B.C.'s political parties

COLUMN: How proportional representation could reshape B.C.'s political parties

The two grand political coalitions that have governed this province almost 70 years may well fall apart, or at the very least go through quite a dramatic transformation, if the switch is made to a proportional representation model of electing MLAs.