Opinion

Do people like getting the flu? I have to ask that because in an Insights West poll conducted on behalf of London Drugs, 37% of Western Canadians are not planning on getting a flu shot. Personally, I don’t like getting the flu.

Editor: In the 1996 B.C. general election, the NDP won about 52 per cent of the seats in the legislature. But they got only 39 per cent of the popular vote.

Editor : Re: A council for old white men , NOW , Oct. 26 Reporter Kevin Gawley is looking to cause an issue where there is none and is allowed to dedicate a full page to this nonsense.

Burnaby RCMP tweeted the other day about how its officers dealt with a traffic situation involving bonehead drivers. I’m talking about one of the city’s worst intersections, Canada Way and Kensington Avenue.

Trucks. What can we do about them? We’re not talking about little pickup trucks. We’re talking about those huge ones that – despite serving a valuable purpose – manage to be the bane of our driving existence.

Lost in the frenzy of the recent civic election was a story about Burnaby’s Grand Villa Casino. BC Lotteries Corporation has engaged a third-party auditor to monitor B.C.

Editor: Re: Council for old white men, NOW , Oct. 26 Why is Burnaby’s diversity not represented at city hall? The number 1 reason is because the majority of council and school trustees are made of BCA members. Let’s look at the stats from Oct. 20.

As a parent, there is nothing more frustrating than trying to get my children to do their chores. While assigning the tasks takes little effort, the struggle lies in the follow through.

The ballots for the referendum on electoral reform are just starting to arrive in everyone’s home, and already I’m getting tired of the rhetoric and exaggerations from those on both sides of the debate.

Ah, Halloween.