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Column: Canada needs to kick-start China courtship now

Column: Canada needs to kick-start China courtship now

This much is clear: we need China. China needs us. We can figure out why; we have some difficulty with the how. The economic benefits of a bond are clear, as are the perils of ignoring it. Let’s stagger for a moment in statistics.
LETTER: Wake up before the housing disaster

LETTER: Wake up before the housing disaster

Editor: Mayors and councils in all municipalities must take control and put restrictions on developers regarding where and what will be constructed. Developers are not concerned with what is best or tasteful in a particular area.
Jack Knox: You can fly with pot, but don’t leave the country

Jack Knox: You can fly with pot, but don’t leave the country

They held a marijuana info session at the Victoria airport Thursday: free advice, free coffee, free muffins for travellers wanting to know how legalization will affect them. The muffins went fast.
LETTER: The government makes everything more expensive

LETTER: The government makes everything more expensive

Editor: Have you ever noticed that when government gets involved in anything, the price goes up and service goes down? Here are some examples.
Jack Knox: You can fly with pot, but don’t leave the country

Jack Knox: You can fly with pot, but don’t leave the country

They held a marijuana info session at the Victoria airport Thursday: free advice, free coffee, free muffins for travellers wanting to know how legalization will affect them. The muffins went fast.
OUR VIEW: Police need a better plan for drug-impaired driving

OUR VIEW: Police need a better plan for drug-impaired driving

The rollout of federal marijuana legalization appears to be moving without proper planning for enforcement of drug-impaired driving, a recent story in the Tri-City News suggests.
BLOG: Sorry, parents, don't blame Fortnite if your kid is online too much

BLOG: Sorry, parents, don't blame Fortnite if your kid is online too much

Some parents are all too familiar with Fortnite - their kids begging to upgrade their noobs with new skins, beating their besties in a Battle Royale showdown and celebrating a Victory Royale win with a feverish “Floss Dance” or “Orange Justice” jive.
LETTER: Smith Avenue also needs sidewalks

LETTER: Smith Avenue also needs sidewalks

Editor: Re: “There’s no place to walk” on Marine, NOW , Oct. 3 Smith Avenue, Burnaby, also lacks sidewalks in quite a few areas.
LETTER: 'Anti-SOGI crowd' tired of media misrepresentation

LETTER: 'Anti-SOGI crowd' tired of media misrepresentation

Editor: Re: Candidate asks Larry Hayes to apologize, BCA statement does not apologize, NOW online, Oct. 7. Thank you for your article in the Burnaby NOW .
OUR VIEW: Burnaby must do more for our homeless youth

OUR VIEW: Burnaby must do more for our homeless youth

Finding the right data is a tricky thing.