Opinion

It is not yet clear whether the new political party promised by disaffected ex-Conservative MP Maxime Bernier will actually materialize, but if it does, it may very well strengthen Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s hold on this province.

Editor: Re: Rumble is a jumble, NOW online news, Aug. 11.

The other day I received a message from a reader that said: “Pro-pipeline trolls have taken over the NOW Facebook page. Is this what you want?” Well, no, that’s not what we want. Not at all.

It seems difficult some days to get what are typically referred to as the “media” to agree on whether the sun rose from the east or the west, so different are our perspectives.

It looks like foreign buyers have all but disappeared from the Metro Vancouver real estate market – if you believe the latest data. The latest property transfer data from the B.C.

Of clickbait, Kardashians and how a community newspaper reporter grapples with the reality of 21st-century journalism

I have a love-hate relationship with municipal election campaigns. OK, maybe it’s more of a hate-love relationship, but there is a tiny, microscopic bit of love. For example, I love when innovative ideas get put forward by candidates.

Editor: Can someone please tell me what the point is of having an interesting “waterfall spouting fountain” structure (at Willingdon Linear Park) that is not community user-friendly? When the water “falls,” it splashes the large stone monuments below

Editor:Re: Burnaby turning into a place only for affluent, NOW letters, Aug. 8. I wish to correct some of the information provided by Greg Bourgeois.

It pains me to do this, but the law is the law and sometimes you have to make a personal stand. Thus, I would like to report a violation of the UN Convention Against Torture. A war crime, committed against me. By my children.