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BLOGS: Yes my daughter has a tattoo, no I don’t care what you think about it

BLOGS: Yes my daughter has a tattoo, no I don’t care what you think about it

One of the favourite things parents like to do is tell other parents how to parent. It’s all part of something I call Parent Entitlement Syndrome.
Get moving for your health

Get moving for your health

We were made to move. When we don't, our health suffers. When we do, we thrive. Yet many of us have adapted to a sedentary lifestyle - losing strength, flexibility and coordination through underuse.
LETTERS: Burnaby city elections don’t produce democracy

LETTERS: Burnaby city elections don’t produce democracy

Dear Editor: Elections are about choosing representatives. As the eminent Swiss publicist Ernest Naville is reputed to have said in 1865, “The right of decision belongs to the majority, but the right of representation belongs to all.
LETTERS: How ‘affordable’ will new housing projects in Burnaby be?

LETTERS: How ‘affordable’ will new housing projects in Burnaby be?

Dear Editor: Re: New development benefits city , Burnaby NOW , April 27.
Positive thinking can help you cope with change

Positive thinking can help you cope with change

In the telling of your life story, you can be a victim or the hero. A key to your happiness is the locus of control. If we see life as hostile, unpredictable and beyond our control, we become anxious, demoralized and hopeless.
OUR VIEW: Time to rein in British Columbia's Wild West loopholes

OUR VIEW: Time to rein in British Columbia's Wild West loopholes

The B.C. NDP announced this week yet another consultation – this time regarding at-risk species.
LETTERS: Quit blaming residents for Burnaby's bear problems

LETTERS: Quit blaming residents for Burnaby's bear problems

Dear Editor: Re: Burnaby residents urged to secure garbage after problem bear euthanized, Burnaby NOW , online, April 25. It’s wrong to blame the residents when this is almost entirely the city’s problem.
Embracing change can help you reshape your story

Embracing change can help you reshape your story

As a medical student, I soon recognized that the happiest of my patients told their life stories quite differently.
LETTERS: Don’t use tax dollars to help damage the climate

LETTERS: Don’t use tax dollars to help damage the climate

Dear Editor: An open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: B.C. Nature (the Federation of B.C. Naturalists), representing over 50 naturalist clubs and more than 6,000 members throughout British Columbia, stands behind the intent of the current B.
OPINION: Pipeline tests federal strength

OPINION: Pipeline tests federal strength

Is Canada about to undergo a transformation that weakens the central federal government and strengthens individual provinces? That scenario may well occur if the B.C. government wins the reference case it put in front of the B.C. Court of Appeal.