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LETTERS: New tobacco taxes were a bad idea for B.C.

LETTERS: New tobacco taxes were a bad idea for B.C.

Dear Editor: What were John Horgan and the B.C. NDP thinking? Organized crime should have a veritable field day due to the new insane tobacco taxes, which were introduced on April 1. B.C.
OPINION: Sedins’ legacy will live long in Vancouver

OPINION: Sedins’ legacy will live long in Vancouver

“They’re one-of-a-kind,” said Victor Hedman, “but, obviously, two guys.
LETTERS: Burnaby needs a ‘better, honest’ development plan

LETTERS: Burnaby needs a ‘better, honest’ development plan

Dear Editor: Re: ‘Monstrous’ tower raises residents’ ire, Burnaby NOW , March 30.
OUR VIEW: Metro Van board made the wrong call on pay

OUR VIEW: Metro Van board made the wrong call on pay

Politicians making a bad decision about the future can be galling; a board of elected officials reaching into the past to wrong a right is infuriating.
OUR VIEW: It’s a case of political déjà vu

OUR VIEW: It’s a case of political déjà vu

The list of things that link the current NDP government with the previous B.C. Liberal government is an impressive one. Both agree on building the Site C dam, wooing the LNG industry, allowing fracking, keeping B.C.
LETTERS: Burnaby Hospital is a top priority

LETTERS: Burnaby Hospital is a top priority

Dear Editor: Re: Former Liberal MLA should stay out of it, Inbox, Burnaby NOW , March 14. I agree with the writer Mr. Peter Cech when he wrote that Mr.
LETTERS: Burnaby Hospital’s care was life-changing

LETTERS: Burnaby Hospital’s care was life-changing

Dear Editor: On March 5, I had the misfortune of getting dizzy in the middle of our restaurant meal at a Metro restaurant.
OUR VIEW: Protests bring out the best and the worst

OUR VIEW: Protests bring out the best and the worst

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … and it’s all happening right here in our own backyard.
OUR VIEW: Is spring break really a ‘break’ for families?

OUR VIEW: Is spring break really a ‘break’ for families?

Spring break is now in full swing as Burnaby students enjoy their second week off school. But whether this second week is a time of refreshment or a stress-filled scramble for extra child care depends very much on perspective.
LETTERS: Don’t expect us to pay for this

LETTERS: Don’t expect us to pay for this

Dear Editor: It is very strange that Mayor Derek Corrigan and his council can advocate for protests against Kinder Morgan for going ahead with its legitimate and lawful business activities and then act surprised that the City of Burnaby will be stuck