Opinion

Can ICBC survive? And if so, can it do so only through a huge increase in auto insurance rates? Those are questions worth pondering given the latest update on the Crown Corporation’s fiscal situation.

Andrew Weaver’s bill may seem a tad self serving. The B.C. Green Party leader and MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head re-introduced the Election Amendment Act 1 in the legislature this week. The bill would allow 16-year-olds to vote in B.C.

Secure a great job. Own a home. Keep more of our hard-earned money. That’s the promise of B.C., according to the premier and finance minister. Problem is, that promise is becoming a fairy tale, since B.C.

More than 170 food service workers at SFU are unsure whether they’ll still have a job come May. The university’s contract with its current food supplier, Chartwells (a division of Compass Group Canada) ends April 30.

It’s hard to see how U.S. President Donald Trump – a belligerent and fact-challenged supporter of American interests over anything else – will improve B.C.’s chances for reaching a new deal on softwood lumber.

Dear Editor: I want to thank the Burnaby Now for taking the Disqus comment section out of the online version of the paper. In the past year, this has become a troll site with the usual name calling and bad behaviour.

Dear Editor: Re: City hopes to connect with more residents online, Burnaby NOW , Feb. 10. Good to hear that city wants to connect with more residents online.

Dear Editor: Re: your story about Burnaby’s strong financial situation. (City’s investments hit $1 billion, Burnaby NOW , Feb. 15).

It’s a letter most homeowners would be unhappy to receive.

Dear Editor Re: Pedestrian/bike lane proposal along Willingdon at Brentwood. The main issue around Willingdon and cycle lanes is not a small path through some proposed greenspace – it’s not on any existing cycle route and it won’t lead to one.