Opinion

Re: New ice rink in the works, Burnaby NOW, April 17. Dear Editor More ice time and more floor time! The Burnaby Minor Lacrosse Club is also looking forward to a new arena in South Burnaby.

The inside of a voting booth is meant to be the most private of places, but our provincial political parties wouldn’t mind stepping in there with you.

As the legislative session heads into the homestretch (after this week there are 16 sitting days remaining) it's worth noting the NDP Opposition appears to have finally hit its stride.

I've seen a few Tweets following last week's oil spill, suggesting Kinder Morgan stands to profit from the incident, mainly because they are shareholders in Western Canada Marine Response Corporation, the company the handles oil spill cleanup on the

Accidents happen, the saying goes. And as last Wednesday's oil spill in English Bay amply demonstrated, accidents also happen in shipping. The oil spill that washed up on Vancouver beaches Thursday can't be described as massive or catastrophic.

Dear Editor Re: Low-rise rentals are slipping away, Burnaby NOW, April 10. I believe councilor Dan Johnson's comment about not wanting to be responsible for enshrining a slum is extremely offensive.

Dear Editor: He's here, there, everywhere - no, not the Scarlet Pimpernel, but rather the failed candidate for the Green Party, both civic and provincial. Mr.

Re: Democracy being hijacked, Letters to the editor, April 6. Bill Phelps wrote that he received a phone call regarding the recall campaign in North Burnaby and stated that the call was from the recall campaign. This is not true.

There appears to be some increasing chatter out there that somehow, the so-called "youth vote" will decide the outcome of the looming federal election and turf Stephen Harper from the Prime Minister's Office. Sorry, I'm not buying that.

Marathassa is confirmed as the ship behind the Vancouver oil spill.