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Penny-pinchers are running the province

Penny-pinchers are running the province

Two issues have sprung to the fore in the opening weeks of the legislature that put the stingy (some would say miserly) ways of the B.C. Liberal government on full public display.
Every day should be Pink Shirt Day

Every day should be Pink Shirt Day

Some may find it hard to believe that something as seemingly innocuous as a photo on a cellphone, a tweet, or a comment on Facebook can amount to much of anything.
Why I should be the next TransLink CEO

Why I should be the next TransLink CEO

Hi there, TransLink board! I understand you're in the market for a new chief executive, ever since you pushed Ian Jarvis out the door so fast it nearly blew his latest bonus cheque out of his pocket. I'd like to offer my services as his replacement.
Corrigan and the NDP are out to lunch

Corrigan and the NDP are out to lunch

Dear Editor: Kathy Corrigan's criticism of the balanced budget shows how out-to-lunch she and her NDP cronies are. The last election the Liberals ran on a platform of balancing the budget. Ms.
Corrigan could step up and help right wrongs

Corrigan could step up and help right wrongs

Dear Editor: Re: Balanced budget blasted by NDP, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 20.
Whose family is Clark putting first?

Whose family is Clark putting first?

Dear Editor: It looks like Christy Clark and her Liberal Party have decided to help themselves and all their rich friends with a nice hefty tax break. Never mind the seniors, or the other people on low incomes.
Golf season begins as utility bills rise

Golf season begins as utility bills rise

Dear Editor We received our 2015 utility bill with a three-per-cent increase and, while it does not seem much on its own, when I consider that the Mayor and his fellow councillors enjoy recreational benefits at my expense, it is discouraging to say t
That darn Kinder Morgan plan

That darn Kinder Morgan plan

Dear Editor I am a Burnaby Mountain resident, and am following government action, or lack of it, as presented by media. Much of your Friday, Feb.
Minister de Jong leads B.C.

Minister de Jong leads B.C.

A prominent B.C. businessman phoned me the other day, wanting to know who, exactly, “ran” the B.C. government. He knew enough of politics to know the answer wasn’t necessarily Premier Christy Clark.
More transparency needed in process

More transparency needed in process

We are astounded at the revelation this week that the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is investigating alleged misconduct by 16 Abbotsford Police Department members.