Opinion

The existence of poverty in British Columbia is a violation of human rights. There is not only a moral duty to eradicate poverty but also a legal obligation under international human rights law. Just before the holidays, Dec.

Dear Editor: Re: Province is working to provide seniors' housing, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 16. Richard Lee (Liberal MLA) sends a glowing note to the NOW about the programs his government is offering in housing.

Dear Editor: The second round of National Energy Board hearings regarding the Kinder Morgan proposal to massively expand the Trans Mountain oil pipeline has begun. Can we expect an open process that seeks out and encourages public input? Hardly.

I knew I loved them for a reason. Well, besides the fact that they're ridiculously talented and make gorgeous music together.

We are inundated with community service announcements asking us if we are ready for an earthquake. They remind us to have extra food, plenty of water, emergency plans for the family - all good and necessary things.

Dear Editor: Burnaby Mountain Warrior? It only takes one. And Alan Dutton, a retired professor, certainly takes that title in my opinion.

How is it that Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has been vilified by his political opponents like few politicians before him, is still the front-runner when it comes to winning the next federal election in October? How can someone who stirs up deep

The curious case of Alan Dutton raises troubling questions about our rights to protest. The Burnaby resident stuck his neck out and decided not to settle in Kinder Morgan's multimillion-dollar civil suit. Instead, he tried to get the B.C.

Why should we here in Burnaby be concerned that as of Nov. 26, 2014 the Trans Mountain Pipeline LP has a new owner? This happened when Kinder Morgan Inc. acquired 100 per cent ownership from Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP.

Dear Editor: I'm wondering why the City of Burnaby charges four times as much to license a "vicious" dog, as it does a non-vicious dog? When I talked to city staff, I was told that the fee was because there was an increased cost to the city to deal w