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Opinion: Shift to electric vehicle acceptance is accelerating slowly in B.C.

Opinion: Shift to electric vehicle acceptance is accelerating slowly in B.C.

Almost three in five British Columbians who drive their own vehicle say it is “very likely” or “moderately likely” that the next one they acquire will be electric.
Claire Nielsen: Reclaiming health

Claire Nielsen: Reclaiming health

If you feel old and feel like you are on a downhill slide, please stop and consider what you could do to shift this.
Letter: If you block your Burnaby house's parking spaces with cones, I will run them over

Letter: If you block your Burnaby house's parking spaces with cones, I will run them over

Should a resident be allowed to preserve the spaces in front of their own house?
Letter: Bag bans at Burnaby Safeway and Walmart a ‘middle finger’ to shoppers

Letter: Bag bans at Burnaby Safeway and Walmart a ‘middle finger’ to shoppers

Editor: I went to my local Walmart here in Burnaby recently and left without actually buying anything. That’s because I was standing at the self-checkout and couldn’t find any plastic bags to fill with my groceries.
Letter: ‘Asinine’ cooling-off period will flood Burnaby real estate with rampant speculation

Letter: ‘Asinine’ cooling-off period will flood Burnaby real estate with rampant speculation

Should the BC NDP have passed this without nailing down the details of how it will work?
'It's fraud': Burnaby man finds 'bogus' parking warning on city letterhead on windshield

'It's fraud': Burnaby man finds 'bogus' parking warning on city letterhead on windshield

A Burnaby homeowner says neighbours will do anything to prevent people from parking on a public street.
Jack Knox: We're happy to tell Junior what to eat, but leave Mom and Dad alone

Jack Knox: We're happy to tell Junior what to eat, but leave Mom and Dad alone

Worries that new guidelines will do away with school fundraisers that feature hot dogs and pizza
Burnaby landlord struggled to evict hoarder who got him in trouble with city

Burnaby landlord struggled to evict hoarder who got him in trouble with city

Landlord had to have a police escort just to visit his own property.
Les Leyne: Despite MLAs' advice, regional police force a long way off

Les Leyne: Despite MLAs' advice, regional police force a long way off

Committee of MLAs has zero power to do anything with their recommendations.
Opinion: Totally vacant: City of Vancouver’s push for an empty stores tax

Opinion: Totally vacant: City of Vancouver’s push for an empty stores tax

Just when you thought you could never cure the local merchant misery, along comes the prescription