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Letter: Laneway housing legal in Burnaby. What will be its domino effect?

Letter: Laneway housing legal in Burnaby. What will be its domino effect?

A letter writer believes Burnaby city council's recent groundbreaking approval could have a "dramatic effect" on current home prices.
Baldrey: Now with 2 MLAs, B.C. Conservatives have a 'much higher profile'

Baldrey: Now with 2 MLAs, B.C. Conservatives have a 'much higher profile'

Bruce Banman's decision to join the B.C. Conservatives starts a call back to the 1996 provincial election. Here's what that could mean for voters.
Letter: These B.C. children are being excluded from education

Letter: These B.C. children are being excluded from education

"These children are denied support, show their stress and anxiety through their behaviour, then are excluded because of it."
Letter: Thank you, Burnaby bylaw officers, for your quick response

Letter: Thank you, Burnaby bylaw officers, for your quick response

A local resident writes there were concerns for children's safety near Burnaby's Lyndhurst School resulting from "bumper to bumper" parking.
Geoff Johnson: Online posts can return to haunt youths seeking jobs, college placement

Geoff Johnson: Online posts can return to haunt youths seeking jobs, college placement

The message from universities to students caught posting racist or violent sentiments online has been uncompromising: You are no longer welcome
Minter: Bulbs and companion planting

Minter: Bulbs and companion planting

Master gardener Brian Minter it's a "huge waste" to simply plant a bulb, leave it there and let it only briefly bloom in your yard.
Charla Huber: Young Indigenous entrepreneurs are on the rise

Charla Huber: Young Indigenous entrepreneurs are on the rise

Jumping into entrepreneurship can be scary and there is uncertainty. It also builds confidence, skills, strength and courage
Backyard Astronomer: A partial solar eclipse

Backyard Astronomer: A partial solar eclipse

The meteorological event will be seen across North America on Oct. 14 — and here's why it's important to not look directly at the sun.
Opinion: Proven ways to reduce the scale and severity of wildfires

Opinion: Proven ways to reduce the scale and severity of wildfires

Spending more money on firefighting won't save us, writes Robert Gray.
Opinion: 'Disruptive and deadly' — why public health leaders must act now

Opinion: 'Disruptive and deadly' — why public health leaders must act now

"We cannot take the risk of mass infection in schools."
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