Opinion

Even in the face of a relatively significant COVID-19 outbreak in Kelowna, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is sticking to a stance she outlined last month. She wants the gradual re-opening of B.C. to move forward, not back.

As new COVID-19 infections jumped to 28 – the highest in many weeks – on Friday and more people support making the wearing of masks mandatory, “John in Burnaby” strolled in with an entitled take.

Editor: The fare gate situation at many of the SkyTrain stations is ridiculous. For example, Edmonds. Six gates, all available to exit, only one to enter.

Writing about the community you grew up in means sometimes coming face to face with things you already knew. Like the dangers of being a pedestrian in the Cardston Court area of Burnaby.

Editor: Anti-Asian discrimination and assaults during COVID-19. Police killing and injuring Black and Indigenous people. LGBTQ and Transgender communities still fighting for equal rights. Hate-fuelled graffiti on the home of a Summerland family.

Editor: I ride in the SkyTrain and cannot have a cell conversation, or listen consistently to anything. It is incredibly loud - worse for riders right by the noise.

The Editor, My friend, who is has health issues and must use a scooter , just brought to my attention that people jogging should avoid narrow sidewalks for their exercise routine.

I want to make one thing clear about Burnaby businesses. They are hurting. They are hurting bad.

When it comes to social distancing, people act one way inside and another outside. Inside is still not great, as I see too many people in malls and stores not following Dr. Bonnie Henry’s guidelines.

A Burnaby resident says he is frustrated by the responses he received recently from call takers after he contacted the Burnaby RCMP.