Skip to content

Opinion

Opinion: Drastic B.C. action on TFWs saved lives

Opinion: Drastic B.C. action on TFWs saved lives

One of the best moves by B.C. during the pandemic was quarantining arriving temporary foreign workers back in April. Every week, hundreds of TFWs arrive at YVR to begin jobs at more than 450 B.C. farms.
Opinion: Lifeguard app launched too late to stop this Burnaby fentanyl death

Opinion: Lifeguard app launched too late to stop this Burnaby fentanyl death

Hopefully it will save others who use alone.
Letter: Burnaby needs more citizens like ‘Little Pam’

Letter: Burnaby needs more citizens like ‘Little Pam’

Editor: I was very saddened to hear about the passing of Pam Gardner. Pam was certainly a "one of a kind" and passionate about everything that she did.
Letter: B.C. COVID-19 numbers ‘lagging’ compared with many nations

Letter: B.C. COVID-19 numbers ‘lagging’ compared with many nations

Have you noticed of late how Premier Horgan and Health Minister Adrian Dix repeatedly make comparisons to the U.S.
Opinion: Fraser Health has moved to 'virtual-first' approach

Opinion: Fraser Health has moved to 'virtual-first' approach

Over the past several months, the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed our daily lives while uniting us as British Columbians in doing our part to flatten the curve.
Opinion: These bad Burnaby drivers were too distracted to see the cops

Opinion: These bad Burnaby drivers were too distracted to see the cops

It was fish in a barrel for the Burnaby RCMP’s traffic enforcement unit this week. Police officers set up on Burnaby roadways along with ICBC, Transit Police and others to focus on bad drivers.
Opinion: Burnaby traffic is back with a vengeance

Opinion: Burnaby traffic is back with a vengeance

One of the more interesting subplots of the COVID-19 pandemic was the impact it had on traffic in Burnaby and the rest of Metro Vancouver. Our local streets became a ghost town as people stayed home.
Opinion: ‘Chris in Burnaby’ is cool with seniors dying of COVID-19

Opinion: ‘Chris in Burnaby’ is cool with seniors dying of COVID-19

The narrative being spread by the President Orange Stain in the U.S. is that the death totals from COVID-19 are no biggie because it’s mostly seniors who are dying.
Letters: Victim of racist rant responds to apology

Letters: Victim of racist rant responds to apology

Open letter to Mr. Hanssens, Re: “ Apology for racist rant offered ,” Letters , June 18. I commend you for coming forward publicly to apologize, and we as a group accept your apology.
Les Leyne: NDP responds with petulance to charge that it had overreached

Les Leyne: NDP responds with petulance to charge that it had overreached

Ho hum, another extension this week of the state-of-emergency declaration to give politicians more powers to cope with the pandemic.