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Opinion: When you eat out in Burnaby, you better tip like crazy

Opinion: When you eat out in Burnaby, you better tip like crazy

Here’s a confession I’m not proud to admit. I used to be a bad tipper. Like, really bad. Like the cheapest of the cheap. Servers were lucky if I even tipped 10%.
Opinion: Scary Washington cases mean keep that border shut tight

Opinion: Scary Washington cases mean keep that border shut tight

Every day, at around 4:30 p.m., an email hits my inbox and it is one that holds increasingly worrisome news.
Letter: Reckless Burnaby restaurants ignoring COVID-19 data collection

Letter: Reckless Burnaby restaurants ignoring COVID-19 data collection

Editor: Recently, I have had the good fortune to enjoy a meal at a number of restaurants in Burnaby.
Letter: Slower Burnaby service no excuse for being 'aggressive'

Letter: Slower Burnaby service no excuse for being 'aggressive'

Editor: A disturbing trend is starting to emerge. Maybe it's a poor coping mechanism people are using to deal with the pandemic.
Opinion: Burnaby CrossFit gyms should sever ties after Black Lives Matter outcry

Opinion: Burnaby CrossFit gyms should sever ties after Black Lives Matter outcry

Several CrossFit gyms have severed their affiliation with the brand following a series of controversial Tweets from the company’s founder and longtime CEO Greg Glassman.
Opinion: If your Burnaby vehicle is dangerous junk, do us a favour and take transit

Opinion: If your Burnaby vehicle is dangerous junk, do us a favour and take transit

Burnaby drivers have two basic rules to follow. One, drive according to the local and provincial traffic laws. And two, make sure your vehicle is in safe working condition. If you can't afford to fix your vehicle, then take transit.
Letter: Compulsory masks? May as well go 'whole hog' and add goggles

Letter: Compulsory masks? May as well go 'whole hog' and add goggles

Editor: Re: I feel anger when I see people not wearing masks , NOW letters Please define 'mask', please.
Letter: People are being poisoned to death and few of us care

Letter: People are being poisoned to death and few of us care

Editor: Over the past four months, we have been through a lot. We have been stuck at home. We have been physically distancing, sitting at home watching the COVID-19 infection and mortality statistics on television and various social media platforms.
Letters: Hats off to B.C. officials during this crisis

Letters: Hats off to B.C. officials during this crisis

Dear Editor , Whilst we salute our frontlines in all that they do and have done for us, the people of British Columbia/Richmond, we must specifically tip our hats to Dr.
Column: COVID-19 ruined my vacation but not - thankfully - my husband’s hip surgery

Column: COVID-19 ruined my vacation but not - thankfully - my husband’s hip surgery

A bicycle accident ended our ‘staycation’ and landed my husband in Royal Columbian Hospital for five days. Here’s what happened.