Opinion

All Bel wanted to do was go for a nice walk in her Burnaby neighbourhood. She lives near me on Burnaby Mountain in the quiet UniverCity development.

Fresh off last week’s column about Sixth Street being called a “racetrack” comes another Burnaby resident raising concerns about drivers on their neighbourhood’s street.

I’m a proud Campbell who celebrates my Scottish heritage as often as I can, especially when downing a big pile of haggis every Robbie Burns Day. But I’m not going to let that stand in the way of change.

Fresh off impounding 16 vehicles because they were literally too dangerous to drive, Burnaby RCMP’s traffic enforcement unit stopped what could be the worst truck ever.

Mae Burrows just wants kids to have a proper sidewalk that they can safely use while on their way to school. Instead, what the neighbourhood got is derisively referred to by area residents as the “sidewalk to nowhere.

I’ve heard some pretty heinous tales in my time, but nothing quite like what I was told by a Burnaby man about his elderly parents being terrorized for sport. The perpetrators are a couple of real beauties.

As we enter the third month of the pandemic, it’s encouraging to see that things are starting to change a bit. B.C. has done an exemplary job of navigating the coronavirus, and we are on the verge of more activities being opened up again.

A commentary by a former deputy minister in 10 ministries under five premiers, who also ran his own small business for 20 years.

Editor: Re: This Burnaby restaurant was empty. They still sat next to me , NOW Opinion I found your opinion piece interesting, but not only from your perspective but from your interpretation of what the issue was.

Editor: We all know how the Coronavirus is spread. It spreads silently from person to person before anyone is aware that they are sick. It can pass between strangers on the street or between close friends and family.