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Opinion: Burnaby’s futuristic new high school is slick and maddening

Opinion: Burnaby’s futuristic new high school is slick and maddening

My daughter loves my stories about the “old days.” By “loves” – of course - I mean she immediately picks up her phone and starts texting her friend that her father is “rambling on about the old days again.
Opinion: More stores need physical barriers before they re-open

Opinion: More stores need physical barriers before they re-open

As we enter the next phase of living in the COVID-19 pandemic, four new rules have emerged when it comes to governing human behaviour.
Opinion: Burnaby landlord tries sneaky ‘parking fee’ to skirt ban on rent hikes

Opinion: Burnaby landlord tries sneaky ‘parking fee’ to skirt ban on rent hikes

With a provincial state of emergency in effect right now in B.C. due to the COVID-19 pandemic, landlords are not allowed to collect rent hikes.
Opinion: He had surgery, so his jerk Burnaby roommate locked him out

Opinion: He had surgery, so his jerk Burnaby roommate locked him out

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused so much misery for people in Burnaby and around the world. One area of misery has been with people victimized by the panic felt by others over the virus.
Opinion: Burnaby builders must crack down on physical distancing

Opinion: Burnaby builders must crack down on physical distancing

Readers of the Burnaby NOW have been raising the alarm about workers at Trans Mountain’s tank farm not following physical distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. One look at the photo attached to this story shows workers getting too close.
Letter: I'm trying to report Burnaby violations but nobody calls back

Letter: I'm trying to report Burnaby violations but nobody calls back

Editor: Re Derek Brigham's Costco Overcrowding Letter in May 1 , where he mentioned his wife had "...
Opinion: Burnaby food app driver nailed for being a maniac

Opinion: Burnaby food app driver nailed for being a maniac

The COVID-19 pandemic has more people ordering meals through food apps. And, yes, we want that food delivered quickly so it’s hot and as fresh as possible. But that doesn’t give delivery drivers through these apps permission to drive like maniacs.
Letter: TransLink going to 'no charge' system just a stupid decision

Letter: TransLink going to 'no charge' system just a stupid decision

The Editor, We hear these days of so many institutions going bankrupt or in receivership — and these are long standing things like the Vancouver Aquarium. Small businesses, which are a younger persons start at a future, may never get going again.
This Burnaby restaurant is taking on long grocery store lineups

This Burnaby restaurant is taking on long grocery store lineups

Don't feel like dealing with grocery store lineups in Burnaby anymore? Yeah, I get you.
Opinion: Is it OK for city workers to call Burnaby residents ‘dumbass’?

Opinion: Is it OK for city workers to call Burnaby residents ‘dumbass’?

The Burnaby NOW receives a lot of letters to the editor on a wide array of topics, from the Trans Mountain project to littering to anything involving trees. The No.