Opinion

So here I was after deadline, on Wednesday evening, trying to wrap up those loose ends that never seem to get tied up.

A key tool for any journalist these days are the different kinds of data that are out there. As the editor of the Burnaby NOW , I closely watch our data analytics to see what stories people read online.

Editor: Re: My elderly Burnaby hubby was rudely put at the back of the line , NOW letters I just read the letter from Dollina Stewart regarding her “rude” treatment at a local Safeway. I was appalled. Not at Safeway as she suggested I be, but at her.

I was driving along Hastings the other day after picking up the week’s groceries when I passed by the awesome bakery Punk Rock Pastries. On a normal day, this Burnaby business is filled with a pink glow.

Editor: Over the past couple of weeks, almost all of the Lower Mainland has taken part in cheering for our health-care heroes at 7 p.m. - banging pots and pans, blowing on whistles, and bringing out their vuvuzela's from the 2010 Olympics.

The recently-announced federal wage subsidy will help some businesses, but it won’t do anything at all for the majority local businesses that have been affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Editor: The playground in our local park has been taped off for some time now, and the apparent rationale is that touching the apparatus is unsanitary - and kids using it might not maintain adequate separation.

There have been scattered reports of members of the Asian community in Metro Vancouver, B.C. and Canada being discriminated against in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

A big question readers have had for me in the past few days is what is happening with City of Burnaby bylaw officers when it comes to parking.

Premier John Horgan gave a press conference recently in which he made a strong statement about landlords trying to hike rents during the COVID-19 pandemic. People are losing their jobs left and right across our province.