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Opinion: You’re not flying the Millennium Falcon in Burnaby, so don’t hit light speed

Opinion: You’re not flying the Millennium Falcon in Burnaby, so don’t hit light speed

The new Star Wars movie – Rise of Skywalker – is out in theatres and with it comes more people joking about hitting light speed.
Jack Knox: What if you spotted a prince? ‘I’d do nothing’

Jack Knox: What if you spotted a prince? ‘I’d do nothing’

Here’s a nice thing about Victoria: Nobody was looking for Prince Harry on Horth Hill on Friday.
Opinion: BC NDP need a bigger fire extinguisher for ICBC blaze

Opinion: BC NDP need a bigger fire extinguisher for ICBC blaze

The passage into a new year often means little in politics, as many issues and controversies have a staying power that far exceeds a change in the calendar.
Opinion: Sorry, I won’t use polite words to slam bad Burnaby drivers

Opinion: Sorry, I won’t use polite words to slam bad Burnaby drivers

My latest blog on bad Burnaby drivers used the word “clowns” to describe two people doing terrible things in a local mall garage.
Opinion: I roll my eyes at most New Year's resolutions

Opinion: I roll my eyes at most New Year's resolutions

People who guilt themselves into changes on Jan. 1 are often doomed to failure
Opinion: Clowns in a Burnaby mall put on a bad driving clinic

Opinion: Clowns in a Burnaby mall put on a bad driving clinic

Trying to park at a mall is a soul-sucking experience at the best of times. From a lack of spots to zero courtesy, it drains the life from people. Now, add in the holiday shopping apocalypse and you get a clusterbleep of epic proportions.
Letter: Burnaby road where child was struck is a pedestrian's nightmare

Letter: Burnaby road where child was struck is a pedestrian's nightmare

Editor: Re: Burnaby police hunt for driver who seriously injured a child and fled , NOW news I was very upset to hear about the 13-year-old boy who was seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver on Humphries Street at 17th Avenue.
Opinion: Cowardly Burnaby hit-and-run drivers have me feeling vengeful

Opinion: Cowardly Burnaby hit-and-run drivers have me feeling vengeful

I’m not normally what you would call a vengeful person. I prefer justice to vengeance because that makes for a better society. But I’m stinging emotionally today due to a couple of incidents, including one that hit close to home.
OPINION: The horrors of holiday sobriety

OPINION: The horrors of holiday sobriety

Over the past few months, I’ve developed some allergies that have led me to have some pretty severe dietary restrictions. It’s been a wild ride.
Opinion: Burnaby says crosswalk would be ‘dangerous’ on ratrunner route. What?

Opinion: Burnaby says crosswalk would be ‘dangerous’ on ratrunner route. What?

Can adding a crosswalk on a road actually make things “more dangerous” for pedestrians? That’s what the City of Burnaby is telling one resident who formally requested a crosswalk.