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Opinion: Just look at what this goof did in a parking lot

Opinion: Just look at what this goof did in a parking lot

Back in August, I wrote about an entitled pickup truck driver hogging two spots in a Burnaby parking lot.
Opinion: Burnaby rents have reached ludicrous levels

Opinion: Burnaby rents have reached ludicrous levels

The website PadMapper has just released its year-end Canadian National Rent Report and it’s not great news for renters in Burnaby.
OPINION: Why carbon taxes is my 2019 story of the year

OPINION: Why carbon taxes is my 2019 story of the year

Pipeline protests, climate activists and court cases loomed large this past year
Where are the thousands of empty homes returning to rental market like B.C. politicians promised?

Where are the thousands of empty homes returning to rental market like B.C. politicians promised?

Taxes, growing lack of civic pride, effects of urban noise, burning of Notre Dame Cathedral figured prominently in past 12 months of columns
Opinion: Hallmark ad ban crushed my Christmas spirit

Opinion: Hallmark ad ban crushed my Christmas spirit

Nothing brings on the holiday feels like a cheese-filled holiday movie on the Hallmark Channel, where stars from my favourite childhood shows - like Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years ), Candace Cameron Bure (DJ Tanner from Full Hou
Opinion: I found the absolute most relaxing place in Burnaby

Opinion: I found the absolute most relaxing place in Burnaby

Look, my plan to have a December vacation “seemed” like a good idea at the time. Take a week off and get some errands done so it’s not so crazy during the final days before Christmas and refresh before 2020 kicks into gear.
Opinion: Forget a snap B.C. election - expect a shuffle

Opinion: Forget a snap B.C. election - expect a shuffle

Forget about a snap election call in the coming year. Instead, keep an eye out for a looming cabinet shuffle. That much was made clear to me by Premier John Horgan in our annual year-end interview on Global.
These are Burnaby's best dumplings. They explode

These are Burnaby's best dumplings. They explode

When you talk about “dumplings,” you can cover a lot of ground. It’s a pretty broad-based classification of food, but generally means pieces of dough wrapped around a filling, or not.
Letters: I'm struggling to afford medication. Get pharmacare done

Letters: I'm struggling to afford medication. Get pharmacare done

Editor: I’m struggling to afford medications and I’m not alone. This time of year is particularly tough for people like me/them. It shouldn’t have to be this way.
PREST: This is a great opportunity for the whole hockey world to stand up to abuse

PREST: This is a great opportunity for the whole hockey world to stand up to abuse

There are some who argue that right now is a tough time for the game of hockey, that Canada’s beloved sport is under siege. I would argue the opposite: this is an important, powerful time for the game of hockey.