Opinion

Remember in the first Austin Powers movie where the arch-fiend Dr. Evil quite rightly vented frustration to his henchpeople over how the specifications for his torture chamber were not fulfilled? “I have one simple request.

Is there any point in having school zones if people aren’t going to even pretend they are there? Well, of course there is, but that’s the feeling of frustration I have after receiving a frightening video depicting bad driver behaviour in Burnaby.

The big question following the federal election was if the federal NDP could negotiate some sort of deal in exchange for keeping a federal Liberal government afloat. The Liberals, of course, don’t have a majority and need another party to support it.

My recent blogs on dumping have unleashed a tsunami of reports from Burnaby residents. The latest incident includes bags of medical waste dumped on a Burnaby street – this time on Albert at Ingleton in the Heights.

Editor: Re: Trans Mountain tankers no reason to set your hair on fire , NOW letters I am writing in response to John Hunter’s letter to the editor.

The Attorney General’s Ministry said Tuesday it is carefully reviewing last week’s B.C. Supreme Court decision that overruled its attempt to block the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth from getting access to government records.

Even the Brentwood Bay man who put Don Cherry on Hockey Night in Canada figured he would get himself fired one day. But Ron Devion still thinks Cherry deserves the Order of Canada. Cherry finally went too far on Saturday.

First, I published a story about the City of Burnaby spending more than $113,000 cleaning up after illegal dumpers. Then a reader sent me photos of asbestos-laden material dumped in their back alley in South Burnaby.

While watching one of my go-to shows the other night, it came out that one of the lead characters was an adoptee.

Editor: Re: Trans Mountain oil tankers not worth setting your hair on fire , NOW Letters, Nov.