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Opinion: B.C. parents caught in middle of a broken bargaining system

Opinion: B.C. parents caught in middle of a broken bargaining system

If you are a parent with a child in the B.C. public school system, the recently released report by a labour mediator on the bargaining situation for teachers and their employers makes for bleak reading. The 60-page report by B.C.
Letter: Time switching does too much damage. Get rid of it

Letter: Time switching does too much damage. Get rid of it

Editor: Here we go again, the switching ominous daylight saving and standard GPS time back and forth ritual, despite B.C. Premier John Hogan’s rhetoric and the general public’s pronounced concerns.
LETTER: Electoral reform is needed now

LETTER: Electoral reform is needed now

Dear editor: The federal election system in Canada needs a major overhaul for many reasons. Firstly, the Bloc Quebecois party received 7.9% of the popular vote and earned 32 seats in parliament. The Green Party of Canada received 6.
Letter: Trans Mountain tankers are actually a good reason to set our hair on fire

Letter: Trans Mountain tankers are actually a good reason to set our hair on fire

Editor: Re: Trans Mountain oil tankers no reason to set your hair on fire , NOW Letters The Tsleil-Waututh have done a very comprehensive study of the risks of tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet and the Concerned Professional Engineers have raised conce
Opinion: Some clown dumped asbestos in a Burnaby alley. Let's catch 'em

Opinion: Some clown dumped asbestos in a Burnaby alley. Let's catch 'em

The Burnaby NOW had just published a story about the city spending $113,000 in 2019 to clean up illegal dumping when another toxic incident took place.
Opinion: This ex-Burnaby candidate got trounced in Alberta. Looks good on her

Opinion: This ex-Burnaby candidate got trounced in Alberta. Looks good on her

Yeah, I’m late to this, but better late than never when it comes to political humiliation. Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson - the anti-immigration, anti-SOGI woman who managed to garner 10.
Why do so few women run for Parliament?

Why do so few women run for Parliament?

From environmental movement to Canadian legal system to politics, women have made great strides, but it’s not far enough
Letter: Burnaby transit users hurt by loss of Brentwood mall bus loop

Letter: Burnaby transit users hurt by loss of Brentwood mall bus loop

Editor: It seems that a past Burnaby council dropped the ball when it was handed to them. The bus loop at Brentwood mall was lost due to the construction of the mall expansion and condo towers.
Opinion: Shut-out pedestrian fights back on project in Burnaby

Opinion: Shut-out pedestrian fights back on project in Burnaby

Traffic along North Road has been disrupted for a while now as Metro Vancouver carries out a project just south of Lougheed Highway on the Burnaby-New Westminster border.
Opinion: The sad Burnaby mall of my youth is a behemoth now

Opinion: The sad Burnaby mall of my youth is a behemoth now

Earlier this week, I was sent information about the first big tenant moving into what is now called the Amazing Brentwood. It’s a 40,000-square-foot store called Sporting Life and it’s the first West Coast location for this chain.