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Letter: Not enough people vote. This can help fix that

Letter: Not enough people vote. This can help fix that

Editor: In the last federal election, less than 70% of eligible voters bothered showing up to the ballot box.
Letter: This is one Burnaby adult climate striking with the kids

Letter: This is one Burnaby adult climate striking with the kids

Editor: On Friday, Sept. 27 I will be striking for the climate alongside young people from across the Lower Mainland and across the globe.
Opinion: This map shows Burnaby’s #1 crime. And it’s often our fault

Opinion: This map shows Burnaby’s #1 crime. And it’s often our fault

The latest crime maps were emailed today by the Burnaby RCMP Crime Prevention Unit. The maps are distributed to volunteers with various community groups who partner with the RCMP to try and reduce crime. They show crime data up until Aug. 1, 2019.
Parents aren't pack mules. Stop carrying all your kid's stuff

Parents aren't pack mules. Stop carrying all your kid's stuff

As my three children and I approach the front door of our elementary school on the first full day of school, I find myself trailing behind.
Opinion: This is what happens when just 1 bus to Burnaby falters

Opinion: This is what happens when just 1 bus to Burnaby falters

The Metro Vancouver transit system relies on a delicate balance of different services all connected to each other. This includes buses, SkyTrains, the SeaBus and the West Coast Express.
Opinion: North Burnaby Conservatives posted an awful Trudeau death meme

Opinion: North Burnaby Conservatives posted an awful Trudeau death meme

When the federal election was announced last week, for a fleeting moment I thought to myself, “Maybe candidates will just stick to the issues and run positive campaigns.” As that wise old sage Bugs Bunny once said, “What a maroon.
Opinion: B.C. finance minister facing her toughest test yet

Opinion: B.C. finance minister facing her toughest test yet

Well, it looks like the economic wave the BC NDP government has been riding since coming to power two years ago is about to hit the beach. The bad news is outlined in the government’s first quarterly report of the current fiscal year.
Opinion: Jagmeet Singh flexes campaign muscles, called 'fearless' campaigner

Opinion: Jagmeet Singh flexes campaign muscles, called 'fearless' campaigner

The federal election campaign is less than a week old and Jagmeet Singh is already earning some rave reviews.
Letter: I was told my evidence was 'unfair' to Trans Mountain. That is what's really unfair

Letter: I was told my evidence was 'unfair' to Trans Mountain. That is what's really unfair

Editor: Fair to whom? When the National Energy Board resumed its hearings into the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, it suggested that it would only consider “changed circumstances” for rehearing.
Opinion: This is how you can snitch on Burnaby candidates if they violate new sign rules

Opinion: This is how you can snitch on Burnaby candidates if they violate new sign rules

New rules are now in effect in Burnaby. Let's make sure candidates follow them.