Opinion

Letter: Danger factor too high with Burnaby's new linear park

Editor: Re: Burnaby’s weirdest park just won a big award , NOW , July 13 I note the glamourization of the Willingdon Linear Parkway by the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.

Jul 19, 2019 11:16 AM Read more >

Letter: Burnaby should inspect for other dangerous illegal suites

Editor: Re: Burnaby landlord says city forcing him to renovict tenants , NOW , July 17 Mayor Mike Hurley: “People can point their fingers in every direction, but the point is that his (rental units are) illegal and our inspector went and that’s what

Jul 19, 2019 9:14 AM Read more >

This Burnaby thug wants his crime removed from the internet

The internet, they say, lasts forever. That once your fingerprints get on the ol’ Google machine, there’s no wiping them away. I’m not sure how true that is.

Jul 19, 2019 6:34 AM Read more >

Burnaby rents are terrible, says completely obvious national report

Do you want the good news, or the bad news? OK, I’ll give you the bad news first - Burnaby rents are still sky high. The good news? Our rents are still well below Vancouver's, according to national report.

Jul 19, 2019 6:03 AM Read more >

SULLIVAN: Despite the dangers of the road, it's worth it to cycle

Allow me to let you in on my dirty little secret. I’m a MAMIL. A Middle-Aged Male in Lycra. That’s right; I’m a cyclist.

Jul 19, 2019 6:02 AM Read more >

Burnaby has quietly become THE hub for mega-cultural festivals

Burnaby isn’t just a multicultural community with a wide array of ethnic groups residing in our fair city. It’s also a hub of activity when it comes to different ethnicities celebrating their cultures.

Jul 18, 2019 2:32 PM Read more >

Letter: Parties must protect our personal info for the federal election

Editor. With Canada’s election just around the corner, I’m concerned that our political parties are not protecting the personal information they gather from us. I believe that they should be made subject to federal privacy laws.

Jul 18, 2019 12:46 PM Read more >

Get rid of garden water guzzlers with 'fryable' plants

If Canadians didn’t have the weather to talk about, we would be speechless. Perhaps, more accurately, we would simply listen more. Talk of summer weather inevitably moves the conversation to heat and drought.

Jul 18, 2019 12:27 PM Read more >

Baby driver demands Burnaby cyclist ‘move over’ - then gets dangerously close

If you’re wondering why I used the term “baby driver” in the headline of this blog, it’s not because the driver in question is as cool as the one in the 2017 heist movie. No, it’s because the driver in question is just a baby.

Jul 18, 2019 11:59 AM Read more >

Letter: Careless with garbage? Then stay out of our parks

The Editor, Re. Re. " Traps set, parts of Mundy closed due to bear family " (The Tri-City News, July 11). Enjoying a wonderful walk in Mundy Park with my dogs, passing signs warning of bear sightings, I saw, cordoned off, a bear trap.

Jul 18, 2019 7:09 AM Read more >