Opinion

When I posted a story on Facebook about the opening of the new Fair Haven seniors’ housing project in South Burnaby, I asked a simple question: “Do you consider $1,300/month for one bedroom to be affordable for a low-income senior?” That’s how much t

There is a statistic in Casey Wright’s life that is mind-blowing, but definitely doesn’t define him. It goes like this: 18 brain surgeries in 18 years. Like I said, mind-blowing.

It’s ironic that I am writing a blog about terrible places to drive in Burnaby on the same day (Friday) that I wrote another blog about how people should stop driving to save the planet.

The end of April marks my first year as editor of my hometown paper the NOW . I celebrated today by taking a photo of a filthy, disgusting mattress dumped on the sidewalk on Duthie Avenue in North Burnaby.

A fresh wave of outrage has swept over Metro Vancouver today (Friday) as gas prices at local pumps hit another high. Some stations were charging as much as $1.68.9 per litre and people were setting their hair on fire about it.

High-end condos haven’t just put affordability out of reach for most people – they’re also pigs when it comes to electricity. That’s according to a BC Hydro report release today (Friday).

Editor: Political columnist Keith Baldrey is quite ready to call political parties out for hypocrisy when they contradict themselves or reverse their position. But not, it seems, when it comes to fossil fuel megaprojects.

Editor: We have watched the unfolding of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s dismissal from the Liberal caucus with dismay, but with a lack of surprise. This is another case of one step forward, two steps back for a woman in leadership.

I lived in a False Creek co-op housing unit for over 10 years before moving to Burnaby. Those years in False Creek were the best years of not only my life, but also the lives of my wife and my two children.

What a difference six months makes. Before Oct. 20, 2018, Burnaby had the unofficial title of “most heartless city” in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley for its refusal to do much of anything to help homeless people.