Opinion

Editor: My wife Claire Jenkins was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2006 and Alzheimer’s in 2014.

Dear editor: I write to draw attention to a global climate strike on Friday, March 15. I am a Grade 10 student at Sutherland Secondary and for the past few weeks I have been encouraging my friends and peers to participate in this meaningful protest.

Editor: Re: Construction on South Burnaby ice rinks to begin in June , NOW , March 14 It is with much dismay that I read in today’s Burnaby NOW that the City of Burnaby will pump another load of money into yet another ice rink.

Editor: As if the housing situation isn't bad enough, just try to find a family doctor these days. My cardiologist said I needed one and he gave me a list of four doctors who are accepting new patients.

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley has his task force on housing up and running , with the group meeting recently and a round of online public input received. And not a moment too soon.

Here’s a story you didn’t read in the Times Colonist: Premier John Horgan has announced construction of a 43-kilometre bridge from the mainland. A map shows it spanning the strait from Stanley Park to Gabriola Island, a short distance from Nanaimo.

Editor: I feel that our beautiful country is being sacrificed to corporate greed once again.

Editor: Life in Canada is increasingly unaffordable, and interest on student loans is just another way young Canadians are being knocked down.

“How much money do you make?” The question hung in the air for a minute as I struggled with exactly how to answer – even though I absolutely knew the question was coming.

There was another sharp yank last week in the eternal tug-of-war over the Agricultural Land Reserve. This one — toward preserving the ALR — is just as ingenious as the last big one by the previous government, which went the other way.