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Don't be a jerk to servers - be a good egg

Don't be a jerk to servers - be a good egg

Everything we do is a choice. From the moment we wake up in the morning, until the time we come to the day's end, we choose everything we do and the way we react to every situation.
Adopting a puppy shouldn't be done on a whim

Adopting a puppy shouldn't be done on a whim

Our family has adopted an eight-week-old puppy from a pet rescue - a sweet Dalmatian who had been rejected for being “too ugly” due to her sparse display of spots.
BC NDP find it's easier to heckle in Opposition than govern

BC NDP find it's easier to heckle in Opposition than govern

Running a government can be challenging, but it also means being in a position to actually accomplish things and deliver the goods.
Burnaby MP shares touching tale in Parliament about his baby's health scare

Burnaby MP shares touching tale in Parliament about his baby's health scare

Burnaby North-Seymour MP Terry Beech stoop up in front of the House of Commons for what was probably the toughest one-minute speech of his life. Beech shared the story of his new baby Nova, born on Dec.
Letter: Scandal another example of men who can't accept 'no' from a woman

Letter: Scandal another example of men who can't accept 'no' from a woman

Editor: I wonder when boys in high places will ever accept that when a woman says “no” she means it.
Letter: Please don't take away my AirBnB

Letter: Please don't take away my AirBnB

Editor: I run an AirBnB in Richmond and it works very well. When I travel, I use AirBnB and it is nice to host other travelers as well. I love meeting new people from different parts of the world.
(Video) They named Burnaby's Mandarin Duck 'Trevor' after the fake terrorist in Iron Man 3

(Video) They named Burnaby's Mandarin Duck 'Trevor' after the fake terrorist in Iron Man 3

The rare Mandarin Duck – known as the “world’s most beautiful” or, as I call it, the Derek Zoolander of ducks – draws big crowds at both Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake.
Pay tribute to SAR volunteers by not doing foolish things

Pay tribute to SAR volunteers by not doing foolish things

Today is Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial Day. It’s a time to heap much-deserved accolades on those volunteers across B.C. who risk life and limb to save people lost or hurt – or both – in our backcountry areas.
Our View: Another reminder of the power wielded by the rich

Our View: Another reminder of the power wielded by the rich

So long, sunny ways.
Letter: Hard to maintain mental health when our world is crumbling

Letter: Hard to maintain mental health when our world is crumbling

Editor: I am a psychiatric social worker and health-care manager who has worked in the community for 30 years. I see climate change as the greatest mental issue of this century.