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COLUMN: Taking mountains of credit for molehills of funding

COLUMN: Taking mountains of credit for molehills of funding

I doubt there’s a couple on earth who hasn’t run into a little conflict negotiating the division of labour that comes with early co-habitation and especially parenting.
Is cursive obsolete? The power of penmanship in the 21st century

Is cursive obsolete? The power of penmanship in the 21st century

My handwriting is not beautiful. It’s not stylish. It isn’t a model of perfect penmanship, with just-so descenders and ascenders reaching precise lengths and each letter curving gracefully into the next.
OUR VIEW: What was the point of it all?

OUR VIEW: What was the point of it all?

One has to wonder who made, or how the decision was made in Burnaby’s city hall, to take the firefighters on during the last contract negotiations.
OPINION: Environment way down the priority list for B.C. Liberals

OPINION: Environment way down the priority list for B.C. Liberals

Anyone who seriously thought the B.C. government was going to increase the carbon tax in the near future simply hasn't been paying attention or else doesn't grasp the many nuances that go into political decision making.
LETTERS: Burnaby citizens are not disposable

LETTERS: Burnaby citizens are not disposable

Dear Editor: Anxiety and stress levels are rising as Metrotown residents witness the teardown of yet another building followed by the sights and sounds of excavation and trucking activities and the rapid rise of new condo towers that are advancing cl
OUR VIEW: Giving the feds an easy way out

OUR VIEW: Giving the feds an easy way out

Kim Baird, one of the members of the federal ministerial panel touring B.C. this month discovered, to no one’s surprise, that people in Burnaby don’t want the pipeline here.
OPINION: B.C.'s cash cows may be in jeopardy

OPINION: B.C.'s cash cows may be in jeopardy

Despite increasingly loud calls from various quarters to stop doing it, don't expect the B.C. Liberal government (or any subsequent government, for that matter) to willingly stop using Crown corporations as cash cows.
LETTERS: Not too late for Burnaby council to show its heart

LETTERS: Not too late for Burnaby council to show its heart

Dear Editor: The mayor and council have not engaged in good quality thinking regarding development in Metrotown, Brentwood, Edmonds, and Lougheed.
LETTERS: Red tape doesn't help rental housing woes

LETTERS: Red tape doesn't help rental housing woes

Dear Editor When I read the stories about homelessness, I wonder why no one ever mentioned the red tape landlords have to deal with when trying to evict a troublesome tenant.
LETTERS: Let's see proof of the political will

LETTERS: Let's see proof of the political will

Dear Editor: Re: Time for action on harm reduction, Our View, Burnaby NOW , Aug. 12. Excellent Op-Ed on the tragedy of losing one or two people a day to drug overdoses in BC, and the need to treat this as a health and not a moral issue.