Opinion

Vancouver Pride Week is upon us again, and our neighbours in New West are once again getting ready for a week of Pride festivities starting Aug. 6. This year, everyone in British Columbia has one more achievement to be proud of.

For those of you trying to keep track of where various politicians stand on the Kinder Morgan pipeline issue, here's a transcript of Energy Minister Bill Bennett's comments to media recently.

Dear Editor I am writing in response to the July 14 letter from John Hunter (Pipeline vital to provincial economy). If Mr.

Dear Editor In the first election for which I was eligible to vote, I had the privilege to help elect the NDP when Dave Barrett was at the head of the provincial party.

What do a taco and a politician have in common? No, it’s not the setup for a bad joke. We’re posing the question because of two separate events over the past week that got us thinking about the importance of living up to billing. First: Taco Fest.

As a die-hard foodie and taco lover, the recent Burnaby Taco Fest was the biggest disappointment I’ve ever experienced for a festival.

George Gretes, former aide to the transportation minister, was fined last week for lying to the B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner about his role in the triple delete email scandal.

The circus is coming back to town next week, which means B.C.’s MLAs will have to wrench themselves from the barbecue circuit and spend at least a few days arguing excitedly with each other.

Dear Editor I’m writing to you today as it is my wish to comment on the occupation of the building slated for demolition on Imperial Street in Burnaby. It never had to come to this.

Dear Editor Mayor Corrigan and council are absolutely responsible for the development in Metrotown area. The housing buck gets passed from one level of government to the other. Result: nothing gets done re: available housing for everyone.