Opinion

Dear Editor Re: free recreation passes for refugees. “There is no cost to taxpayers.” This is not the principle of the free passes.

Dear Editor Re: Our View – Let’s stop this race to the bottom, Our View Burnaby NOW , April 6. Woohoo! Hooray! And thank you! It is good to see an opinion from a company recognizing how disgraceful the minimum wage in B.C.

Dear Editor Burnaby’s city council, just who are they working for? I moved to Burnaby in 2008, and since moving here I voted for Derek Corrigan and his team in the last two municipal elections, but I no longer have confidence in either him, or his co

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, smoking causes about 85 per cent of lung cancer cases Canada and smokers shorten their lives by eight to 10 years on average.

My View

B.C. has now earned the dubious distinction of having the lowest minimum wage in the country.That happened Friday, after New Brunswick – previously the province with the lowest hourly wage – raised its minimum wage to $10.65, surpassing B.C.

No doubt the B.C.

Dear Editor Re: Don’t make taxpayers cover the cost for refugee leisure passes, Letters to the editor, April 1. Just to clarify, there is no actual out of pocket cost to the taxpayer of providing leisure passes to the refugees.

Dear Editor It was with sincere interest that I read the crisp and insightful article in the Burnaby NOW on March 1. The title of the article says it all: “Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart wants to put a price on sexism in politics.

No one could be blamed for wanting to scream “go to your rooms” at some local council meetings across B.C. Seven of eight Nanaimo city councillors want their mayor, Bill McKay, to quit.