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LETTERS: We need the oil industry

LETTERS: We need the oil industry

Dear Editor Re: Is columnist lobbying for the oil industry? , Burnaby NOW, Feb. 17. Thank goodness we have political commentators as unbiased as Keith Baldrey.
LETTERS: City should take action on fire planning

LETTERS: City should take action on fire planning

Dear Editor If, according to deputy fire chief Chris Bowcock, Kinder Morgan is in contravention of city bylaws for their lack of fire pre-plans, perhaps the City of Burnaby’s fire department should do their job and be proactive in following up.
LETTERS: City has let its residents down

LETTERS: City has let its residents down

Dear Editor Mr. Corrigan and council, before the next election, need to explain how they have fulfilled the glowing promises issued after the previous election and found in the City of Burnaby InfoBurnaby winter 2015 issue.
OPINION: Are millennials getting shafted again?

OPINION: Are millennials getting shafted again?

One of the more provocative reactions to the B.C.
OUR VIEW: Vote grabber or not, this one's a good move

OUR VIEW: Vote grabber or not, this one's a good move

How much is that doggy in the window? A better question might be: Did he come from an ethical and caring breeder who treated his mother humanely? It’s a question the province has deemed now needs to be answered, announcing on Monday that dog and cat
LETTERS: BROKE is trying to prevent a catastrophe

LETTERS: BROKE is trying to prevent a catastrophe

Dear Editor: Trans Mountain (Kinder Morgan Canada) claimed that BROKE, in its final oral submission to the National Energy Board, had broken a procedural rule.
LETTERS: Council needs to advocate for affordable housing

LETTERS: Council needs to advocate for affordable housing

Dear Editor: I want to thank ACORN Burnaby for their continued advocacy on the issue of renters'rights and more generally on affordable housing.
OPINION: How can B.C. get past the PST?

OPINION: How can B.C. get past the PST?

Gordon Campbell’s political miscalculation in 2009 to impose a harmonized sales tax on an unsuspecting public, shortly after an election where promises to the contrary had been made, continues to haunt the province.
LETTERS: Residents lose in BCA turf war hypocrisy

LETTERS: Residents lose in BCA turf war hypocrisy

Dear Editor re: City leaders can’t have it both ways, editorial, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 4. This recent NOW editorial astutely observes city council’s hypocrisy over jurisdiction.
OPINION: MSP is still a touchy subject

OPINION: MSP is still a touchy subject

To understand what drives the B.C. Liberal government more than anything else, look no further than the budget it tabled last week. I’m not referring to any particular service or program, or tax or tax break. No, the B.C.