Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Christmas is about Christ, so let’s say so, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW , Jan. 3. The recent letter to the editor from Tony and Pat Schmidt asks, if Christmas is about Christ, why don’t we say so.

Dear Editor: Contrary to the impression created in a letter to the Burnaby NOW (Oct.

Will the selling of marijuana in liquor stores result in poor health outcomes, higher health costs and more impaired driving? The answer, according to two credible and well-respected medical professionals, is a resounding “yes,” and it’s an answer th

There are some ongoing costs attached to the NDP government’s various electoral-reform initiatives, and a lot of them are piling up in Elections B.C.’s budget. The independent office got its $10.

Scrolling through the headlines of 2017 reminds us, yet again, of how important – no, make that vital – people are to the life of this city and this newspaper.

Dear Editor: Re: Some humble wishes for Christmas, Our View, Burnaby NOW , Dec. 20. Wish number 2 is for “a real homeless shelter in Burnaby.

Dear Editor: Re: Traditions – they’re all about the love, Our View, Burnaby NOW , Dec. 22. Thank you for simply telling it like it is in your editorial.

We can’t just leap into 2018 without first crawling out on the proverbial pundit limb. Yes, it’s time for the annual new year predictions. Thankfully few readers (with the marked exception of politicians) remember our predictions from years past.

With its first budget in sight on the near horizon, the NDP government is about to discover the heavy lifting that comes with being in government.

Who could possibly have imagined what 2017 had in store for British Columbia 12 months ago? We were all eye witnesses to a future political science seminar that left 87 MLAs sitting in the B.C.