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LETTERS: Mayor isn't telling the whole story on rental housing

LETTERS: Mayor isn't telling the whole story on rental housing

Dear Editor: Regarding: They don’t build them like they used to , Burnaby Now , Sept. 6.
OPINION: How Farnworth's secret is going to pay off

OPINION: How Farnworth's secret is going to pay off

Several weeks ago, NDP house leader Mike Farnworth insisted to me that he was convinced his party was going to be able to cling to power longer than many – including those in that party – had speculated.
LETTERS: Density has no place on busy bottleneck route

LETTERS: Density has no place on busy bottleneck route

Dear Editor: I would love to ask Mayor Derek Corrigan and council about approvals for high-density living spaces in the city, specifically the condo complexes currently being built on Claude Avenue, a narrow road ignored up until now, that runs paral
OPINION: Take a look at gov’t spending

OPINION: Take a look at gov’t spending

There's nothing quite like poring through 87,527 credit card charges to the B.C. government's plastic in 2016/17. Charges that can often be on top of a company's billings to existing government accounts.
OUR VIEW: NDP will carry the can for this one

OUR VIEW: NDP will carry the can for this one

The government giveth and the government taketh away. ’Tis the way it has always been, and this week’s announcement that ICBC rates are going to jump should be no surprise to anyone.
OPINION: NDP headed in right direction

OPINION: NDP headed in right direction

The B.C. legislature will have a noticeably different look when it resumes sitting later this week, as a sea of new faces – 27 of them – will take their places as rookie MLAs.
Very Superstitious: How Fact-Free Parenting Policies Rob Our Kids of Independence

Very Superstitious: How Fact-Free Parenting Policies Rob Our Kids of Independence

This article originally appeared on 5kids1condo.com . It has been republished with permission from the author.
OPINION: What happened to transparency?

OPINION: What happened to transparency?

When news broke recently that Rana Sarkar had been appointed as Canada’s consul-general to San Francisco at a salary somewhere north of $220,000 – well above the official pay range, which tops out at $140,000 – the Prime Minister’s principal adviser,
LETTERS: Pacific Blue Cross situation is unacceptable

LETTERS: Pacific Blue Cross situation is unacceptable

Dear Editor: Re: Time to take health care out of private hands, Inbox, Burnaby NOW , Aug. 30. The letter from Mr. Dillon says it all about the current situation at Pacific Blue Cross.
OUR VIEW: What difference will more teachers make?

OUR VIEW: What difference will more teachers make?

Government spending on buildings is often rated more highly than money spent on people. After all, the fact that a new school or highway is an investment is the justification for going into long-term debt.