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City must save affordable rental housing

City must save affordable rental housing

Dear Editor: I'm pleased to see that the master plan for redeveloping the Brentwood and Lougheed Town Centres includes significant numbers of rental units in most of the towers being constructed.
Journalistic integrity has taken another hit

Journalistic integrity has taken another hit

Dear editor, Re: Trending – Recall Campaign fails to oust Richard Lee, June 24, 2015 Journalistic integrity is taking a hit.
The changing face of work in B.C.

The changing face of work in B.C.

High above the second floor rotunda in the B.C. legislature are four murals that celebrate the industries that helped create this province.
Purge the bureaucracy and save taxpayers' money

Purge the bureaucracy and save taxpayers' money

City bureaucracies are a bit like junk drawers – they need a good purging every once in a while.
OUR VIEW: There's too much money in politics

OUR VIEW: There's too much money in politics

Alberta’s newly minted NDP Premier Rachel Notley has passed her first piece of legislation – a bill that will halt donations from unions and corporations.
Seriously? You stole a tree from a church?

Seriously? You stole a tree from a church?

Dear Editor This letter is for the person who stole a small, red Japanese maple tree from our lovely church garden in Burnaby. That tree was planted in April and was a gift for baby Dakota.
Sea of towers doesn't suit Lougheed neighbourhood

Sea of towers doesn't suit Lougheed neighbourhood

Dear Editor In February 2014, I attended the initial public open house on the proposed redevelopment of the Lougheed Mall. The display panels were coy about the scale of this project.
Million-dollar homeowners can't catch a break

Million-dollar homeowners can't catch a break

Dear Editor For most, it’s satisfying when the assessed value of our home increases. The more it rises, the more we’re certain to realize an even greater return should we decide to sell. It’s a nice feeling, that.
Federal election is a real three-way race

Federal election is a real three-way race

The looming federal election is already shaping up to be one of the most intriguing, interesting and historical contests in decades.
OUR VIEW: Whistleblower protection is needed

OUR VIEW: Whistleblower protection is needed

“Enough of the obfuscating, weaseling, dissimulation, doubletalk, verbal subterfuge, stonewalling and other distasteful conduct that hangs like a miasma over the shameful events surrounding the precipitous firing of eight Ministry of Health researche