Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Mayor offers to meet with advocates, Burnaby NOW , Nov. 25. So the mayor finally deigns to have a meeting with the housing activists at ACORN to discuss Metrotown Maywood demovictions.

While the Trudeau government is currently making waves with its pipeline approvals, something else the government is about to do is getting less public attention yet has the potential to have the most impact on provinces in the short term.

Hate to be one of those folk that B.C. Housing minister Rich Coleman believes has nothing better to do than get up and whine every day, but the B.C. government's affordable housing plan announced last week falls short. Sorry, someone had to say it.

Dear Editor These were Mr. Trudeau’s words at last year’s Climate Conference in Paris: “Today, with my signature, I give you our word that Canada’s efforts will not cease,” Trudeau said Friday.

Dear Editor An open letter to Mayor Derek Corrigan and Burnaby city council; Re: Rezoning at Imperial and Dunblane As a citizen and resident of Burnaby, I object vehemently to the latest rezoning proposal, which will result in the demolition of four

Dear Editor My name is Isabelle Zhan and I live in Burnaby. I think we need more jobs that pay enough for survival needs. Firstly, why I want you to do this is because many people have a very low pay.

It’s not surprising that the two groups of people hardest hit by poverty in B.C. are children and seniors. It is also reprehensible.

Dear Editor Re: ‘Evict Corrigan’, Trending Comments, pg. 7 in the Opinion section of Burnaby NOW, Nov. 16. The writer asks: “Not even one very old tree left standing in all these woods round Vancouver? Please tell me if I am wrong.

Dear Editor Engineers, almost by definition, draw their determinations from facts rather than the court of public opinion.

One of B.C.'s oldest political footballs is being kicked around again, and the kicking is expected to continue for some time. I'm referring to the Insurance Corporation of B.C. which, along with fellow Crown corporation B.C.