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LETTERS: Is it the end of the Trudeau honeymoon? Actually, it’s worse

LETTERS: Is it the end of the Trudeau honeymoon? Actually, it’s worse

Dear Editor, As we approach the end of the first year of government under Trudeau the Second, popular opinion suggests the “honeymoon is over.
LETTERS: Thanks for supporting the Toy Run, Burnaby

LETTERS: Thanks for supporting the Toy Run, Burnaby

Dear Editor, On behalf of the 16 local Christmas Bureaus across the Metro Vancouver area we work with, the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau would like to thank the mayor and council, city engineering department and the Burnaby RCMP detachment for the
OPINION: It's past time for electoral reform

OPINION: It's past time for electoral reform

It’s been a year since the longest federal election campaign in modern Canadian history, and many campaign promises are slowly taking shape.
OPINION: Mayor keeping mum part of smart game plan?

OPINION: Mayor keeping mum part of smart game plan?

We have to wonder if Mayor Derek Corrigan isn’t just keeping us all guessing about his future plans as part of a larger political game plan.
OUR VIEW: A cunning ploy, or a total sellout?

OUR VIEW: A cunning ploy, or a total sellout?

It’s a little like reading tea leaves. Tea leaves in oil. Last week the federal government gave its stamp of approval to a $36 billion LNG plant on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert.
LETTERS: Just say no to Kinder Morgan project

LETTERS: Just say no to Kinder Morgan project

Dear Editor The biggest concern of Canadians with regard to exporting Alberta oil through the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project is about the Canadian economy and jobs for Alberta, without any consideration about the dam
LETTERS: Why Canada Post is failing

LETTERS: Why Canada Post is failing

Dear Editor Let’s take a minute to consider how many times, in recent history, the federal government has permitted Canada Post’s executive team to defer Canada Post’s obligations to the employee’s pension fund, and it becomes obvious why the pension
LETTERS: Burnaby has lost its social-mindedness

LETTERS: Burnaby has lost its social-mindedness

Dear Editor Kudos to the Burnaby Board of Trade for talking face-to-face with its members to find out their issues to better represent their needs. This is a move that Burnaby mayor and councillors might try sometime.
OPINION: The Great Divide in B.C. politics

OPINION: The Great Divide in B.C. politics

The recent gathering of provincial politicians - mostly municipal, but also provincial and some federal - in the capital provided ample evidence of the Great Divide that is deepening in this province.
LETTERS: Don’t raise the speed limits on Capitol Hill

LETTERS: Don’t raise the speed limits on Capitol Hill

Dear Editor I live on Capitol Hill and, in recent years, Burnaby has installed 40 km/h speed signs on the hill, due to the shortness of streets, no sidewalks, ditches and the limited vision on the hill due to the numerous winding roads.