Opinion

I’m not sure what I’ll end up regretting when I’m on my death bed, but kissing Jeff Bennett in Grade 6 will likely rank in the top 10. It’s not that he was such a bad guy (as far as Grade 6 guys go) but he did have one tiny flaw. He had a cold sore.

The beginning of this week marked the deadline for most Canadians to file their taxes. But there’s a segment of the population unlikely to have been handing over the last shoebox full of receipts or sweating over a calculator.

Burnaby is hiking your taxes by 2.65 per cent. It could be worse, and it could be better. Over on the North Shore, West Vancouver is hiking its taxes by 6.89 per cent and North Vancouver is hiking theirs by 3.9 per cent. So, 2.

The B.C. Liberals show no sign of dropping their public pretence that all is well in the world and that their hold on power in this province will not end anytime soon, no matter how many controversies may befall them.

Dear Editor Regarding the Art Poll (asking whether Burnaby needs a new art gallery): What other art gallery has such historical significance and a ghost to boot! We must keep it right where it is and enjoy the beautiful setting as well.

Dear Editor: Re: Risk of an oil spill is just too large, Opinion, Burnaby NOW, April 28. Trans Mountain believes the safety of our coastline is paramount.

Blame it on the sunshine that’s baking my brain as I type this on my patio. Blame it on my inherent inability to stay out of arguments and a streak of the contrarian that’s part of my nature.

What is this thing we call leadership? That’s the question I was asked to decode for an audience of woman business owners last week.

Has anything changed since last year for homeless youth in the city? We doubt it. In fact, things have probably gotten harder for kids out on the streets.

The recent real estate price boom has a lot of alarming aspects, but the most alarming is not to do with prices, losing our heritage or increasing the footprint of homes.