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OPINION: We saved B.C. film, but who'll save us?

OPINION: We saved B.C. film, but who'll save us?

Every once in a while, you’ll see one of those faded red bumper stickers from 2013, pleading to “Save B.C. Film!” Well, mission accomplished – thanks to a Canadian dollar that has slumped below 70 cents US. The film business is booming in B.C.
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LETTERS: Stanley Cup rioters should be made to pay

LETTERS: Stanley Cup rioters should be made to pay

Dear Editor Regarding the 2011 Stanley Cup riot: Were any of the over 300 people charged, and of those the 293 found guilty made to pay fines or restitution toward the $5 million spent to convict them? Hit them in the pocketbook as well as jail time
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LETTERS: City councillor has resident's back

LETTERS: City councillor has resident's back

Dear Editor Re: Realty group slams Burnaby councillor for comments, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 20. As a Burnaby resident, I know who has my back. It’s not the people profiting from developing our limited ALR and industrial land, it’s Coun. Nick Volkow.
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LETTERS: Why believe election promises?

LETTERS: Why believe election promises?

Dear Editor I had a good laugh reading your newspaper this morning that people are actually expecting Mr. Trudeau to fulfill his election promises in regards to the Kinder Morgan pipeline and the Site C dam.
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LETTERS: Property 'price' is different than 'value'

LETTERS: Property 'price' is different than 'value'

Dear Editor Re: Volkow wants the madness to stop, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 8. That picture on the front page tells the whole story. That is a house, a home sweet home, not an investment.
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SFU wins dual swim meet

SFU wins dual swim meet

New Westminster’s Justin Kiedrzyn won two events and helped Simon Fraser University collect two other events at a dual meet with the University of Victoria on Sunday.
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OUR VIEW: Schools get with the coding program

OUR VIEW: Schools get with the coding program

Computer coding is coming to B.C.’s school curriculum, and it’s about time. We are tired of watching our best and brightest decamp to the U.S.
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LETTERS: Here's a tip - improve your service

LETTERS: Here's a tip - improve your service

Dear Editor Regarding Sarah Savic Kallesoe’s comments about tipping garbage collectors: Tipping is generally given as a gratuity for exceptional service or that which is above the standard level of acceptance.
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LETTERS: Here's a way to stop the gift thieves

LETTERS: Here's a way to stop the gift thieves

Dear Editor Re: The perils of giving, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 13. This is in regard to missing gifts meant for recyclers, yard waste pickup and garbage men.
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LETTERS: What's the solution to housing madness?

LETTERS: What's the solution to housing madness?

Dear Editor Re: Volkow wants the madness to stop, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 8. Councillor Volkow’s assessments are almost the same as mine. If I sell my house now I will have made over a million dollars tax-free – for doing nothing. This is insane.
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