Opinion

Dear Editor Now that the court has ruled that Burnaby’s attempt to block Trans Mountain by passing bylaws intended to obstruct the work was without merit, the city will now have to pay Trans Mountain’s legal fees.

Dear Editor Re: “What people think but dare not say” and Why does Burnaby have to take refugees,” Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW . Even as many of us celebrate our respective wisdom traditions, I see we are understandably haunted by fear.

‘Tis the season for festive fun, time with family and, sadly, house fires. And not the kind in the fireplace that everyone gathers around holding a hot mug of cocoa.

It’s not Christmas until you’ve heard a choir sing. Or two choirs. Or three. Or a whole bunch of ’em, as the case may be.

Dear Editor Congratulations to BC NDP Leader, John Horgan, and the NDP Opposition for coming up with a viable alternative to the Site C dam.

Dear Editor: The Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association (GVJCCA) denounces the despicable terrorist attacks in Paris and other parts of the world.

Dear Editor Re: Why should Burnaby house the refugees?, Inbox, Burnaby NOW, Nov. 25. Please note that I am in total agreement with Larry Bennett.

Kinder Morgan’s application to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline with a twin line, currently before National Energy Board hearings, is fatally flawed because of Kinder Morgan’s insistence on expanding its existing marine terminal in Burnaby.

It sometimes seems like one step forward and two steps back in the battle for gender equality. Justin Trudeau took one huge leap for gender equality in government when he built a cabinet with 50 per cent men and 50 per cent women.

Few issues are as challenging for the New Democratic Party than energy-related ones, and proof of that can be seen in two recent moves by the party both here in B.C. and right next door in Alberta.