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Public forum will raise awareness of past wrongs

Public forum will raise awareness of past wrongs

Is it a cynical ploy to appease Chinese voters or a serious attempt to heal old wounds and move forward? The provincial government is gathering input from the public on how to properly address an apology to the Chinese community for past injustices.
Muckraking in Silver Creek after coal spill

Muckraking in Silver Creek after coal spill

I went out on Monday, combing the banks of Burnaby's Silver Creek with NOW photographer Jennifer Gauthier and local streamkeeper Alan James.
PM's musings on pipeline mean little

PM's musings on pipeline mean little

As the clock ticks ever closer to the day the federal government decides whether to give the Northern Gateway pipeline project final approval, everything Prime Minister Stephen Harper has to say about the subject will increasingly be analyzed to the
Transit troubles make malls a no-go

Transit troubles make malls a no-go

Dear Editor: Re: Mayor, council to blame for mess, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 10.
Consider the source of complaints against mayor

Consider the source of complaints against mayor

Dear Editor: In reference to the letter "Bus loop a potential disaster" in your edition of Jan. 8, and to the opinion piece "Mayor, council to blame for mess" of Jan.
Voters deserve to see their MLAs in action

Voters deserve to see their MLAs in action

The B.C. legislature will begin sitting again this February, for the first time in months. Last year, provincial politicians in B.C. got together in Victoria for a mere 36 days.
Incinerator creates toxic mess for region

Incinerator creates toxic mess for region

Dear Editor: An incinerator fouls not only our airshed, with thousands of unknown toxins and a ton of greenhouse gases for every ton burned. It fouls our rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
Mayor, council to blame for Brentwood bus mess

Mayor, council to blame for Brentwood bus mess

In his recent letter to the editor (Mayor not at fault for this mess, Burnaby NOW, Dec. 27, Mr. McQueen calls the decision to close the bus loop at Brentwood "asinine" and lays the blame on TransLink.
Cancer diagnosis changed family's life

Cancer diagnosis changed family's life

Dear Editor: On one fine March day the telephone rang in our house. The three words I heard have changed our lives forever: "Caleb has cancer." How can that be? Our almost three-year-old grandson had been admitted to B.C.
Will deporting Lennikov make Canada safer?

Will deporting Lennikov make Canada safer?

Dear Editor: Re: Former KGB agent offered ticket to Russia, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 1. After reading this story, I found it quite disturbing that a "civil liberties" organization here in B.C.