Opinion

Getting around, is becoming more and more difficult as governments continue to practice "restraint" in budgeting for services. This is most evident when it comes to maintaining and improving the public bus system.

Dear Editor: For far too long I had believed that Keith Baldrey had missed his date with destiny, but I am beginning to think that he has now, finally, found his pace.

Dear Editor: The cost of exporting oil, gas and coal is exorbitant in taxpayer and shareholder dollars. Pipelines, rail, tankers, refineries, ports, on both sides of the Pacific - fossil fuels to build and operate such systems are incalculable.

Love him or hate him, David Suzuki is a cultural icon of the environmental movement on the West Coast. Recently I saw his Carbon Manifesto video on Youtube, and it affected me.

Dear Editor, Please accept this letter as a response to Tom Peters’, owner of Pet Habitat, delegation to council, Nov. 18, 2013.

Dear Editor: Re: Teacher disciplined for using inappropriate force, Burnaby NOW , Nov. 15. I read about the teacher who was using inappropriate discipline. I think that she should have been fired immediately for mistreating her students.

Dear Editor, Re: Local tree advocate worries slow process leading to clearcutting, Burnaby NOW , Nov. 8. Give me strength.

The passing last week of a former B.C. labour leader was a reminder of how much both the labour movement and the so-called “political left” have changed in this province.

Right about the time you thought you couldn’t get more disillusioned about the Red Chamber, it is revealed that nearly half of Canada’s senators are moonlighting – and not for minimum wage.

We've often wondered how local streamkeepers, or environmental advocates of any stripe, can keep up the good fight when the odds often appear stacked against them.