Opinion

Dear Editor Re: your editorial, Don’t be the guy with the green lawn – don’t be so judgemental.

For families with school-aged children, summer is one of the most stressful and expensive times of the year as they scramble to find and pay for child care. But for parents of younger children, that’s a year-round struggle.

If you’ve ever grumbled about life in Burnaby, then you might want to take a look at the Q&A in our community section.

This somewhat complete list is now almost complete. The only one we're missing is a Green in New Westminser Burnaby. Click on the bolded names for more info.

Dear Editor It is mind- boggling that Metro Vancouverites are unwilling to spend 0.5 per cent more of their tax dollars to improve our public transit system.

Dear Editor Beware of water meters being pushed on the public in Burnaby.

Dear Editor First, let me confess that, in the past, I was amongst those who have abused the usage of water by trying to keep my garden hydrated. With that said, I could not have agreed more with you on the subject of water consumption.

Is B.C.’s fresh water the new oil? Given the near-hysteria around a foreign corporation’s plan to continue to extract a relatively tiny amount of groundwater from an aquifer deep in the ground one might be tempted to make that link.

We’ve gotta take our collective editorial hat off to Andrew Weaver. Weaver, the B.C. Green Party MLA representing Oak Bay-Gordon Head, can always be counted on to remind us why we need to have some non-Liberal, non-NDP voices in the legislature.

Question: I am worried about the health of my children as they are starting to gain weight and they are not as active as they should be, please help! Answer: Many think of weight issues as a problem for adults, but according to the World Health Organ