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Burnaby needs to save rental housing

Burnaby needs to save rental housing

Dear Editor: I am writing on behalf of the Burnaby Task Force On Homelessness. The leading cause of homelessness is poverty. This is documented by national research and is regularly articulated by Burnaby residents living in poverty.
Canada needs to reach a deal on internal trade

Canada needs to reach a deal on internal trade

It is an embarrassing state of affairs when many small businesses report that North-South trade with the U.S. is easier than East-West trade within Canada. But this is nothing new.
OUR VIEW: Without action, this is just lip service

OUR VIEW: Without action, this is just lip service

The truth will set you free. Unfortunately, as poetic as that expression is, it is useless without understanding and action.
Don't hold that LNG victory party quite yet

Don't hold that LNG victory party quite yet

Waiting for the liquefied natural gas industry to finally set up shop in B.C. has been like watching an excruciatingly slowly played football game where the score has remained 0-0 since the opening kickoff.
Liberals' arrogance didn't start with Clark

Liberals' arrogance didn't start with Clark

Dear Editor: Keith Baldrey is right to question whether the Liberal government, under Christy Clark has gone rogue, but I think it started before her, with Gordon Campbell, who started down this path, by marching to the orders of Stephen Harper, and
Wedding vow renewal was a beautiful affair

Wedding vow renewal was a beautiful affair

Dear Editor: I was dismayed and disappointed to read your reporter’s negative story about the Sorbos, who now are together at Normanna Rest Home. She spoke with Arne, who is in his 89th year, and Iris, who at 80 years has dementia.
No common ground: A breastfeeding mom, a restaurant and a social media war

No common ground: A breastfeeding mom, a restaurant and a social media war

I’m a big believer in the power of social media as a force for good. Time and again, in both my own personal life and in the wider world around me, I’ve seen the ways in which it can help serve to create community and unite people in new ways.
OUR VIEW: Saying one thing and doing another

OUR VIEW: Saying one thing and doing another

Some might call it hypocrisy, others might call it just getting to the point a little late, but in any case, it was still hard to believe. Stephen Harper said, “We simply have to find a way to create lower carbon-emitting sources of energy.
Why were recall campaigners excluded?

Why were recall campaigners excluded?

Dear Editor I am a resident in Burnaby North and am concerned that the Burnaby Heights Merchants Association has overstepped its authority by not allowing the B.C.
Nematodes aren't going to solve the chafer problem

Nematodes aren't going to solve the chafer problem

Dear Editor What a gift – the city is going to make a few hundred doses of nematodes available to the first in line. The chafers are flying early this year – I can see them hovering over my boulevard.