Opinion

By now, every reporter and editor in the province has likely gotten into at least one good, rip-roaring debate about journalistic ethics - all stemming from the now-infamous Huffington Post blog post by Carol Todd.

The premier of China, Li Keqiang, said it like this: "It is no good to be poor in a beautiful environment, nor is it any good to be well-off and to live with the consequences of environmental degradation.

Governments like to release bad news on Fridays, and a prime example of that was last week's announcement that the Fraser Health Authority was in trouble. Of course, the official news release didn't actually frame it in those words.

Dear Editor: I am new to Vancouver as of August 2012, and moved to Burnaby August 2013. Best move I have ever made. Why anyone lives anywhere else is beyond me.

Seriously, how can B.C. Hydro justify their costs relating to retaining the analogue meter? This letter is in response to recent undated correspondence from B.C. Hydro.

The B.C. Liberals just can't seem to help themselves. On Oct. 30, the Burnaby NOW reported that the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion was going to have to make budget cuts in order to pay for wage increases.

In the 20th century, the argument against doctor-assisted suicide cited horror stories of "loved ones" killing someone with a disability for emotional or financial reasons.

Dear Editor: Re: Tree bylaw just doesn’t cut it, Burnaby NOW , Oct. 25. I read with interest the article regarding the proposed tree bylaw changes and the comments by Walter Hallam.

Dear Editor: Every month there seems to be another announcement of a new tower proposal at Metrotown.

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan often refers to them as those people who rush in while others are rushing out. His reference, of course, is to those men and women who wear the uniforms of Burnaby firefighters.