Opinion

Dear Editor: I walked around Burnaby Lake last Sunday with my very well-trained dog. One hundred per cent of the dogs I met were not vicious – playful, excited, happy or nervous, but not vicious.

Last week, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled that Canada’s laws against assisted suicide are constitutional. They may very well be, but it does not make them just.

Dear editor: Re: Kudos for dog bylaw, Letters to the edtior, Burnaby NOW , Oct. 9.

Dear Editor: Re: Kudos for dog bylaw, Burnaby NOW , Letters to the editor, Oct. 9.

Ever since she became leader of the B.C. Liberal Party, Christy Clark has sought to distance herself from her predecessor, Gordon Campbell, whenever possible. And she may be doing it again when it comes to dealing with climate change.

Eight years hasn’t been long enough for a week to solve the problem, but it is creating awareness and making a difference.

The kitchen is perhaps the most important room in the average home. You cook there. You clean there. You eat there. You store food there. You hang out there. Parties often end up there as the festivities start to fade into the wee hours.

Every province tries to be cool in its own way. You've got your Albertan version (tough cowboys), your Maritime version (fiddle-playing Celtic folks with weird accents), and your B.C. version (stoned slackers).

Dear Editor: Re: City will keep pit bulls muzzled in dog bylaw, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 2.

Dear Editor: Re: "Burnaby mayor back from whirlwind tour of waste-energy facilities in Sweden," Burnaby NOW online, Sept. 27.