Opinion

Dear Editor: Fellow citizens, are you aware that Burnaby is implementing a prohibition on the disposal of food into our garbage bins, and that we will begin incurring fines if our garbage is "contaminated" with food, or includes even anything soiled

Dear Editor: Re: Site C a no-brainer, Letter to Editor, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 9. The B.C. Liberals refuse to allow the B.C. Utilities Commission to review the financial viability of the $8.

Dear Editor: Re: Fighting for the right to protest, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 7. Finally - a face to go with the name! Mr. Dutton, an inveterate opinion page correspondent, has been "protesting" for as many years as I can remember now.

Dear Editor: If you ever want to be uproariously entertained, pack a sandwich and watch the intersection of Bainbridge and Winston for about 20 minutes while playing the Benny Hill soundtrack.

Trying to gauge whether a liquefied natural gas industry is going to finally establish a toe-hold in this province remains a risky endeavor, more so now that oil prices have plummeted to near-record lows.

Canada is in the market for a new fighter jet, but we’ve been kicking the tires for quite a while now. You might remember back in 2012, when the government was all hot and bothered over the F-35, the so-called “fifth generation” fighter that the U.S.

Some people will see the Charlie Hebdo shooting as a question of freedom of religion. But it’s not really that, although there is a bit of it at play.

Dear Editor: I don’t understand what all the fuss is about the Site C dam. It’s been part of the energy plan for B.C. for more than half a century, and there are already two dams on the Peace River. These other two dams have been powering B.C.

Dear Editor: I watched the local news on New Year’s Day, in regards to those who went to downtown Vancouver to celebrate and how they where stranded for hours by not being able to get a taxi.

The year has barely stepped out on the stage and we're already pondering our hopes for what it will deliver.