Opinion

Dear Editor, Growing up both "mountain" biking and conserving wetlands and natural environments in the Lower Mainland (and appearing at council meetings around both issues), a glaring absence becomes apparent.

Dear Editor: Re: UniverCity ready for more development, Burnaby NOW, July 10. I live in the Glenayre neighbourhood of Port Moody just below the UniverCity residential development.

B.C. food banks are looking at ways of providing more nutritious items for the hungry - but they need our help

Dear Editor: Re: new Edmonds pool. What a wonderful addition to our city! As a "swim family" we applaud the decisions made by the city to ensure that, unlike the Eileen Dailly facility, this new pool can accommodate swimmers.

Dear Editor: Re: Bikes bad for nature?, Burnaby NOW, July 2I As a longtime member of the Burnaby Mountain Bike Association, I have been very impressed with what the association has done over the past decade with the environmental concerns of this bea

It's an issue that has come up again and again in Burnaby over the past 14 years - should the city set up an emergency notification system for residents near the Chevron refinery? Thus far, city council has not made it a priority.

Dear Editor: On July 3, MLA Jane Thornthwaite made a statement in the legislature about the opening of the seventh sound stage at Burnaby's Bridge Studios.

Dogs are amazing creatures that have an uncanny ability to provide insights into human behaviour - and human limitations. Their deep and profound devotion to a "master" often mirrors our own penchant for religiosity.

Question: How can I reduce the amount of white clover in our lawn? We absolutely do not wish to use a herbicide, but I am not sure what will work. My wife does not mind clover and says it is good for the soil. But I would prefer a bit more grass.

Dear Editor: Re: Bikes bad for nature?, Burnaby NOW, July 5. In 1970, while preparing walking trails throughout Burnaby, I met with a group of motorcyclists (mud bikers) on Burnaby Mountain.