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Why we need to save Canada Post

Why we need to save Canada Post

Postal workers have just come through our busiest time of the year. Two out of every three parcels we deliver are delivered during the holiday season.
Stupidity and fearmongering hurt us all

Stupidity and fearmongering hurt us all

What do a recent measles outbreak and climate change have in common? They're both issues involving clear scientific evidence that many people feel free to ignore in favour of their personal belief system.
Kudos to Brentwood Town Centre crew

Kudos to Brentwood Town Centre crew

Dear Editor: In the past few days I have been going to Brentwood mall to have my morning coffee. This morning, while sitting there sipping at my coffee, something came to my realization.
Writer showed ignorance on Site C dam

Writer showed ignorance on Site C dam

Dear Editor: Re: Time to move ahead with Site C, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Dec. 19. I'd like to ask Jessica Verheyden where she says she lives. And I'd like to know who she works for.
Burnaby parking enforcement is lacking

Burnaby parking enforcement is lacking

Dear Editor: As a Burnaby resident, I frequent many areas of the city in which many of these locations have parking restrictions. While out the other day, I came across a very pleasant City of Burnaby parking enforcement officer.
7 Reasons Millennials Should Vote Yes on the Transit Referendum

7 Reasons Millennials Should Vote Yes on the Transit Referendum

Tax hike? F*ck no. That is pretty much the central intellectual argument put forth by Jordan Bateman, and his loyal penny-pinching minion’s at the right wing think tank the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
Who'll watch the watchers?

Who'll watch the watchers?

Hot on the heels of the latest round of Islamist attacks, this week the federal government introduced yet another anti-terrorism bill.
B.C. Parks needs to shape up

B.C. Parks needs to shape up

Dear Editor: I just read Christina Myers' In My Opinion article (Don't take away our camping, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 30 issue) on camping and the fee increases. I wholeheartedly agree with her statements.
The hypocrisy of Mayor Derek Corrigan

The hypocrisy of Mayor Derek Corrigan

Mayor Derek Corrigan is complaining that Kinder Morgan "may" be using some of the service fees granted by the National Energy Board to Kinder Morgan to pay for advertising associated with the pipeline expansion.
It's not easy pegging Greens

It's not easy pegging Greens

A recent dustup on social media between an NDP MLA and B.C.'s lone Green Party MLA provides a few more clues about the apparent shifting political landscape in this province.