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NEB is helping Kinder Morgan

NEB is helping Kinder Morgan

Dear Editor: The second round of National Energy Board hearings regarding the Kinder Morgan proposal to massively expand the Trans Mountain oil pipeline has begun. Can we expect an open process that seeks out and encourages public input? Hardly.
Choir geeks of the world, unite - and bring the kids!

Choir geeks of the world, unite - and bring the kids!

I knew I loved them for a reason. Well, besides the fact that they're ridiculously talented and make gorgeous music together.
Safety of our children should be top priority

Safety of our children should be top priority

We are inundated with community service announcements asking us if we are ready for an earthquake. They remind us to have extra food, plenty of water, emergency plans for the family - all good and necessary things.
Burnaby Mountain 'warrior' stands up for us all

Burnaby Mountain 'warrior' stands up for us all

Dear Editor: Burnaby Mountain Warrior? It only takes one. And Alan Dutton, a retired professor, certainly takes that title in my opinion.
Why Stephen Harper is still the one to beat

Why Stephen Harper is still the one to beat

How is it that Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has been vilified by his political opponents like few politicians before him, is still the front-runner when it comes to winning the next federal election in October? How can someone who stirs up deep
Alan Dutton's case raises alarming questions

Alan Dutton's case raises alarming questions

The curious case of Alan Dutton raises troubling questions about our rights to protest. The Burnaby resident stuck his neck out and decided not to settle in Kinder Morgan's multimillion-dollar civil suit. Instead, he tried to get the B.C.
Why we need to care about pipeline ownership

Why we need to care about pipeline ownership

Why should we here in Burnaby be concerned that as of Nov. 26, 2014 the Trans Mountain Pipeline LP has a new owner? This happened when Kinder Morgan Inc. acquired 100 per cent ownership from Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP.
Burnaby's dog charges are unfair

Burnaby's dog charges are unfair

Dear Editor: I'm wondering why the City of Burnaby charges four times as much to license a "vicious" dog, as it does a non-vicious dog? When I talked to city staff, I was told that the fee was because there was an increased cost to the city to deal w
B.C. is working to provide seniors' housing

B.C. is working to provide seniors' housing

Dear Editor: Re: New homeless strategy could leave seniors out in the cold, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 8.
Burnaby's new food waste plan is garbage

Burnaby's new food waste plan is garbage

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