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Sign language - it has its risks and rewards

Sign language - it has its risks and rewards

To be sure, election signs are just another form of advertising. Granted, in Canadian and B.C. political campaigns they have evolved into rather plain, single-slogan placards.
What is your doctor writing on your chart?

What is your doctor writing on your chart?

Exactly what is in your personal medical record - the paper file in your family doctor's office or the electronic record in the clinic's computer? What key information should you know by heart or at least have at your own fingertips? With every medic
Phelps doesn't know Corrigans

Phelps doesn't know Corrigans

Dear Editor: Re: Mayor should quit complaining, Letters, Burnaby NOW, April 17. I know Derek Corrigan and his wife, Kathy.
Incinerators still produce waste

Incinerators still produce waste

Zero waste is a new pillar of sustainability, and an important part of reducing our ecological footprint.
Burnaby ignoring the homeless

Burnaby ignoring the homeless

Dear Editor: Re: Homelessness costs city taxpayers, Burnaby NOW, April 12. I am surprised that the city has not addressed the problem of our homeless along with the provincial government.
Far more heroes than villains in this world

Far more heroes than villains in this world

It always seems so utterly incomprehensible. How a human being can deliberately seek to injure innocent children, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers. Whether the destruction is wrought with homemade bombs or manufactured assault rifles.
Incinerators make waste

Incinerators make waste

Dear Editor: Re: No real alternative to incineration: Mayor, Burnaby NOW, April 10. Mayor Derek Corrigan has made several claims about a recent study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Wilderness Committee that are just not correct.
Halt incinerator program

Halt incinerator program

Dear Editor: Re: No real alternative to incineration: Mayor, Burnaby NOW, April 10. I disagree with Mayor Derek Corrigan's assertion that there is no real alternative to incineration. There are, of course, alternatives.
Keeping track of old records

Keeping track of old records

For a good part of my childhood, my mom would take me to almost monthly visits to my pediatrician for rheumatoid arthritis treatments. She also took me for many blood tests and X-rays.
Burnaby students donate $5,500

Burnaby students donate $5,500

Dear Editor: On April 10, I attended a fundraiser event at Michael J. Fox Theatre that was organized and hosted by the Burnaby District Student Advisory Council.