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Canada Pension Plan can easily be saved

Canada Pension Plan can easily be saved

Dear Editor: Since 2010 there has been a growing awareness among provincial, territorial and federal finance ministers that Canadians are facing a pension crisis.
Too many cities, too much money

Too many cities, too much money

Is it time to go the way of the megacity in B.C.?
As time goes by, veterans' sacrifice endures

As time goes by, veterans' sacrifice endures

As we prepare for another Remembrance Day, the immensity of veterans' actions endures. If the attendance at last year's Remembrance Day ceremonies in Burnaby is any indication, people continue to respect and honour the sacrifice of past generations.
Get back to basics with kids' education

Get back to basics with kids' education

Dear Editor: A cautionary tale for Kindergarten to Grade 9 curriculum renewal: "There once was an impatient farmer. He was so anxious that he went into his field every day to measure his plants.
Let's not get too sentimental about trees

Let's not get too sentimental about trees

Dear Editor: Re: Trees bylaw just doesn't cut it, and Tree bylaw issue not so clear cut, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. I could not have agreed more with the writers. I love trees.
Fifty shades of journalistic grey: Of Carol Todd, Gillian Shaw and a raging ethical debate

Fifty shades of journalistic grey: Of Carol Todd, Gillian Shaw and a raging ethical debate

By now, every reporter and editor in the province has likely gotten into at least one good, rip-roaring debate about journalistic ethics - all stemming from the now-infamous Huffington Post blog post by Carol Todd.
Fraser Surrey Docks' coal plans make no sense in today's world

Fraser Surrey Docks' coal plans make no sense in today's world

The premier of China, Li Keqiang, said it like this: "It is no good to be poor in a beautiful environment, nor is it any good to be well-off and to live with the consequences of environmental degradation.
Big trouble ahead for B.C. health care

Big trouble ahead for B.C. health care

Governments like to release bad news on Fridays, and a prime example of that was last week's announcement that the Fraser Health Authority was in trouble. Of course, the official news release didn't actually frame it in those words.
New Burnaby resident says beauty is breathtaking

New Burnaby resident says beauty is breathtaking

Dear Editor: I am new to Vancouver as of August 2012, and moved to Burnaby August 2013. Best move I have ever made. Why anyone lives anywhere else is beyond me.
How can B.C. Hydro justify costs?

How can B.C. Hydro justify costs?

Seriously, how can B.C. Hydro justify their costs relating to retaining the analogue meter? This letter is in response to recent undated correspondence from B.C. Hydro.