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Burnaby Mountain situation challenging

Burnaby Mountain situation challenging

Dear Editor, It never ceases to amaze me that there are people willing to risk arrest and jail in the name of a cause. It is not an easy decision to make.
Standing behind the police

Standing behind the police

Dear Editor: To the RCMP working on Burnaby Mountain: We recognize the degree of perseverance required to fulfill your duties. The radical climate alarmist lawbreakers will taunt you and attempt to draw you into physical struggles.
Let’s find middle ground

Let’s find middle ground

Dear Editor: I have a pet peeve. It’s people who can’t seem to engage in a rational discussion or find middle ground and compromise. There are countless examples I could point to, but the example that interests me the most here in the context of B.C.
Trustees respond to criticism

Trustees respond to criticism

Dear Editor: Re: “Flash of intelligence” for trustees, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW , Nov. 21. As trustees of the Burnaby board of education, we feel compelled to write a response this letter.
A sad end after 65 years of service

A sad end after 65 years of service

#WeDay. Never heard of it? Well, 20,000 educators and youth have. But don’t worry, you couldn’t buy a ticket to We Day – you only could earn it by taking on one local and one global action.
Shame on us for child poverty rates in B.C.

Shame on us for child poverty rates in B.C.

Once again, we in British Columbia should hang our collective heads in shame. A report by the child and youth advocacy group First Call has released a report that says B.C.'s child poverty rate is the highest in Canada. B.C.
Why the NDP should be worried in B.C.

Why the NDP should be worried in B.C.

The municipal election results in three key areas should cause alarm bells to ring in NDP circles, and celebration fireworks to go off in Green Party ones and perhaps among B.C. Liberals as well.
Burnaby North MLA's silence is deafening

Burnaby North MLA's silence is deafening

Dear Editor: I find it interesting that Mr. Richard Lee, our MLA for Burnaby North, has not made any appearance with respect to the issues with Kinder Morgan on Burnaby Mountain. Tell us, Mr.
When greed killed justice

When greed killed justice

Dear Editor: Re: Sober second look needed in this situation, Opinion, Burnaby NOW, Nov. 21. I couldn't agree more with your calming editorial.
Burnaby Mountain protests are a no-win situation

Burnaby Mountain protests are a no-win situation

Dear Editor: Who are the protesters on Burnaby Mountain and when did it become their mountain? In my 20-plus years of daily walks in the area, I haven't seen any of them.