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In defence of Burnaby's Greens

In defence of Burnaby's Greens

Re: Wait for implosion, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 3. I write to you in my capacity as president of the Burnaby Municipal Greens. In this role I countersigned nomination papers for our 2011 slate.
B.C. should follow Burnaby's lead

B.C. should follow Burnaby's lead

Dear Editor: Congratulations, Burnaby, for putting the health of your community and successive generations first (City files civil claim to stop Kinder Morgan, Sept. 10).
Yes, $3 makes a difference

Yes, $3 makes a difference

Dear Editor: They say a $3 increase will not break the bank for most drivers.
Liberals need a reality check

Liberals need a reality check

Dear Editor: Education Minister Peter Fassbender and Premier Christy Clark have stated numerous times that the B.C. Teachers' Federation needs to be "realistic." I am a teacher and I have a reality check for them.
Is this really worth the $200?

Is this really worth the $200?

Dear Editor: Is $200 really stopping us from opening the public schools? Once again the government has rejected the B.C. Teachers' Federations's offer to have their labour dispute settled through binding arbitration.
Liberals are the bad guys here

Liberals are the bad guys here

Dear Editor: Re: Fassbender: Wage demands must be cut, Sept. 5 If anyone had any doubts which party is blocking progress in the teacher's labour dispute, that became glaringly clear yesterday.
It's hard to keep Clark in the legislature

It's hard to keep Clark in the legislature

For a woman who campaigned hard (twice) for a seat in the B.C. legislature, Premier Christy Clark sure doesn't seem to like the place very much.
Clark may win this one - but at what cost?

Clark may win this one - but at what cost?

The latest twist in the teachers' dispute is starting to remind us of one of those old cartoons where someone is staring up the wrong end of the barrel of a rifle and snickering, "I've got you right where I want you.
Full statement on Brian Bonney Election Act charges

Full statement on Brian Bonney Election Act charges

Here is the full statement from the Criminal Justice Branch on the Election Act charges against Brian Bonney and Mark Robertson. Since the investigation is ongoing, the authorities won't say much else besides what's here.
Recall campaigns just aren't gonna make it

Recall campaigns just aren't gonna make it

There's no doubt that emotions are running high in the teachers' contract dispute, so it is perhaps not surprising that all kinds of people are trying to whip up enthusiasm getting recall campaigns organized against B.C. Liberal MLAs.