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Thanks for returning cash

Thanks for returning cash

Dear Editor: I am a senior living in Burnaby and have recently begun to use TaxiSavers occasionally.
Love letter for the Green party

Love letter for the Green party

Dear Editor: I have some ideas of what I would like to see happening in my community with respect to government. I love how one of the "green" parties - the "greenest" one I can think of - is running in the upcoming provincial election.
Plug nose and vote carefully

Plug nose and vote carefully

Dear Editor: Like many elections, the current provincial election involves a choice of the least bad option rather than the best option.
House wine could be better than elected rep

House wine could be better than elected rep

The last editorial in print from us before voting day. This is usually when we cajole, guilt, nag, and exhort Burnaby citizens to get off their couches and do the right thing.
Just not that into Christy

Just not that into Christy

Dear Editor: All right, so I don't know how to approach this. I've hinted and tried to talk about it, but it feels like Christy Clark avoids the subject altogether. Almost two years ago, we got together on my birthday, May 11, but the spark has gone.
Plentiful blessings on Mother's Day

Plentiful blessings on Mother's Day

Mother's Day is another few days off yet, but I already know what I'll be unwrapping on Sunday morning.
We all have a stake in oil - in many ways

We all have a stake in oil - in many ways

With the future of two proposed pipelines at stake, the transportation of oil from Alberta to British Columbia has become a major issue in the election.
Don't let promises fool you

Don't let promises fool you

Dear Editor: With less than a week left in the provincial campaign, we need to start considering the stakes of this election. With the governing party apparently surging in the polls, let's look at some of the crowning achievements of the B.C.
Mining important election issue

Mining important election issue

Dear Editor: I'm pleased to see that B.C.'s vitally important mining industry is garnering some well-deserved attention this election year. Mining is one of the bedrock industries that B.C.
NDP redefines 'young offender'

NDP redefines 'young offender'

Dear Editor: Wow! NDP leader Adrian Dix has managed to redefine the term "young offender", not just once, but twice in one election. First, he pardoned himself for forging a document for his boss, Glen Clark, when he (Dix) was 35 years old.