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Facts don’t back claims

Facts don’t back claims

Dear Editor: Re: Firing back at Kinder Morgan prez, Letters to the Editor, July 10.
City needs to put out political fire

City needs to put out political fire

Dear Editor: Re: Burnaby fire department wants Kinder Morgan to fight its own fires, Burnaby NOW, July 9. I find the belligerent attitude being adopted by Burnaby and the Burnaby firefighters towards Kinder Morgan to be deplorable.
First Nation issues ‘eviction’ notice

First Nation issues ‘eviction’ notice

Well, that didn’t take long. Last week, I wrote that, while the Supreme Court of Canada decision granting aboriginal title didn’t mean the sky was falling, there would certainly be stormy times ahead.
Governments failing to protect parkland

Governments failing to protect parkland

As people across the country are loading up their vans for camping weekends and hoisting their backpacks for wilderness adventures, a group dedicated to saving Canada’s parks says governments from coast to coast are failing to protect the land we all
Motherhood is: In which a previously sane, organized person undergoes a supreme cosmic shift

Motherhood is: In which a previously sane, organized person undergoes a supreme cosmic shift

This weekend marks two big milestones in our household: two years since the tiniest household member was born, and one year since I returned to the working world. Both milestones got me thinking about this whole business called motherhood.
Gardening solutions for sloping yards

Gardening solutions for sloping yards

Imaginative gardeners don’t see tough terrain quite the way other people do.
Baldrey loses credibility

Baldrey loses credibility

Dear Editor: Re: What about the kids in the classrooms? In My Opinion, July 2, Burnaby NOW. Keith Baldrey had some interesting words about the teachers’ strike.
Firing back at Kinder Morgan prez

Firing back at Kinder Morgan prez

Firing back at Kinder Morgan prez Dear Editor: Re: Kinder Morgan president speaks, Letters to the Editor, July 9, Burnaby NOW. In his letter, Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada, agrees with the key points in my study.
Mr. Speed gets a Liberal boost

Mr. Speed gets a Liberal boost

The guy behind me clearly wanted the speed limit raised. NOW! We were heading along the main highway, just two lanes of traffic, one lane each way. I was not going fast enough.
Please, don’t become a summertime statistic

Please, don’t become a summertime statistic

It just doesn’t feel like summer until you’ve gotten into – or onto – the water. And with Burnaby’s prime location between the Fraser River and Burrard Inlet, plus two beautiful urban lakes, we’ve got more than our fair share of water to enjoy.