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Finger-pointing won't help Attawapiskat

Finger-pointing won't help Attawapiskat

It's been a month and a half since the leaders of the Attawapiskat reserve in northern Ontario declared a state of emergency.
Support our educators

Support our educators

Dear Editor: The people of Burnaby, British Columbia and Canada have always enjoyed the right to an education.
Nature won't wait while we keep stalling

Nature won't wait while we keep stalling

It's been a tough week for the human race. As officials from the world's nations gather in the sunny resort town of Durban, South Africa, the consensus is that nothing will be done to avert or even lessen the effects of climate change.
Meters won't save power

Meters won't save power

Dear Editor: I would like to make some comments about the "smart" meters. The arguments against are quite clear, so I won't bother repeating them. The arguments for are generally specious, so I won't bother addressing them.
Smoking pot is simply divine

Smoking pot is simply divine

Dear Editor: Re: Corrigan for legal marijuana, Burnaby NOW, Dec. 2.
Tolerance goes both ways

Tolerance goes both ways

Dear Editor: Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't the Grinch who stole Christmas. It was the overzealous PC Police who seem to have nothing better to do than exert their pious opinion on everything they deem wrong with society.
Stoners need a better argument

Stoners need a better argument

I once spoke to an RCMP officer who works with teenagers, and she rolled her eyes and described the stupid arguments that she hears about pot.
Political 'cowardice' at city hall

Political 'cowardice' at city hall

Dear Editor: Burnaby city council has recently voted to increase water and sewer rates in order to pay for infrastructure upgrades that are no doubt needed and required to protect the safety of our drinking water, but the reasons given for why the am
Noise is disruptive

Noise is disruptive

Dear Editor: Re: Noise is 'anti-us', Burnaby NOW, Nov. 30. Noise is all around us. It is easy for people to have read the article and dismissed it as another case of someone whining about something.
Just this one time' no longer a good excuse

Just this one time' no longer a good excuse

Remember the good ol' days? The days when no one batted an eye if you drank all night long and then grabbed your jacket, hat and keys and toddled off to the parking lot in a not-so-straight line? When everyone left well enough alone about whether or
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