Opinion

Dear Editor: Earlier this month the Union of B.C. Municipalities voted down a proposal from Victoria to lower the speed limit in urban areas to 40 km/hr from 50.

It's been said that municipal government is the closest to the people. If the federal government were to disappear tomorrow - so goes an old yarn - it would take about a month to notice.

Dear Editor, The deadline for feedback to the city's proposed amendments to Burnaby's animal control bylaw has come and gone, and from the numbers provided to me by the city clerk’s office, it is clear that the citizens of Burnaby do not support bree

First off, it's gratifying to see a politician even consider asking his or her constituents for their opinion.

Seniors will be delighted to know that their needs were not overlooked as the Union of B.C. Municipalities 2013 annual convention wrapped up last week.

Dear Editor: Calling my NDP MLA Jane Shin, where are you? It must be nice to be able to get elected without saying a word to your constituents, then never speak up in their defence on important issues. I phoned her office last Wednesday, Sept. 18.

Dear Editor, I am writing to respond to Council's response to September 23 delegates who addressed a staff report and recommendations regarding breed specific legislation in the City's animal control bylaws.

Now that Adrian Dix has finally decided he's not going to lead the NDP into the next election, the party can get on with healing its internal divisions and trying to figure out just what kind of entity it really is.

But it's history they say, just move on. It's in the past, and we can't do anything about it. Those are the kind of statements you hear when you try to open up a conversation about any mistreatment of people in the past.

Dear Editor: Re: Which "taxpayers" are you speaking for?, Letters to the Editor, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 19. I think I could possibly demystify, or at least lessen, some of Bill Phelps' bewilderment regarding the "financial backers" of Mr.