Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Nurses blast Fraser Health for wheelchair charge plan, June 19. I'm sure in any other jurisdiction, this would be something of a record; cabinet had only been officially sworn into office for a single day and already the B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: Funding changes underway, Burnaby NOW, June 7.

While many of our fellow citizens labouring with disabilities do very well for themselves, it's pretty safe to say that people who require wheelchairs to get around are coming from a point of disadvantage when it comes to earning a regular income.

Dear Editor: Re: Not so sweet sounds of summer, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, June 12. I remember the days waiting for the ice-cream truck to come rolling down our east end street. It was a real big deal for us kids.

Dear Editor: Senator Mike Duffy claiming $90,172 was a serious wrong. Although he paid back the full amount with money from Nigel Wright, a former chief of staff in the prime minister's office, that does not wash away the wrongdoing.

It is a well-worn ritual. Near the end of your medical visit, the doctor gives you a prescription. Traditionally, it is handwritten, and because calligraphy isn't a prerequisite for medical school, you may not be able to read it.

Dear Editor: The dust has hardly settled, and the B.C. Liberals are already deep into the public trough, increasing salaries of the faithful up to $75,000.

Dear Editor: I am just writing to create more awareness of an issue that has been on my mind since I moved here to Burnaby in 2010. I live very close to the Metrotown mall.

Dear Editor: I would like to draw the attention of Burnaby NOW readers to some very revealing statements made by Jane Shin more than a month ago, on April 25, while she was being interviewed by Global B.C.'s Squire Barnes on BC 1, Global's 24-hour B.

Dear Editor: Re: Jane Shin speaks, Burnaby NOW, May 24.