Opinion

DEAR EDITOR: A "thank you" is owed to the staff of Burnaby Hospital and Fraser Health Authority. The Burnaby Hospital is a public institution, and under B.C.

One might have expected Mayor Derek Corrigan to immediately jump on Vancouver's bandwagon and protest the expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline (see story on page 3).

Dear Editor: Speaking before a full house of distinguished guests at the Shadbolt Centre on Friday, May 4, Burnaby's new Citizen of the Year, Kehar Singh Aujla, began by comparing himself to a "candle facing the sun.

Dear Editor: I'd like to applaud the recent move to a "one project, one review" policy for environmental assessments.

The teachers' union had best step back and think carefully before it writes its next move in stone. The union's decision to unnecessarily ramp up its war against Premier Christy Clark and the B.C.

Dear Editor: As a parent of three children in high school and a teacher who works in the private system, I would like to express my feelings regarding the proposal to initiate year-round schooling.

Over the past century, Canada has imposed a lot of restrictions on its electors, trimming the number of people who are allowed to cast a ballot.

Dear Editor: I see where Prime Minister Harper has been discussing problems respecting illegal drugs with the presidents of the United States and Mexico.

Dear Editor: RE: Heights loses longtime store at Gilmore Ave. Hello, my name is Mel D'Sa and I am currently the pharmacist and owner of Shoppers Drug Mart, Hastings and Kensington, and the former owner of Shoppers Drug Mart, Hastings and Gilmore.

Dear Editor: I think the recent frustration the Burnaby Citizens Association council feels toward the new RCMP contract is akin to the way many taxpayers feel when they discover that another sweet deal made by the city will ultimately mean higher tax