Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Liberals don't support B.C. film, Letters, Burnaby NOW, March 22. In almost every edition of the Burnaby NOW lately I've seen one group or another lamenting how the B.C.

Two key points are being lost in the current debate on homelessness. First, Burnaby already hosts homeless people. So they are not "someone else's" concern; they are also our neighbours.

Some parents don't listen to their children unless they're misbehaving, but wise parents are proactive and involved; they know what their kids are up to, especially when they're quiet.

Sugar pushers surround parents and their children in today's food marketplaces - and it's unhealthy for everyone

Dear Editor: Re: Fracking fight comes to Burnaby, Burnaby NOW, April 3.

Dear Editor: There is one more thing I've learned about oil tankers. I've noticed a tendency on the part of oil industry supporters to overstate the merits of double hulled oil tankers.

Dear Editor: Re: Process is worse than coal burning, Burnaby NOW, April 5. Yes it is true that we over consume and waste too much, and we should all try harder in our efforts to do better.

Carbon offsets could be a good idea, so long as programs are monitored by those outside carbon-trading system

In the 2009 B.C. election, just 51 per cent of eligible voters bothered to cast a ballot. Some 1.65 million ballots were cast, 120,000 fewer than in 2005, according to Elections B.C, when 58 per cent of eligible voters made their mark.

Dear Editor: Re: Land sale: It's Corrigan versus Coleman, Burnaby NOW, March 29. The 19,000-square-foot lot at the corner of 18th Avenue and Sixth Street represents a viable opportunity for affordable housing in Burnaby.