Opinion

DEAR EDITOR: I heard that the Harper Conservative government has just announced the elimination of 776 positions at Environment Canada, as a cost-saving measure.

For a while there, it was looking as if the RCMP and Integrated Homicide Investigation Team had everything in hand. In 2009, the first three months of the year were marked with so many violent incidents they began to blur together.

Dear Editor: Re: Businesses work on homelessness strategy, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 17. Kudos to Burnaby Board of Trade CEO Paul Holden for his emerging Made in Burnaby homelessness strategy.

Dear Editor: Re: Desperately seeking a fix for economic woes, Our View, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 10. Your editorial, questioning whether our economy actually works, really hit the mark.

Dear Editor: Re: Burnaby medical marijuana dispensary raided by police Thursday, Burnaby NOW online, July 29. Shame on the Burnaby RCMP for makng life difficult for sick people.

As Internet access becomes more widely available at formerly off-grid locations, it's time to question if it's worth it

Dear Editor: In light of the London riots, much has been said about the snail's pace of the Canadian legal system as it pertains to the Vancouver riot.

Dear Editor: Re: Power and impact of words is in your hands, Our View, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 12.

Dear Editor: In light of the London riots, much has been said about the snail's pace of the Canadian legal system as it pertains to the Vancouver riot.

Dear Editor: Re: The search for common ground, Burnaby NOW, July 29. Thanks to assistant editor Julie MacLellan for seeking much needed common ground regarding policy 5.45.