Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Burnaby proposes 2.9 per cent tax hike, Burnaby NOW, Dec. 11, 2012. Just prior to Christmas, the City of Burnaby agreed to a 6.75 per cent wage increase over four years for unionized workers. At the same time they are proposing a 2.

Dear Editor: I'm beginning to understand why the B.C. Jobs Plan needs $15 million worth of advertising to prop it up.

Dear Editor: I was fortunate enough to attend the opening night of the Burnaby Lyric Opera's performance of Pagliacci and Gianni Schicchi last week.

Politics in B.C. have always been defined as a tad bit quirky compared to our provincial cousins in the rest of the country.

Dear Editor: Re: Survivor Man escapes Vietnam, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 16. Thank you for publishing the piece on Le Nguyen's journey as an asylum seeker from Vietnam to Canada.

Dear Editor: There are at least 10,000 nonconforming "illegal, suites in Burnaby. The city knows this and has chosen to ignore the problem. Their unwritten policy is to investigate only upon receipt of a complaint and enforce only when forced to.

Dear Editor: It's enough to make you wonder why we pay taxes. Recently, the B.C.

Have you taken a look at the calendar lately? It's just three weeks to go until B.C.'s first Family Day on Feb. 11.

Dear Editor: Spending time in a mall is not my thing. My Christmas shopping is usually completed well before the beginning of December. This year, however, I had to make about 10 trips to Coles at Lougheed Mall.

Dear Editor: I see that Kinder Morgan just announced increased oil tanker traffic, with nary a peep from anyone.