Opinion

Dear Editor: This council continues to amaze me in the way they waste our hard-earned tax dollars on junkets to other countries.

Dear Editor: Re: Looking back on a lost way of life in B.C., Burnaby NOW, Aug. 24. I always love to learn more about the history of this gorgeous part of the planet. Jennifer Moreau did a fine job accomplishing just that in her piece.

The Canadian Medical Association's recent call for better drug coverage for low-income households is one Canada should consider seriously, as much for economic reasons as for humanitarian ones.

For most folks it's the last long weekend of the summer - a time to load up the barbecue, take a nap in the hammock and, most of all, forget about work. But Labour Day, is, after all, all about work.

Last week I fired a gun for the first time. The occasion was the bachelor party for an old friend of mine. (And let me pause briefly here to say the wedding was wonderful, and the bride and groom have a very happy future ahead.

Dear Editor: Re: MPs take issue with commissioner's comments, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 22.

Re: More highrises for Metrotown, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 15 The highrises built in Metrotown in the 1990s were in the 20-to 30-storey range. At street level, there were pleasant lawns, shrubs and flower gardens.

It's the hot potato nobody wants to pick up - in fact nobody wants to even admit that they have an opinion on it. You won't find Premier Christy Clark sending out a statement on it, or Adrian Dix.

Dear Editor: Where can condo owners in British Columbia go for help - other than the Supreme Court (with a waiting time of approximately one year) - when the strata council and the property management company don't respond to owners' concerns and que

Dear Editor: Re: No help for stranded cat, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 17. On behalf of B.C. Hydro, I would like to extend our apologies to the Love family for the loss of their cat, Precious.