Opinion

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.

Dear Editor: It is time for the City of Burnaby to stop spending and taxing. I cannot manage my family budget this way because I do not have unlimited resources - neither does the city. The taxpayers are tired.

Climate change forced its way onto the political Cagenda in 2012, as super-storm Sandy ripped through the northeast United States just days before the election.