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Give scrutiny to oil claims

Give scrutiny to oil claims

Dear Editor: Re: Residents organize townhall meeting on pipeline, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 19.
E. coli contamination should raise red flags

E. coli contamination should raise red flags

Are cuts to the federal food inspection services impacting food safety in Canada? Was the recent recall of meat with E. coli due to changes in inspection processes and/or staffing? Who knows? What we do know is that the E.
Real support is needed for seniors

Real support is needed for seniors

Seniors aren't problems to be managed and aging is not an illness. But too often, we talk about older British Columbians that way, in terms both inaccurate and demeaning. There are certainly challenges in growing older.
The complaints - and numbers - don't add up

The complaints - and numbers - don't add up

Dear Editor: Re: Family upset over treatment of father, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 26. I am shocked by the treatment to which Mr. Evans has been subject, but I am astounded by the response in the media.
History of violence

History of violence

Dear Editor: Re: Attacks raise questions, Letters, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 19. Garth Evans wonders why those people in the Middle East hate our world so much they want to destroy it.
Clarifying Roma refugee issue

Clarifying Roma refugee issue

Dear Editor: Re: Refugees take protest downtown, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 19. Thank you for your article.
Getting it right for seniors? Not by a long shot

Getting it right for seniors? Not by a long shot

Doug Evans' plight (see story on page 1) unfortunately is not unique. Seniors who require care but have not yet found a room in a care home, often end up in a hospital.
Economics not an exact science

Economics not an exact science

Why are the B.C. Liberals likely to lose in the next election? If I may advance a slightly unusual theory, I'll say it's because they believe that economics is a real science.
Will bridge ease troubles - or bring more?

Will bridge ease troubles - or bring more?

We don't want to rain on Mary Polak's parade, after she rolled onto the Port Mann Bridge last week, symbolically driving in a 1964 car that was built around about the time that the bridge was being completed the first time.
Former rail worker frustrated

Former rail worker frustrated

Dear Editor: While Via Rail is not a federal railway, because it owns no track and makes no money, it continues on today without legislation.