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City must take steps to encourage active lives

City must take steps to encourage active lives

Dear Editor: The cost of maintaining one's health in this age of prepackaged food and sedentary leisure activities is becoming prohibitively high.
Poll shows depressing trend for Liberals

Poll shows depressing trend for Liberals

NDP is holding onto its old supporters, while Liberals are losing theirs to both the Conservatives and NDP
City needs more transparency

City needs more transparency

Dear Editor: I agree that financial statements from civic election campaigns should be made to be easier to access in this day and age (Financial info should be online, Editor's Letter, Burnaby NOW, March 30).
Fund education properly

Fund education properly

Dear Editor: I attended my first Burnaby board of education budget presentation last night. I learned many things. The Burnaby school district is underfunded through its grant from the provincial government by $1.4 million.
Women officers deserve their day in court

Women officers deserve their day in court

As a pundit once said, "there's justice and then there's the law.
Financial info should be online

Financial info should be online

It is one of the ironies of the news business. The public usually doesn't have an opinion on information or its importance to them until such information is made public and they have a chance to read it. This may seem obvious to many readers.
Youth for tan-free futures

Youth for tan-free futures

Dear Editor: The Ministry of Health has just announced that the B.C. government will be banning indoor tanning for youth under the age of 18. We thank the B.C. government for taking this step towards protecting the health of B.C.'s youth.
Is cleanliness guaranteed?

Is cleanliness guaranteed?

Dear Editor It is good news indeed that an all-out cleanup has stopped the contagion of C. difficile at Burnaby Hospital.
Teachers have right to choose

Teachers have right to choose

Dear Editor: Re: Teachers deserve recognition, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, March 9. I'm writing in response to the writer's comments regarding the teachers' strike.
Legal brothels - anti-woman or a good move?

Legal brothels - anti-woman or a good move?

Ontario Appeal Court legalizes brothels, saying women are safer in a house that provides protection and security