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Condo owners feel powerless

Condo owners feel powerless

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
B.C. Hydro issues apology

B.C. Hydro issues apology

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.
Speak up for environment

Speak up for environment

Dear Editor: Politics, they say, is the science of the possible triumphing over the power of ideology and optimism. When one looks at the policy the B.C. NDP has created in regards to fracking, one has to assume that this was what the saying meant.
Keep religion out of it

Keep religion out of it

Dear Editor: Re: Muslims gather at Burnaby mosque, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 24. I always thought that Canada was a secular country and that the separation of church and state was paramount.
City schools unprepared

City schools unprepared

Dear Editor: Re: Emergency alerts coming?, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 17. I read with great eagerness the article "Emergency alerts coming?" Anything that Burnaby can add to its arsenal of earthquake preparedness is good for Burnaby residents.
B.C. politicians wrong on timber

B.C. politicians wrong on timber

Ever since mid-May, when a special committee of the provincial legislature was appointed to address a looming "timber supply" crisis, questions have arisen about what the committee would say about one community in particular.
Slow down near schools come September

Slow down near schools come September

OUR VIEW Burnaby NOW Summer is flying by and so are the vehicles on our roads, with a number of excessive speeding incidents taking place recently.
Coyotes endanger pets and kids

Coyotes endanger pets and kids

Dear Editor: I'm writing this in hopes that there is an acute awareness of the dangers of coyotes in the area. I've just lost my best friend - my cat - who was dragged away by coyotes, and I will stop at nothing to ensure that justice is served.
Politics a question of taste

Politics a question of taste

Dear Editor: Re: "Old, white guys' at Conservative helm," In my opinion, Keith Baldrey, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 15. Keith Baldrey is bang on in the way he describes the makeup of the B.C. Conservative Party. For the most part, anyway.
Soccer ref's calls were justified

Soccer ref's calls were justified

Dear Editor: Re: Women's soccer ref wrong, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Aug. 15. I was disappointed to read Garth Evans' letter in the Aug. 15 issue of the Burnaby NOW.