Opinion

Dear Editor: In estimating government revenues in his budget earlier this year, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon predicted natural gas sales would generate $398 million and $846 million in royalties for the next two fiscal years.

A recent landmark investigation by B.C.'s Ombudsperson highlighted the serious problems seniors experience in accessing affordable high-quality home and community-based services (such as residential care, home nursing and home support).

Dear Editor: With China's central bank cutting interest rates to bolster a slowing economy and European countries frantically trying to combat the Eurozone's debt crisis, one would be forgiven for wondering if the B.C.

Where there's smoke, there's ire - and these days, it's not uncommon for smoking-related topics to stir up hefty debates.

Penny wise and pound foolish. It's an approach we see all too often in this province these days in education, health care and beyond.

Dear Editor: Re: Shark fin ban could deplete fish, Burnaby NOW, July 11. Mr. (Henry) Ho's five questions can be boiled down to two words: "uninformed" and "anthropocentric." He is correct in only one thing, that he is no scientist.

Dear Editor: Recent months and years have led to many people decrying about the decaying state of our democracy.

Summer's here; let's talk garage sales. When you hold a garage sale, people swoop down for the steals and ignore the rest.

"You are not expecting your child to drown today." That's this week's not-so-subtle reminder from the B.C. Coroners Service that expectations mean nothing if you don't pay careful attention to the risks.

Dear Editor: I whole heartedly support the Burnaby Board of Trade's proposal made to Burnaby city council that the city support the issuance of mobile business licences respecting businesses that operate in more than one city.