Opinion

Dear Editor: Last year I paid the amount of $4,879.35 as property tax, and this year I have to pay $5,459.97 - a difference of $580.64 in a year's time.

Dear Editor: Re: Flaherty finds deep wells of stupidity, In My Opinion, by Matthew Claxton, Burnaby NOW, June 1. Always look forward to Mr.

History. The very word conjures up images of long-past battles, voyages of discovery, pioneers setting out to cross a mountain pass for the first time.

Dear Editor: On Saturday I was one of thousands of Canadians across the country who protested outside Conservative MPs' constituency offices.

Living as we do in a city surrounded by water - Burrard Inlet to the north, Fraser River to the south - our community understands both the wonders and perils of life on the water.

Pretty much everything nowadays is tainted by politics. Taxes, transportation, entertainment, food - you name it and someone has an opinion that connects to a political position and a policy.

Dear Editor: Re: Residents rally against 'Titanic,' Burnaby NOW, June 1 I am a resident of The Regent, an 18-storey building, situated on the southeast corner of Patterson Avenue and Kingsway, at 5790 Patterson Ave.

Dear Editor: Re: Bond lays down the law on policing, Burnaby NOW, June 1 In light of the current negative publicity the RCMP is receiving in the media, I heartily support Mayor (Derek) Corrigan's refusal to endorse the 20-year RCMP contract.

Dear Editor: Re: HST boosts Ontario, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, May 30 Subject: Re: Joe Sawchuck's opinion on HST If the HST is such a grand thing, as Joe Sawchuck contends, then why is it that the unemployment rates in Canada are lowest in

Dear Editor: In the past few weeks, I have been reading letters to the editor in regard to tax increases - some of which were in favour of them and some in the contrary.