Opinion

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.

The City of Burnaby once again told the province that it wouldn't meet a deadline for signing the new 20-year RCMP policing contract.

Dear Editor: Re: School district head retiring, Burnaby NOW, May 25. We have mixed emotions when leaders like Burnaby school district superintendent Claudio Morelli announce their plans to retire. On the one hand we're happy for them.