Opinion

Re: Where is city involvement, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Nov. 18. Diane Gillis tries to justify the $30,000 spent on the volunteer appreciation dinner.

Dear Editor: While the Occupiers risk even their lives in their tents, protesting the power and wealth, 70 per cent of citizens would not come out to even vote.

Dear Editor: Re: Pipeline politics coming for B.C., Opinion, Burnaby NOW, Nov. 16, by Keith Baldrey.

Single-party, single-position rule may be smoother in the short term, but it doesn't bode well for the long term

Dear Editor: As a city of Burnaby resident who feels we all have a role to play in making our city the best it can be, I and many other residents and businesses in our neighbourhood have been involved in significant volunteer efforts to do our part.

Dear Editor: One small but significant omission from the recent article (Night closing sought for party park, Nov.

When you're dealing with a four-year-old, getting to the heart of a morality lesson isn't always easy. We recently spent a rainy Sunday afternoon watching The Muppet Christmas Carol.

Dear Editor: Mr. Hasek has my deepest sympathies. The Ledingham Park neighbours deserve an enforced "no night use" park bylaw. But before Burnaby can enact such a rule it must site a local permanent emergency shelter.

Every three years, right around this time, we usually pull out the soapbox, jump on top of it, and start bemoaning the consistently low voter turnout at municipal elections.

Right around now in the civic election campaign we're thinking democracy may be overrated.