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Thank you, Coach Laroche

Thank you, Coach Laroche

Dear Editor: We would like to formally acknowledge our son's hockey coach, Dave Laroche, for the 2012/2013 hockey season.
Lives are on the line, so avoid wasting time

Lives are on the line, so avoid wasting time

This week is Emergency Service Dispatchers' and 9-1-1 Awareness Week.
Liberals tried to help with HST

Liberals tried to help with HST

Dear Editor: Re: Liberals don't support B.C. film, Letters, Burnaby NOW, March 22. In almost every edition of the Burnaby NOW lately I've seen one group or another lamenting how the B.C.
Homelessness costs city taxpayers

Homelessness costs city taxpayers

Two key points are being lost in the current debate on homelessness. First, Burnaby already hosts homeless people. So they are not "someone else's" concern; they are also our neighbours.
Listen to your body to strike healthy balance

Listen to your body to strike healthy balance

Some parents don't listen to their children unless they're misbehaving, but wise parents are proactive and involved; they know what their kids are up to, especially when they're quiet.
More support available - but will we use it?

More support available - but will we use it?

Sugar pushers surround parents and their children in today's food marketplaces - and it's unhealthy for everyone
Fracking posters a problem

Fracking posters a problem

Dear Editor: Re: Fracking fight comes to Burnaby, Burnaby NOW, April 3.
No brakes on oil tankers

No brakes on oil tankers

Dear Editor: There is one more thing I've learned about oil tankers. I've noticed a tendency on the part of oil industry supporters to overstate the merits of double hulled oil tankers.
Zero waste not possible

Zero waste not possible

Dear Editor: Re: Process is worse than coal burning, Burnaby NOW, April 5. Yes it is true that we over consume and waste too much, and we should all try harder in our efforts to do better.
Oversight needed for carbon neutral program

Oversight needed for carbon neutral program

Carbon offsets could be a good idea, so long as programs are monitored by those outside carbon-trading system