Dear Editor:
This must be very trying times for any political party running against Derek Corrigan (BCA) and his team of councillors and trustees.
Not only is Burnaby rated one of the best-managed cities in all of Canada, but also has become an example of how to achieve the fine balance of providing a favorable tax regime that encourages businesses to invest in our city while providing all the necessary services to address the needs of those less fortunate.
I defy anyone to list even one other local municipality that has done a better job.
In just the last week alone, the ultra-right-wing Fraser Institute has listed Burnaby as having the third lowest rate of taxation out of 17 local municipalities.
I also attended the grand opening of the brand new headquarters for the Burnaby Neigbourhood House, in the city-leased part of the new 46-storey tower that was recently built in Metrotown.
Thousands of Burnaby residents will benefit from the many excellent programs and services the Burnaby Neighbourhood House has, to make all Burnaby neighbourhoods better places to live.
In the meantime, all I seem to hear from the opposition is petty rants and no real vision on how they could possibly do a better job.
Dave Myles, Burnaby
