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Five people have been arrested after being caught climbing Onni’s construction crane on Lonsdale’s old Safeway site. A witness called 9-1-1 just before 1 a.m. Saturday after she saw what she thought were teenagers on the crane.

Dear Editor: The Lynn Valley brush fire (allegedly) caused by a carelessly tossed cigarette butt is just one example of the negative effect of butts in our community. Not only are butts a major cause of fires, they are toxic to the environment.

Dear Editor: On June 1 we had to deal with the dreaded day of pet ownership. We were facing putting down our 12-year-old Aussie shepherd. As we waited for the vet to return to the clinic at Parkgate, an angel named Rebecca approached us.

Dear Editor: Re: Distance Fares Fairer Than Current Transit Zone System, May 31 Mailbox.

Dear Editor: I was disturbed to read (in a June 12 news story) that district council and the recreation commission are considering renaming the William Griffin Community Centre when it reopens.

Dear Editor: Re: Amalgamation costs more: Fraser Institute , June 7 front-page story. Applying the Fraser Institute’s vast Toronto amalgamation example is a gross misuse of statistics.

District's 'call us first' policy tops call to private plumber after sewer blockage

Most care aides keeping jobs with new contractor, union says

An RCMP bomb squad expert has been handed a conditional discharge and 12 months’ probation after being found guilty of dangerous driving in a West Vancouver highway crash two years ago.

Group told lease is up after 35 years at Queensbury