Opinion

Dear Editor: In light of the recent 4/20 event on Sunset Beach and the resulting cleanup, it seems that increasingly there is a broad theme of lack of responsibility in our society.

Open letter to District of North Vancouver mayor and council: Would it be possible for you to stop using glyphosate, a known carcinogen, in our neighbourhoods, especially besides streams where our children play and salmon hatch? It is well known by n

Dear Editor: Many thanks to reporter Jane Seyd and photographer Mike Wakefield for their superb A Ship for All Season s, on the Canadian Coast Guard’s Sir Wilfrid Laurier icebreaker (Sunday edition, April 16). Great writing. Great photographs.

Dear Editor: I read with interest Jane Seyd’s informative article A Ship For All Seasons (April 16) regarding CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier, its upgrading, equipment, and service in the Arctic.

The current provincial election is likely to be hard fought and very close. B.C. elections nearly always are, but this one has some new twists. The B.C. Liberal party has been in power for 16 years.

It’s time we talked about the white elephant in the room. Although critics have been saying this for years, a new UBC report warns the Site C Dam has become “uneconomic.” The project, which was approved without a proper review by the B.C.

Terry Platt is a New Democrat – and she’s still one of my very, very favourite people. And I suspect with her co-workers.

We bring you an irritating story this week about provincial election candidates’ signs being defaced, smashed and stolen in North Vancouver-Lonsdale.

It is widely understood that youth sports is a dress rehearsal for life. Inside a relatively safe environment are many of life’s essential lessons: winning, losing, roles, responsibility, feedback, communication, teamwork and more.

Dear Editor: My wife and I were in the shoe repair store in Lynn Valley Centre. While my wife was paying for the purchases, I told her I would put the packages in the car and meet her at Save-On Foods.