Opinion

Dear Editor: How heartwarming it was to head back to my car after doing some grocery shopping in Parkgate Village (on Dec.

Dear Editor: Re: Humanity is the Antidote to President Poison , Nov. 25, The North Side opinion piece. I wish to commend Paul Sullivan for his very inspiring piece. Trump has defined us better than anyone in recent years.

Dear Editor: Re: City of North Vancouver Oh little town we call North Van How still you do not lie The lack of deep and dreamless sleep As noisy trucks drive by And in the jammed streets hounded The everlasting horns The hopes and fears of all us her

With the government’s financial books swimming with cash, it’s not surprising our political parties are racing to outdo each other when it comes to whopping spending plans.

Late last month, in a meeting at the District of North Vancouver, a cyclist, a pedestrian and a disabled person found common ground.

Housing affordability continues to be a hot button issue in the Lower Mainland, even as markets are cooling. That’s no surprise. “Cooling” is a highly relative term. For many middle-class earners, ownership remains prohibitively out of reach.

Dear Editor: Let’s plan for a moratorium (stop) on any housing development on the North Shore until there are good options for the third crossing, rapid transit or train.

I saw myself in a mirror where there was no mirror. I was purple on a shifting, sea-like purple background. My lips were most purple of all. And swollen. Thick. My wife had called 911. Her voice was calm and clear.

West Vancouver council had something of a reckoning this month, approving its first rental development in roughly 40 years.

Dear Editor: I’ve a suggestion for fellow pedestrians. I call it courtesy with a smile.