Opinion

Dear Editor: Here is a story seen by many through far away eyes. However, I share with you as seen from the human side. Many of us, including myself, drive down Hastings Street in Burnaby each morning making our way onto the No.

The life of a 21-year-old Vancouver pedestrian was cut short following a collision on Lynn Valley Road last week . We don’t know exactly what happened that night and we might not ever know. But we are certain her death was preventable.

West Vancouver council voted unanimously against it. At least 9,000 people signed a petition damning it. Hostility toward it bristled at three public meetings.

Dear Editor: Re: Squamish to Vancouver Public Transit Studied, Sept. 4 news story. I read with great interest the article regarding a transit study on the Sea to Sky corridor.

Dear Editor: On Sunday morning I watched a seal struggling with a huge salmon in its mouth about 100 feet from the Seawalk near Dundarave Pier in West Vancouver.

Dear Editor: Re: Bridges to Sunshine Coast Plan Examined, Oct. 24 news story. The Sunshine Coast’s actual population is much closer to 50,000 (+10 to 15,000 seasonal residents).

It’s as if the B.C. education system just won the lottery. The Supreme Court of Canada ruling that B.C.

There are 12 would-be new West Vancouver council members vying for your vote in this Saturday’s byelection. There’s a deep field of candidates and frankly there are few poor choices here (although some appear to be in a bit over their heads).

There’s an election race right now. No, not that one. Eleven candidates are vying for one seat, vacated by the late Michael Lewis, at the West Vancouver council table.

David Hutniak is quite right when he says we can no longer ignore the rental supply crisis across the Lower Mainland. And, it will likely get worse. The CEO of Landlord BC explains (in his Oct.