Opinion

Dear Editor: I have only been a resident of the Parkgate community for three years and I often wonder who creates the artistic bouquets placed on the intersection of Mount Seymour Parkway and Berkley Avenue.

I want to talk about an unmitigated horror that occurred this week that has legions of decent folks worried about the way the world is changing and what that might mean for our children.

Besides being a triumph for the collective lizard brain of the republic and a bitter defeat for reason and empathy, U.S. president-elect Donald J. Trump’s recent victory is a message.

Midday on Tuesday, Oct. 31, there was a woman with her dog, across the street from my home in the City of North Vancouver. She was clearly in distress, having left her shoes 50 metres behind her and then continuing to fall on the lawns.

I am proud to be part of Operation Legacy, in which members and graduates of The War Amps Child Amputee Program pass on the remembrance message to the younger generation.

Commemorating Remembrance Day on Nov. 11 is an opportunity for Canadians to remember and thank those who served in past conflicts.

The word “affordability” gets tossed around a lot these days – including my last column, in which I mused that various “affordability” measures adopted by senior governments have done little to bring home ownership closer to first-time buyers and hav

Two events in the past few days provided a glimpse into the focused message box the B.C. Liberals will be using during the next six months to secure their fifth straight election win.

It has become standard operating procedure in Canada for governments wanting to cling to power to loosen up the purse strings as the next election looms.

An open letter to Jane Thornthwaite, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour: Since you and your government are implementing more roads for more cars, perhaps it is time for this government to provide more buses and more bus drivers, as most cars going over