Opinion

Dear Editor: Hats off to Jean-Pierre Blais who, as chairman of the CRTC, has taken a first step in his courageous stand against the giants of the telecommunications industry for their greedy and arrogant conduct.

What is WRONG with those people? I was speaking – in very rare CAPITAL LETTERS – of the Americans. But large issues call for large letters. About the U.S. presidential campaign? Good guess. But not so.

The wheels on the Blue Bus won’t be going round and round Monday unless the union representing its drivers and mechanics and the District of West Vancouver reach a deal over the weekend.

Dear Editor: Re: Fowl Play Can Lead to Deadly Results , Oct. 16 Laugh All You Want by Andy Prest. I had a belly laugh reading the column re: Thanksgiving turkeys this morning in the North Shore News.

Dear Editor: Hollyburn Properties Ltd. held an open house and a town hall earlier this year for its proposed development of a market rental building at the corner of Lonsdale and 13th Street.

The B.C. economy keeps chugging along and leads all provinces in terms of performance, but there is a dark cloud on the horizon that may change all that.

They’re off to the races in West Vancouver. A pack of 12 candidates have been nominated to run for one council seat up for grabs on Nov. 19. That so many candidates have declared is quite heartening.

It would be understandable if most people are sick and tired of politics this fall. One thing we won’t hear much of provincially, however, is the actual business of government being conducted.

October is Women’s History Month and during this season of change we are encouraged to reflect on the trailblazing women who helped shape the country.

As we count our blessings following another Great White North Thanksgiving, I’m left with two questions: 1) Who decided people should celebrate the biggest family holidays – Christmas and Thanksgiving – by cooking and eating a giant, greasy bird that