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LETTER: PM’s sunny ways cloud climate action goals

LETTER: PM’s sunny ways cloud climate action goals

An open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Our delight in your victory, last autumn’s sunny ways, and Canada’s stellar performance at COP21 (climate change conference in Paris last December) are fading memories.
BALDREY: The Great Divide in B.C. politics deepens

BALDREY: The Great Divide in B.C. politics deepens

The recent gathering of provincial politicians — mostly municipal, but also provincial and some federal — in the capital provided ample evidence of the Great Divide that is deepening in this province.
EDITORIAL: Screen saviour

EDITORIAL: Screen saviour

When we think of vulnerable children, we tend to think of the impoverished and deprived. However, a new report recently illuminated a different type of vulnerability.
LETTER: Ferries an essential service for many

LETTER: Ferries an essential service for many

Dear Editor: Re: First Langdale then Lions Gate Bridge ? Sept. 8 Mailbox. As much as (letter-writer) Mr.
LETTER: Press our elected officials for traffic solutions now

LETTER: Press our elected officials for traffic solutions now

Dear Editor: I am emailing to express my concern with the District of North Vancouver’s apparent lack of transportation planning for the increased density from the pace and scale of residential development in the hope you can include something about
LETTER: Preserve Lynn Valley trees

LETTER: Preserve Lynn Valley trees

Dear Editor: North Vancouver District council’s approval to cut down 80 beautiful mature trees along Lynn Valley Road is unconscionable beyond belief.
PREST: Two-wheel commute brings out the competition

PREST: Two-wheel commute brings out the competition

A change of scenery seems to have moved me right into the middle of a vicious biker war. I used to be a biker.
LETTER: Let’s not rush the process

LETTER: Let’s not rush the process

Dear Editor: Re: First Past the Post Has its Faults But Is Better than the Alternatives , Sept. 16 Mailbox.
LETTER: Review of federal electoral system focused on fairness

LETTER: Review of federal electoral system focused on fairness

Dear Editor: Re: First Past the Post Has Faults But Is Better Than Alternatives , Sept. 15 Mailbox. It’s depressing to read a letter about electoral reform that contains so much misinformation.
SULLIVAN: Finding cure for the Cut a colossal challenge

SULLIVAN: Finding cure for the Cut a colossal challenge

How much can we expect from our politicians? Right now, you can imagine the retorts and snorts. But it’s not a rhetorical question, especially these days when the most successful politicians routinely overpromise and inevitably under-deliver.