Opinion

I thought I was going on holiday. Instead I feel a bit like a war correspondent.

It’s about as sad a reason as there is to exercise democracy but the passing of former West Vancouver councillor Michael Lewis, who died of cancer last month, means a by-election must be held to make council whole again. On Nov.

Dear Editor: Re: Pressing Trudeau on his Electoral Reform Pledge , Aug. 28 Other Voices guest column.

Dear Editor: This evening after dark I was out for a walk in Queensbury. As I walked along the sidewalk, I heard a jingling and then realized a dog was charging me from some distance away.

Dear Editor: Gridlock is evident on the North Shore. It is a combination of too many cars and trucks traveling to and from the North Shore every day with only a limited number of lanes handling the flow.

When it comes to job creation, governments at all levels love to point to various infrastructure projects that cost billions of dollars and do indeed create a lot of jobs.

The U.S.-based short-term vacation rental giant AirBnB is looking to woo more would-be hosts in the Vancouver area, offering them a $250 bonus for their first booking.

Provincial elections serve the same function for politicians that Santa Claus serves for young children. There’s no better guarantor of scrupulous behaviour than the reminder someone is watching. Less than a week after the B.C.

Dear Editor: Not all of our residents are able to take advantage of our lovely SeaWalk in West Vancouver due to mobility problems. This may offer a solution.

Dear Editor: I would like to thank Brian and Jaclyn for finding me in the dark at Moodyville Park at night after my bike crash (on Wednesday, Aug. 17). They called 911. They stayed with me, waiting for the paramedics and fire department.