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LETTER: Foreign buyers tax long overdue

LETTER: Foreign buyers tax long overdue

Dear Editor: “Kudos” back to Tom Dodd ( Foreign Homebuyers Tax Poorly Implemented ) Aug. 14 Other Voices opinion piece) for enlightening us peasants on real estate transaction policy and selling schedules.
OTHER VOICES: Pressing Trudeau on his electoral reform pledge

OTHER VOICES: Pressing Trudeau on his electoral reform pledge

Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada made more than 106 promises during the last election. Many of these promises generated a lot of excitement amongst Canadians, and coverage in the media.
Are you ready to go back to school?

Are you ready to go back to school?

The days are getting shorter and the mornings crisper, which signals the inevitable return to school and schedules. It’s time for kids to stop catching Pokemon and start cracking textbooks.
LETTER: Legislation needed to put a stop to ‘birth tourism’ boom

LETTER: Legislation needed to put a stop to ‘birth tourism’ boom

Dear Editor: Re: B.C. Aware of 26 ‘Baby Houses’ as Birth Tourism from China Booms, July 28 Vancouver Sun story. Are our federal and B.C.
LAUTENS: Spirit Trail plans prompt even more questions

LAUTENS: Spirit Trail plans prompt even more questions

Let’s assume – I hope this isn’t my usual excess of kindliness – that West Vancouver councillors read the daily Vancouver press.
EDITORIAL: Fish tales

EDITORIAL: Fish tales

The Seymour River may yet survive as a home for coho salmon and steelhead trout, thanks to the Seymour Salmonid Society.
BALDREY: Environment not a priority for B.C. Liberals

BALDREY: Environment not a priority for B.C. Liberals

Anyone who seriously thought the B.C. government was going to introduce the carbon tax in the near future simply hasn’t been paying attention or else doesn’t grasp the many nuances that go into political decision making.
EDITORIAL: Down the pipes

EDITORIAL: Down the pipes

Just who did we elect last year? It’s an increasingly pressing question as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself staring down 981 kilometres of Kinder Morgan pipeline.
LETTER: Casino negatives outweigh positives

LETTER: Casino negatives outweigh positives

Dear Editor: I am emphatically opposed to allowing the location of a casino anywhere on the North Shore.
LETTER: Park biffy in need of a refresh

LETTER: Park biffy in need of a refresh

Dear Editor: Good luck to the writer of John Lawson Park Toilets a Disgrace , July 31 Mailbox. Three years ago I spent days taking photos (and) called the emergency number on the door when one (toilet) was overflowing. Took photos to municipal hall.