Opinion

Every time we publish a story about North Shore Rescue we make sure to include a public safety lesson. What went wrong? How could this call have been avoided? Nine times out of 10, it’s the case that hikers went into the backcountry unprepared.

Dear Editor: Re: Solutions to Climate Change Require Shifts in Thinking , July 15 Mailbox Regarding (letter-writer) Ken Timewell’s concern for missing the meeting on climate change (July 12 hosted by North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson) I can assur

Dear Editor: Re: Residents Pack Climate Change Talks , July 20. The only part of the North Shore News’ article about recent town hall meetings on climate change that I can agree with, unfortunately, is the headline.

Dear Editor: I would like to thank all the kind doctors and personnel of the Cardiac Care Unit on the second floor of Lions Gate Hospital for the great professionalism and compassion they showed in the care of my late husband Edgar Elwes.

Dear Editor: I grew up in the Edgemont Village area in the late ’50s- ’60s when the Village was small and had the Totem five-and-dime store, the Danish bakery, Dairy Queen, two gas stations, two supermarkets (Stongs and SuperValu) and a lumber store,

Dear Editor: Thank you for featuring the Squamish Powwow (July 8-10) – so many more will feel welcome to attend. It has been offered annually for 28 years and this year was the best ever news coverage.

Dear Editor: Capt. Kit Little’s rescue of a woman and her dog from the recent major fire July 18 on East Second Street was heroic to us, but “just part of the job” to the firefighters who risk their lives for ours.

It’s hard to fathom how two provinces located right next to each other can find themselves in such starkly different economic situations. Here in B.C., things are on a proverbial roll.

It’s taken a few years, but the B.C. Liberals have turned 180 degrees on the issue of foreign buyers influencing the local housing market.

Dear Editor: Re: Teardown and Out , July 20 Viewpoint. As an ex-resident and ex-council member of a condominium strata, I can tell you that most North Shore buildings more than 20 years old cannot be considered “affordable housing.