Opinion

Dear Editor: I was fortunate enough to have a ticket to Capilano University’s theatre production of Cabaret for opening night last Thursday. I was not expecting the high degree of professionalism and talent that I witnessed.

Dear Editor: Last Wednesday, when I got to my office, I noticed that my wrist watch was missing. Ordinarily, this would be bad enough but I purchased this watch in 1982 and it has great sentimental value to me.

Dear Editor: While reading through Friday, March 4 issue, I noticed that both the women crossing the street in the photo were wearing black.

The new federal government is about to face its sternest test yet when it comes to controversial energy projects, and whatever its decision is it will have a huge impact on British Columbia and potentially the B.C. Liberal government as well.

First came the campaign promises. Then the victory speeches. But nothing cuts to the chase in assessing the direction of a new government like its first budget. Government at its core is about what we value and prioritize.

Dear Editor: For years I have often wondered why the City of North Vancouver named public parks and areas after mosquitoes – Mosquito Creek, Mosquito Creek Marina, etc.

Dear Editor: As I watch houses being demolished in my neighbourhood, I am struck by the simultaneous demolition of the gardens that once surrounded them. So many shrubs are crunched under the bulldozers. What a terrible waste.

Dear Editor: Re: Trail Users Sickened by Mass Tree Kill , March 2 front-page story.

It’s not that the planet is getting too hot, just that it’s getting too hot for human beings. Temperatures were up 1.3 C across the world in February compared to last year.

I'd like to have a grown-up, adult-only conversation in the paragraphs that follow, if you don't mind. It's about pies.