Opinion

Some might be hard pressed to think of a famous Canadian female, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking for input to find the woman who should grace the next round of bank notes.

Dear Editor: Despite MLA Jane Thornwaite’s recent report to the Deep Cove Crier, I am not convinced of the overall merits of the B.C. Liberals’ latest “balanced” provincial budget.

Dear Editor: Overpriced housing in North Vancouver. We are currently looking to purchase a house in our community, but with the prices that we are dealing with these days we can’t afford to stay in the place we have been living for the past 25 years.

Tolling all drivers $1 every time they cross a bridge – something Delta Mayor Lois Jackson recently trumpeted – is inconvenient, ineffective and most of all, inequitable.

North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto is becoming a one-man guardian of the environment.

“If vegetation is lost from our streets there is less to regulate urban temperatures.

As part of the never-ending quest to equate drinking beer with adrenaline-packed adventure, a local ad company has stepped over the line of acceptable content. Literally.

Dear Editor: Not the news that would bounce off a news desk, but please, may I take a minute, and North Shore News hospitality, to remember Bob Handel? Passing away Jan.

Dear Editor: Re: Ministry Responds to Bus Pass Clawback Outrage, March 9 Mailbox. What the response letter from the government fails to acknowledge is that their efforts have not resulted in significant help for anyone on disability assistance.

Dear Editor: Re: Polygon’s March 10 town hall meeting for Site 8. There was not the overflow turnout of hundreds when Millennium proposed a 40-storey building for this site (at 119-131 West Esplanade, 120 Carrie Cates Court) a few years ago.