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EDITORIAL: Fur-ever homes

EDITORIAL: Fur-ever homes

Pets provide much needed quality of life, mental health benefits and companionship but too many renters say they can’t find homes that allow dogs and cats.
BALDREY: Pipeline politics make strange bedfellows

BALDREY: Pipeline politics make strange bedfellows

The B.C. government released its wish list for what it calls “green infrastructure proposals” last week, in the hopes of garnering the attention of a federal government ready to spend billions of dollars on such projects.
LETTER: Hydro was right to cut trees without public consultation

LETTER: Hydro was right to cut trees without public consultation

Dear Editor: BC Hydro had the right to do what it did. It thought it was the right thing to do re: safety and other concerns so it went ahead and did what it had the right to do. To try and turn this into an anthropomorphic tragedy is just silly.
EDITORIAL: Gated community

EDITORIAL: Gated community

After first clawing back their transit passes, TransLink minister Peter Fassbender, rode to the rescue of people with disabilities this week, telling TransLink it must keep its SeaBus and SkyTrain fare gates open until it can show the gates won’t be
LETTER: End to water main work can't come soon enough

LETTER: End to water main work can't come soon enough

Dear Editor: Re: Capilano Water Main Project Hits Delay , Feb. 28 front-page story. I am so curious to know why the person cited as being inconvenienced by this project, “Victor” the “skier” was chosen by the North Shore News.
PREST: So you want to move to Canada, eh?

PREST: So you want to move to Canada, eh?

On Super Tuesday this week - in which rude 69-year-old talking cartoon orange Donald Trump became the runaway front-runner for the Republican party presidential nomination - Americans set a record for the number of times they used the term "move to C
Would you vote for Donald Trump?

Would you vote for Donald Trump?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s recent reluctance to distance himself from a former KKK grand wizard has hurt him as much as his other gaffes, which is to say not at all.
LETTER: Kudos to council, staff for adding safety feature

LETTER: Kudos to council, staff for adding safety feature

An open letter to District of North Vancouver mayor, council and staff: This is long overdue, but I’d like to thank everyone involved in the addition of the flashing signal lights at the crosswalks on Montroyal (at Shirley and Cliffridge).
SULLIVAN: Bully for bikes, but what about the bridge?

SULLIVAN: Bully for bikes, but what about the bridge?

Another great milestone in the history of North Shore transportation occurred recently as the $7-million Lions Gate-Stanley Park bike thing was completed.
LETTER: Cap U an asset worth cultivating

LETTER: Cap U an asset worth cultivating

Dear Editor: Re: How Cap Copes , Feb. 7 Sunday Focus story. The North Shore News has made a valuable contribution outlining Cap U’s predicament and presenting the viewpoints of the province, the regional MLAs and of Cap U itself.