Opinion

Inside the North Shore Emergency Management Office, at the North Vancouver RCMP building, there hangs a wall-sized map of the entire North Shore. At a moment’s notice, staff can be beckoned to begin a co-ordinated response to a large-scale disaster.

“IT’S REAL. The City of North Vancouver has approved the project and has made a generous gift-matching commitment of $5 million. Your generous contribution will be matched dollar for dollar by the City of North Vancouver.

Now that plans for a new North Vancouver museum inside the Pipe Shop at the Shipyards have been quashed, the question is: What should become of that unique space? The lofty, 9,300-square-foot restored heritage building has hosted a range of events in

Dear Editor: Re: Neighbourhood Plan for Moodyville East , Jan. 24 front-page story.

New rules for the National Energy Board announced this week for the review of the Kinder Morgan pipeline were not a surprise. Predictably, few were 100 per cent on board with the changes announced.

Dear Editor: B.C. has been falling behind on public education funding levels compared to its provincial cohorts since 2004 and the effects are noticeable.

Dear Editor: I tip my hat to 86-year-old Neil Heesterman , Jan. 17 Mailbox .

Dear Editor: G3 and the Port Metro Vancouver need to know that the majority of people in North Vancouver have no idea this terminal has been in the planning process for months and are saying a resounding no to its approval.

Dear Editor: Re: Waterfront Museum Plans are History , Jan. 27 front-page story I agree totally with Coun. Pam Bookham’s assessment of city council’s rejection of plans for a museum at the Shipyards.

Dear Editor: I would like to applaud the mayor and city council for their bold decision to move forward with the Pipe Shop at the Shipyards as a venue for community and private events and not the site of the new North Vancouver Museum.