Opinion

Proximity to the mountains and hiking trails is one of the reasons people prize living on the North Shore. Our natural spaces calm and refresh us. So sometimes it’s easy to forget that wilderness is still that — wild.

Don’t look for the provincial government to offer any fixes to cool down the red-hot Metro Vancouver housing market any time soon, and that’s probably a good thing.

Dear Editor: On page 5 of your May 27 edition, Kinder Morgan representative Ali Hounsell defends their oil transportation safety record.

Recently, both City of North Vancouver and the North Vancouver School District announced they will fly the rainbow flag during Gay Pride Week as a symbol of support. Those are welcome gestures of inclusion.

Dear Editor: Christy Clark can afford to be candid about the perceived dollar benefits of foreign real-estate ownership. With nary a provincial election in sight, it’s business as usual.

Dear Editor: I saw the (May 22 front-page) photo of the lighting of the flame for the 55+ B.C. Games to be held by the City and the District of North Vancouver.

Dear Editor: Re: Crane Kicked from City Waterfront , May 27 Come on Coun. Keating, city council is not doing an exemplary job in preserving our heritage. I will be charitable and say that they have done an adequate job.

Dear Editor: I was at the transfer station this morning and paid $22 for may fee to get rid of the garbage from my house. On top of that fee I was charged a $5 transaction fee.

Dear Editor: The (Sunday, May 17) article on what could happen in the event of a major oil spill in Burrard Inlet is the height of fear mongering.

If a serious issue is discussed by senior government officials but no record of that exists, did it really happen? The answer — like the answer to “If a tree falls” — apparently, is no. Unless a whistleblower pops up.