Opinion

Dear Editor: I just witnessed the “new democracy” in action at the Feb. 23 special meeting in the West Vancouver council chambers.

Dear Editor: Thank you for printing the letter Slap Developers with a Cost Charge to Help Pay for Transit (mailbox, Jan. 28), and thanks to letter-writer Don Bryant for his idea. I agree.

The City of North Vancouver is certainly going to raise some eyebrows by opening up the debate over whether to allow for-profit gambling after banning it nearly 20 years ago.

Campaign spending by City of North Vancouver candidates has reached an all-time high, it was revealed this week after finance disclosure statements from last fall’s civic election were released.

A prominent B.C. businessman phoned me the other day, wanting to know who “ran” the B.C. government. He knew enough of politics to know the answer wasn’t necessarily Premier Christy Clark.

Self-interest (aka money) rules. The real estate industry expertly knows how to twist the monster home issue: Divide the neighbours. There’s no end of chat about prospective monster home property buyers.

The province has dragged its feet long enough on bringing in some reasonable limits on municipal campaign donations and spending.

Dear Editor: Re: North Vancouver Says Bon Voyage to Maritime Relic (Feb 13) In preparing for an exciting new museum at The Shipyards (opening in 2017), our museum must bid adieu to many artifacts collected in decades past.

Dear Editor: Re: Budget Bore , Feb. 18 Viewpoint. I was disappointed to read your editorial on balanced budget 2015.

Dear Editor: We’re now in February, 2015, yet I see so many vehicles driving around displaying decals for various months of 2014. Just over two weeks ago I saw a truck displaying a decal for October 2013.