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You said it

You said it

"It's scaring me because it looks like the Harper government has been getting closer to the hard-liners.
Sitting out

Sitting out

AMONGST the gloomy financial report delivered by newly minted Finance Minister Mike De Jong this week was news the B.C. legislature won't be sitting this fall.
Green fee

Green fee

WHEN did the implications of climate change morph from scary to boring? Globally, the consequences of shifting weather patterns would appear more frightening than ever - not just in economic terms but in the potential cost to life in all forms on thi
LAUTENS: Friendship kills a newspaperman's sources

LAUTENS: Friendship kills a newspaperman's sources

UNLESS you are very, very sweet, the following must have occurred to you, especially when a reporter scores what used to be called a scoop: Does friendship, partisanship, old family or business, school, religious, ethnic or other ties, or drinks afte
It's popularity, not population

It's popularity, not population

Dear Editor: Census data from 1996 to 2011 shows that the number of children (ages 0 to 19) in School District 44 (City and District of North Vancouver) has only decreased by 135 kids, or less than 0.5 per cent.
Inquiring Reporter: Do you care about an NHL lockout or shortened hockey season?

Inquiring Reporter: Do you care about an NHL lockout or shortened hockey season?

There's another route for Keith cyclists

There's another route for Keith cyclists

Dear Editor: I am 42 and have cycled the Keith Road area for more than 25 years. With the upcoming construction on Third Street, there is no way we can close a lane of traffic on Keith Road for cyclists.
Slalom fun on 21st Ave

Slalom fun on 21st Ave

Dear Editor: I have just slalomed down the West Vancouver 21st Avenue hill, even though there is no snow yet.
Railroaded

Railroaded

THE end of a dispute between Rocky Mountaineer and its unionized workers was a bittersweet conclusion to more than 14 months on the picket lines.
Ecology begins in backyards

Ecology begins in backyards

Dear Editor: After several recent stories in the North Shore News about illegal tree cutting in North and West Vancouver, it was refreshing to read your Aug.