Opinion

Dear Editor: There is no shortage of voices from the density wilderness, but the majority are overpowered by those of the pro-development lobby: made up of developers themselves, municipal councillors, and City Hall bureaucracy.

The long-awaited report on the June 15 hockey riot provides many details on what went wrong that night, but far fewer answers as to what to do about it.

Dear Editor: After a billion dollars needlessly wasted and decades of incompetence in management, the B.C. Ferry fiasco has hit a brick wall (BC Ferries May Slash Horseshoe Bay Sailings, Aug. 30, nsnews.com).

Dear Editor: In response to the story, Bear-Proof Garbage Still a Hard Sell: I understand the city's frustration with this issue; however I am also frustrated (North Shore News, Aug. 3).

Dear Editor: In the North Pacific, there is a sea of plastic garbage the size of Texas several feet deep (Plastic Bags Return to NV Supermarket, Aug. 21, North Shore News).

Dear Editor: Contrary to letter writer Ben West's claim (Incinerator Critic Not Alone, Aug.

Dear Editor: Your editorial, A Costly Victory, seems to present a simplistic view of the removal of HST (Aug. 28, North Shore News).

Dear Editor: It's good news that provincial and municipal officials are beginning to take the effects of global climate change into account in planning (Climate Change Threatens NV Mud Flats, Aug.

B.C.'s fixed-election-date law has always been a gimmick. The law sets a date, but also allows a premier to call an election whenever he or she feels the time is right.

Dear Editor: In your recent editorial on the HST referendum, you seem to be saying that it is better for the government to have our money to spend than the people who own it (A Costly Victory, Aug. 28, North Shore News).