"Of course I wanted to continue contributing, that goes without saying. But I really was getting fed up with all the nonsense and the stuff that goes on with politics."
Outgoing city Coun. Bob Fearnley, the only incumbent to lose his seat in the City of North Vancouver's election this month, explains why his first reaction to learning he had lost was relief (from a Nov. 23 news story).
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"We're all in the same mountain range. We can see each other on a clear day. I can't understand why there would be such a fluctuating number."
Grouse spokesman Sarah Lusk is baffled by the differing snowfall figures for the North Shore Mountains (from a Nov 25 news story).
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"Our job is to ensure that consumers are protected. . . . We felt it was prudent to suspend the licence."
Tyler Davis, spokesman for the Real Estate Council of B.C., explains that accounting problems caused them to suspend the licence of Century 21 City View Realty in Lower Lonsdale. The agents themselves, however, are not under investigation (from a Nov. 25 news story).
