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LETTER: Pickleball players need keep their 'noisy, disturbing' game off tennis courts

LETTER: Pickleball players need keep their 'noisy, disturbing' game off tennis courts

Dear Editor: What the heck is pickleball asked Andy Prest of the North Shore News July 22, 2020. I’ll tell you what it is Mr. Prest, as an 80-year-old+ senior and an avid tennis player: pickleball is a noisy, noisy, noisy, irritable, disturbing game.
LETTER: Garbage scofflaws need to do better

LETTER: Garbage scofflaws need to do better

Re: LETTER: Who do litter louts think will clean up after them , North Shore News, July 30 I agree with Justine Simmons’ opinion.
Letters: Richmond should honour Harry Jerome

Letters: Richmond should honour Harry Jerome

Dear Editor, Re: “Olympic medallist’s sister pushing for Richmond recognition,” News, July 23. Great article and I learned so much about (Harry Jerome’s) connection to Richmond. We all see his statue in Stanley Park.
LETTER: Pipeline, tank farm risks need urgent re-assessment

LETTER: Pipeline, tank farm risks need urgent re-assessment

Dear Editor: The explosion in Beirut should be a wake up call about the risk of storing hazardous materials in the heart of an urban population.
LETTER: Human waste on our trails must be covered correctly

LETTER: Human waste on our trails must be covered correctly

I have a few concerns regarding the article dated July 28 discussing dogs ingesting drugs, via human waste, on North Shore trails . My main concern is that this article continues to spread misinformation about dealing with the problem.
LETTER: Masks and sanitizer should be supplied

LETTER: Masks and sanitizer should be supplied

Dear Editor: I was surprised, but initially pleased to find that my Bank of Montreal branch in Ambleside now mandates wearing of masks to enter the branch.
LETTER: Parks passes fail common-sense test

LETTER: Parks passes fail common-sense test

Dear Editor: Re: Cypress and Mount Seymour parks to require passes, North Shore News, July 22 Because of "technical issues", you can't arrange to get a pass the day before? Are we going to let B.C. Parks get away with this? How do B.C.
LETTER: Democracy by stealth leaves bad smell

LETTER: Democracy by stealth leaves bad smell

Dear Editor: Re: BC Liberals name nominee for West Vancouver-Capilano, North Shore News, July 29th edition .
LETTER: We can't wait for a vaccine to go back to school

LETTER: We can't wait for a vaccine to go back to school

Dear Editor: Re: Editorial: Raise your hand if you have questions about B.C.’s back-to-school plan Your final paragraph says it all: “At the end of the day, however, there is no risk-free plan, and no option without downsides.
OTHER VOICES: We should buy now-redundant cruise ships to house the homeless

OTHER VOICES: We should buy now-redundant cruise ships to house the homeless

Too zany, or so crazy that it just might work?