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OPINION: Addressing systemic racism in health care

OPINION: Addressing systemic racism in health care

I ended up in the ER this weekend. Being the klutz I am, I bruised myself head to toe and messed up a finger — falling in the bathroom. Everyone at the hospital was amazing and kind. In fact, I have never had a bad experience in any ER.
Jack Knox: Self-appointed behaviour judges need to see the real picture

Jack Knox: Self-appointed behaviour judges need to see the real picture

Shannon Underdown-Ngongo would like to apologize. She would like to say sorry for not appearing to be legally blind, which she is.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Anxiety at the border

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Anxiety at the border

OLDER AND WISER: Seniors should enjoy the summer sun safely

OLDER AND WISER: Seniors should enjoy the summer sun safely

Properly preparing for the heat allows seniors to get outside and socialize while maintaining physical distance
Opinion: Pandemic turns B.C. politics into a 'dull affair'

Opinion: Pandemic turns B.C. politics into a 'dull affair'

The pandemic that continues to govern our every waking moment has succeeded in doing something I had not thought possible – turning B.C. politics into a tamed and dull affair. The current session of the B.C.
LETTER: New North Van hydrogen fuelling station a positive step forward

LETTER: New North Van hydrogen fuelling station a positive step forward

Dear Editor: Re: First North Shore Hydrogen Fuelling Station Opens, July 1 news story.
Les Leyne: Great-grandpa MLA engineers tunnel questions

Les Leyne: Great-grandpa MLA engineers tunnel questions

It took an 87-year-old retired engineer to figure out how to make the strange new online hybrid legislative session work. It has been two disconcerting weeks of mostly playing pattycake so far.
LETTER: ‘Green’ home initiative could add costs

LETTER: ‘Green’ home initiative could add costs

Dear Editor: Regarding Coun. Megan Curren’s idea to eliminate natural gas heating in the District of North Vancouver, she may be surprised to know that electric baseboard heating is the most expensive option to heating a home.
MOVE ON: Cars aren't part of Stanley Park's purpose

MOVE ON: Cars aren't part of Stanley Park's purpose

Growing up on the North shore, we ventured across town occasionally. Travelling in the back seat through Stanley Park toward Lions Gate Bridge was an encouraging sign we were on our way home.
LETTER: Relaxed restrictions on care home visits a ray of hope

LETTER: Relaxed restrictions on care home visits a ray of hope

Dear Editor: Re: Care Homes Will Soon Allow Visitors, July 1 front-page story. A thank-you to North Shore News reporter Jane Seyd [and interview subjects with parents in long-term care] Diane Montgomery and Kathie Boyd for a good news story of hope.