Opinion

It was 80 years ago today. Doesn’t seem like a day over 79. What brought it back was thumbing through a birthday gift by my Aunt Mildred, The Story of the Coronation: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, 1937.

Imagine hopping on a SkyTrain at the Quay and departing the North Shore for a traffic-free commute. Is it possible? Well, maybe.

It’s a headline that makes many congestion-weary North Shore residents’ hearts beat rapidly: Province to Study Rapid Transit Line . We are dazzled at the thought of an express ride downtown and we welcome this study with open arms.

Dear editor: When I tuned in to [the May 8] press conference into the impact of money laundering on B.C.’s real estate market, I thought I was prepared for what I would hear.

Dear editor: It’s Tuesday and I look up to see a beautiful eagle soaring above. I feel so lucky and privileged to live here in West Vancouver and on the North Shore – arguably the most beautiful urban area in the world.

I’m a little conflicted about what to do with all the wizard duels in my house. On the one hand, my kids are entering a fabulous phase in life where they are now voraciously consuming books and stories that are actually entertaining for adults too.

That breakthrough victory by the federal Green Party in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith by-election was certainly impressive, but it is by no means indicative of some kind of Green wave just waiting to roll across the country.

Once upon a time and before an election, the new Harry Jerome rec centre was approved. Three readings. Final approval for the 50-metre pool and the curling rink. Contentious but conclusive. Or so we thought.

Dear Editor: Re: No Task Force Alone Can Solve North Shore Housing Woes, April 17 Mailbox.

The City of North Vancouver may soon be expanding its prohibited smoking areas. Coun.