Opinion

An open letter to District of North Vancouver mayor and council: I’m curious: why isn’t there a single pot shop in the DNV? Vancouver has quite a few now and yet not a one here.

Well, it’s more than one hour since Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party were elected to govern Alberta, and he still hasn’t turned off the flow of tar sands oil to B.C.

This week, the average price of gas across Metro Vancouver reached $1.73 per litre, with some stations charging as high as $1.79 per litre.

There are some bears in our mountains that have not yet woken up from hibernation and already we have published a story about a black bear being killed after becoming addicted to residential garbage.

A willingness to admit a mistake and reverse course can go a long way in politics, and it is too bad so few politicians take that approach.

Another 4/20 has come and gone, and our friends in Vancouver are embroiled in a debate about whether the unpermitted smoke-in at Sunset Beach is a protest, a festival or a hybrid strain.

Generations have managed to survive without it, so get a grip

Dear editor: Congratulations to the staff and students of our wonderful Handsworth School Drama department for an another amazing production performed last weekend at Centennial Theatre, Cast Iron Lily. Every performance played to sold-out audiences.

Heritage preservation sometimes at odds with modern realities

As even an apprentice like my dewy young self knows, in the news business it’s the backstory and the folo that can intrigue the most.