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LETTER: West Van businesses depend on public parking

LETTER: West Van businesses depend on public parking

Dear editor: As a retail store owner-operator of more than 20 years in the Ambleside area, I was very taken aback by our mayor’s comments [Booth Calls for Change in Ambleside, March 13] that revitalizing Ambleside will take commitments from a core gr
LETTER: West Van shouldn't insist on angry nostalgia as municipal policy

LETTER: West Van shouldn't insist on angry nostalgia as municipal policy

Dear editor: Re: If You Can’t Beat ’Em or Join ’Em, Wear Them Out, March 22 opinion piece by columnist Trevor Lautens. District of West Vancouver council isn’t undertaking a “repackaging” of the B-Line proposal [as Lautens claims].
LETTER: How is it in the national interest to impose pipelines on B.C.?

LETTER: How is it in the national interest to impose pipelines on B.C.?

Dear editor : The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will Include oil storage tanks adjacent to Simon Fraser University, residential neighbourhoods and the Burrard Inlet. The universities in both Calgary and Edmonton are located in [similar] settings.
LAUTENS: If you can’t beat ’em or join ’em on the B-Line, wear them out

LAUTENS: If you can’t beat ’em or join ’em on the B-Line, wear them out

The reliable ally of a tsunami of public protest against a government blunder is, well, if you don’t like this one, we’ve got a new one to make you forget it.
EDITORIAL: Sports wreck

EDITORIAL: Sports wreck

We hope most of the soccer moms and dads realized something vital was awry before the police cruiser rolled up to Ambleside’s artificial turf field Saturday .
INQUIRING REPORTER: Do you usually thank your bus driver?

INQUIRING REPORTER: Do you usually thank your bus driver?

If you live in B.C. or have travelled here, you have most likely taken a bus at some point. We’re known for thanking our transit drivers as we pile out of buses.
LETTER: Please clean up curbside litter

LETTER: Please clean up curbside litter

Open letter to my North Shore neighbours: I have lived in the Blueridge area for three years. I love the neighbourhood, and I walk a lot in the area, enjoying its beautiful gardens, well-kept homes and multiple trails.
LETTER: Federal budget could undermine need for more housing supply

LETTER: Federal budget could undermine need for more housing supply

Dear editor : Regarding the 2019 federal budget, unveiled Tuesday. British Columbia aims to control demand for housing while building supply to stabilize excessive prices and housing shortage crisis.
PREST: In praise of participation trophies

PREST: In praise of participation trophies

One of my favourite parts of being a youth sports coach is that point at the end of the season when I get to contribute to the downfall of Western Civilization.
BALDREY: Economic storms clouds are gathering for the B.C. NDP

BALDREY: Economic storms clouds are gathering for the B.C. NDP

For the first time since it took power in 2017, the NDP government can see economic storm clouds gathering on the horizon.