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Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

Editorial: Disaster planning helps ease burden when unthinkable strikes

We are lucky to have good disaster planning teams on the North Shore. But we also need to take individual action to play our part.
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Letter: Rodenticide bans aren't to blame for rat infestations

Letter: Rodenticide bans aren't to blame for rat infestations

A preventative, poison-free approach is the best solution to mitigate rodent problems, this letter writer says
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Editorial: CapU's Quest Purchase — a beacon of hope amidst troubled history

Editorial: CapU's Quest Purchase — a beacon of hope amidst troubled history

Quest's legacy endures as CapU breathes new life into its campus.
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Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

Letter: B.C.’s free air-conditioning program is a 'boondoggle'

New West resident says provincial air-conditioning program is a "feel-good" gesture, but better options exist for keeping folks cool.
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Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

The messaging around Ozempic being a miracle cure is not only a lie, it has kicked up a new level of fatphobia, argues Michael Orsini.
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Letter: Crab poachers should have netted stiffer sentences

Letter: Crab poachers should have netted stiffer sentences

This letter writer applauds the fisheries officers who busted illegal crabbers off North Vancouver
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Newcomer to Vancouver: Toilets, the biggest culture shock of them all

Newcomer to Vancouver: Toilets, the biggest culture shock of them all

In this regular column, North Shore News reporter Mina Kerr-Lazenby shares the ups and downs of moving to Metro Vancouver, and all it entails.
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Almost half of North Shore readers grow some of their own food, poll finds

Almost half of North Shore readers grow some of their own food, poll finds

Other readers said they didn't have the space to grow edible plants at home
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Letter: Overgrown property in West Van is a hazard for pedestrians

Letter: Overgrown property in West Van is a hazard for pedestrians

Untamed bramble and a cypress tree force foot traffic onto the nearby road, this letter writer says
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Letter: Grouse Grind closure a disservice to the public

Letter: Grouse Grind closure a disservice to the public

The addition of trail hosts and rangers would bring more benefit than lengthy restoration projects, says reader
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