Opinion

Serious Hockey Men get their feathers ruffled by a little Duck, Duck, Goose

Dear Editor: In answer to the question web poll question “Should B.C. scrap the school tax?”, 45% of the respondents said No because "people who own $3-million homes can afford a 0.2 per cent tax hike.

Dear Editor: As the District of West Vancouver enters its public consultation phase on Park Royal to Dundarave B‐Line, it’s important that residents participate in this significant new transit option.

The NDP’s changes to the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act were intended to increase transparency and cut back on vested interests funding local political campaigns.

While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to take a drubbing over the whole Jody Wilson-Raybould/SNC Lavalin affair it is far from clear whether any fall in his popularity will extend to B.C.

Dear editor: Am I the only one who slows down to 30 kilometres per hour in school zones? I drive past Carson Graham Secondary School two to three times a week, both coming and going up to Lonsdale and back home.

Dear Editor : I am really honoured to announce that we had a record high attendance of more than 3,000 people this year at our Asian New Year Celebration at Park Royal.

Is it just me, or does the speculation and vacancy tax exemption process strike you as an affront? Here I am, staring at a form that I am required to fill out to avoid a tax bill of thousands of dollars. For what? For nothing.

Seemingly out of thin air this week came a proposal from a Vancouver architect to build a series of staffed huts along the Howe Sound Crest Trail north of the Lions.

Dear Editor: In a market that is experiencing population stagnation , it seems foolhardy to contemplate such drastic measures to accommodate the B-Line. Retail is the glue to tie together all the separate parts of a community.