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BALDREY: Not all First Nations oppose Trans Mountain pipeline. Will protesters listen?

BALDREY: Not all First Nations oppose Trans Mountain pipeline. Will protesters listen?

As the inevitable resumption of protests against the Trans Mountain pipeline project hovers into view, it will be interesting to watch a growing schism between the environmental protest movement and various First Nations.
EDITORIAL: Great White North Shore

EDITORIAL: Great White North Shore

There’s no need to check your passport. Metro Vancouver got its semi-annual reminder this week that we are indeed in Canada – the Great White North.
LETTER: Teachers housing a Band-Aid solution

LETTER: Teachers housing a Band-Aid solution

Dear editor: Re: Sentenced to Commute, Feb. 8 editorial viewpoint. I think your editorial on subsidized housing rather missed the point. The main issue was the selection of teachers as the sole beneficiaries of the proposed scheme.
LETTER: Dismissal of oil-spill charges is inconceivable

LETTER: Dismissal of oil-spill charges is inconceivable

Dear editor: I am writing to express my concern about Provincial Court Justice Kathryn Denhoff’s recent dismissal of all charges against the ship MV Marathassa for the 2,700-litre spill of oil in English Bay on April 8, 2015.
LAUTENS: Here’s one winner in the China-Canada dispute

LAUTENS: Here’s one winner in the China-Canada dispute

Jonathan Manthorpe has let (hot) air out of Official Canada’s preposterously inflated delusions about its relations with China. It is a good service that he has done.
INQUIRING REPORTER: What’s your favourite style of beer?

INQUIRING REPORTER: What’s your favourite style of beer?

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EDITORIAL: Sentenced to commute

EDITORIAL: Sentenced to commute

A major developer with a major project in Maplewood is pitching subsidized housing for North Vancouver teachers . It rubs some observers the wrong way.
LETTER: Could we have a bus stop in Upper Eagleridge roundabout, please?

LETTER: Could we have a bus stop in Upper Eagleridge roundabout, please?

Dear editor: Presently there is no bus service to facilitate residents on Upper Eagleridge, and these are the reasons one is required: The closest bus stop is at Eagleridge/Marine, which is not only a very long distance to the top but is an extremely
PREST: Gone are the days of the gun-toting Canada Food Guide

PREST: Gone are the days of the gun-toting Canada Food Guide

Back in the 1940s the government of Canada decided that people should not be left on their own to make food choices. I suppose the government was right to intervene.
LETTER: B-Line an important step towards improving North Shore east-west transit

LETTER: B-Line an important step towards improving North Shore east-west transit

Dear editor : I am a professional engineer and have lived in West Vancouver and worked on the North Shore for more than 40 years.