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LETTER: Lions Gate Bridge was built on stolen land

LETTER: Lions Gate Bridge was built on stolen land

Dear Editor: Re: Bridge to the Future, Nov. 14 Upfront story. Thank you for remembering the Lions Gate Bridge whose existence precludes ours in every sense, in every part of the city proper and its expansion.
LETTER: Music article evokes vivid memories of the 1980s

LETTER: Music article evokes vivid memories of the 1980s

Dear Editor: Thank you, Grant Lawrence, for your great article Shindig Celebrates 35 Years of Battling Bands (Nov. 16 Pulse section). It evokes vivid memories of the ’80s, of listening to CITR and reading Discorder magazine.
OTHER VOICES: Defeat of Delbrook proposal sends troubling signal to affordable housing partners

OTHER VOICES: Defeat of Delbrook proposal sends troubling signal to affordable housing partners

Whatever the criticisms or concerns one might have about the recently defeated Delbook Lands proposal, no one has reasonable grounds, not even the new council, to argue that the proposal was not thoroughly considered.
LETTER: For pedestrians to stay safe, drivers need to drive safely

LETTER: For pedestrians to stay safe, drivers need to drive safely

Dear Editor: On Nov. 4, we turned our clocks back one hour as daylight time ended for another year. The Insurance Corp. of B.C. reports that there is generally a spike in accidents in the following weeks.
EDITORIAL: Landlorded over

EDITORIAL: Landlorded over

If things suddenly got twice as good, they would still be bad. Vacancy rates on the North Shore are hovering around one per cent, well shy of the targeted range of three to five per cent.
INQUIRING REPORTER: Were you Team Otter or Team Koi?

INQUIRING REPORTER: Were you Team Otter or Team Koi?

You knew this one was coming. Much to the delight of media everywhere — and the chagrin of those who cared about the koi inhabiting a pond at Dr.
LETTER: Why isn’t pressure put on Canada Post to negotiate in good faith?

LETTER: Why isn’t pressure put on Canada Post to negotiate in good faith?

Dear Editor: Why isn’t pressure put on Canada Post to negotiate in good faith? Why must the Crown agency make a profit when they are intended to provide a service? Should not the service come before profit? If Canada Post workers are receiving “…disa
PREST: Otter plays it koi while we pray for Madonna

PREST: Otter plays it koi while we pray for Madonna

As of this writing, it is unclear whether or not Madonna has been eaten alive, her bones left to rot in a small, ornate pool of water in downtown Vancouver.
BALDREY: Tough test coming for NDP in teacher contract talks

BALDREY: Tough test coming for NDP in teacher contract talks

After 16 years of claiming the K-12 education system was starved for proper funding, the B.C. Teachers Federation was no doubt somewhat ecstatic to see the end of the B.C. Liberal government.
EDITORIAL: Stuck in slow lane

EDITORIAL: Stuck in slow lane

With the legislative session set to wrap for the winter break, ride hailing remains permanently stalled on the on-ramp.