Opinion

The District of North Vancouver council found itself between a river and hard place Monday in deciding whether to build one or two new artificial turf soccer fields at Inter River Park.

I’m a proud British Columbian but would be ashamed to show my face in Calgary today. Firstly, we are looking like a bunch of selfish navel-gazers, mindless of the fortunes of fellow Canadians.

Dear Editor: I was saddened by Mayor Michael Smith's insensitive remarks in the April 11 issue of the North Shore News.

April 21 is the 11th annual Record Store Day around the world, celebrating the independent record shops that have sprung back into popularity over the last many years.

As a family living in Emery Village, Emery Place in Lynn Valley, we are gravely concerned about the impeding eviction from our home, neighbourhood and community.

Last year I lost my father, I lost the home that he built for our family and I lost the trees that I planted with him as a child. I loved those trees. Those trees gathered us, and protected us, as children and as a community.

Breaking news, as they say in Radioland.

In a textbook case of reduced reaction time, City of North Vancouver council voted in March to shut down every pot shop in the city – including one that just celebrated its third anniversary.

Dear Editor: In the long run, amalgamation of the two North Vancouvers will pay off. It may take a while to sort things out but it will balance out so that we all get the benefit of being united.

Dear Editor: Re: Pipeline Chicken Littles Should Watch Out for Tar, April 13 The North Side opinion column.