Opinion

District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton has decided he won’t seek the chain of office for a fifth term this fall.

Dear Editor: Thank you for your article Emery Tenants Raise Displacement Worry , March 21.

Dear Editor: I am saddened to hear news about Emery Place ( Emery Tenants Raise Displacement Worry March 21) even though I am not a tenant there.

Dear Editor: RE: Not just Deep Cove – the entire North Shore is rapidly losing its charm! I read with interest the comments from the residents and merchants of Deep Cove (Deep Cove Losing Its Charms to Tourist and Traffic Pressure , March 21).

Dear Editor: I concur with recent letters from Pat Whitehead and Sue Thomas on the topic of West Vancouver losing its soul. I have resided in West Vancouver since 1982 and when I moved here we had a community on Mathers Avenue.

I’m dimly aware of living among rich neighbours, but the property on sale only a left-fielder’s toss from my plain board house has a one-eyebrow-raising asking price of $15 million . I must casually mention this to impress my friends, if any.

If you’ve ever considered taking a break from social media, now might be the time. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, a U.K.

Spring break is now in full swing. But whether that is a time of refreshment or a stress-filled scramble for extra child care depends very much on perspective.

Dear Editor: Re: 50-Metre Pool in Rec Centre Plans, March 14 front-page story. It is extremely disappointing to see that North Vancouver council chose curling instead of an ice skating rink in the future Harry Jerome project.

Dear Editor: Re: Hot, Skip and Jump March 16, cover photo showing the Persian community’s celebration of Charshanbe Suri at Ambleside Park.