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SULLIVAN: Pipeline opposition gushes from ‘wilderburb’ values

SULLIVAN: Pipeline opposition gushes from ‘wilderburb’ values

Which Kinder Morgan pipeline protest rally did you attend last weekend? The one opposed? Or the one in favour? I almost went to the pro-Kinder Morgan rally just to see what a pro-Kinder Morgan protester looks like.
Transformer

Transformer

Maybe you appreciated his vision and maybe you thought his vision was abysmal, but departing City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto was a civic visionary, regardless. Big buildings and bicycle lanes. A bronze camel and a bowling alley.
Speculation tax will quadruple cabin costs

Speculation tax will quadruple cabin costs

Dear Editor: I must comment on the wording of the “Yes” question on this week’s web poll, which stated, “Yes, if you can afford an extra home, you can afford to pay more tax.
Changes to West Van drive residents away

Changes to West Van drive residents away

Dear Editor: What a breath of fresh air from Susan Thomas of North Vancouver.
Speedster to blame for unsafe street crossing

Speedster to blame for unsafe street crossing

Dear Editor: Re: Senior Struck in LoLo Crosswalk, March 7 news story. I am a resident in the heart of Lower Lonsdale who walks my dog daily in this area and I take offence to the comment of Cpl.
Two seniors grateful after generous ride

Two seniors grateful after generous ride

Dear Editor: An angel on Delbrook.
BALDREY: Pipeline politics will play out at the pump

BALDREY: Pipeline politics will play out at the pump

Don’t look now, but the cost to fill up your car at the pump may eventually be tied to next year’s provincial election in Alberta.
Host of problems

Host of problems

After a 14-year-old’s raucous party drew a police presence (and international headlines) to a short-term rental home in West Vancouver Friday night, neighbours said the house on Ottawa Avenue is more Animal House than bed and breakfast.
INQUIRING REPORTER: Should unlicensed pot shops in North Van be closed?

INQUIRING REPORTER: Should unlicensed pot shops in North Van be closed?

Your local marijuana dispensary may have to close up shop due to a council vote during Monday’s meeting. City of North Vancouver councillors voted 4-1 to begin shutting down unlicensed pot shops around the city.
LAUTENS: A stamp, Barrett’s toilet democracy, and more

LAUTENS: A stamp, Barrett’s toilet democracy, and more

A fair sign of aging is when someone you knew in your youth is a stamp. Oh, just a cheap journalistic trick to lure you in. In the mid-to-late 1950s I covered magistrates court – now a vanished rung on the court ladder – for the Hamilton Spectator.