Opinion

It’s out of fashion to refer to locker room conversations, after Donald Trump equated them with ballads of sexual assault. In spite of Trump’s demeaning, the locker room is still a place where tough questions get posed.

Dear Editor : Re: Condos and Traffic Over Coffee and Tea ; North Shore MLAs Debate Local Issues with Business Leaders at North Van Chamber Breakfast, Nov. 17 front-page story.

Once again, “progress,” “public consultation,” “challenges and opportunities” and all that good stuff are unsheathing their collective dagger, aimed at the relaxed and comfy ways of West Vancouver.

To quote Journey: “Wheel in the sky keeps on turning.” That’s the idea behind a ferris wheel-style ride, deemed Sky Wheel, that’ll be taking riders for a spin six storeys above the annual Shipyards Christmas Festival in Lower Lonsdale Dec. 2-3.

There will be no adventure tourists climbing the Lions Gate Bridge any time soon. Not legally, at least.

Dear Editor : Re: Cypress ‘Dawn Patrol’ Dispute Resolved , Nov. 17 front-page story. The British Columbia Mountaineering Club is one of the specific mountaineering groups that requires early access to Cypress Bowl. A 9 a.m.

The NDP seems hell-bent on ensuring B.C. won’t see the kind of government headed up in the past by such party premiers as Dave Barrett, Mike Harcourt and Glen Clark ever again.

Media giants Torstar and Postmedia announced Monday they were swapping more than 40 community newspapers and then promptly closing most of them.

“Oh no you guys, stop fighting. We couldn’t bear to see you get hurt. Please stop. Etcetera, etcetera.

Dear Editor : Re: Punishing Dissent in the Classic Age-old Pattern , Nov. 3 This Just In opinion column. The last few months have shown us that dinosaurs come in many forms.