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EDITORIAL: Gone with grace, too

EDITORIAL: Gone with grace, too

It’s not often that we reserve this editorial space to be an obituary for an artist. But then not every artist is Gord Downie.
LETTER: Privileged to share the wealth

LETTER: Privileged to share the wealth

Dear Editor : I’m a self-employed medical professional (veterinarian) and I don’t have a problem with the government closing loopholes on high earning small businesses.
LETTER: Unexpected beauty on an autumn stroll

LETTER: Unexpected beauty on an autumn stroll

Dear Editor : With all the negativism in our daily world, I was elated today to find unexpected beauty. I was walking my dog along St. Andrews Street and I heard the most beautiful Chopin piano music circulating the neighbourhood.
LAUTENS: Rough Rafe: It was never anything personal

LAUTENS: Rough Rafe: It was never anything personal

One-man rebellion Rafe Mair lived to read his own obituary. Unplanned as such, it ran in this space Jan.
LETTER: Raise distracted driving fines, not ICBC rates

LETTER: Raise distracted driving fines, not ICBC rates

Dear Editor : Re: ICBC’s 6.4 per cent rate hike effective Nov. 1. I, like many others, am appalled at this massive proposed increase.
BALDREY: B.C. Liberals may be travelling a rocky road

BALDREY: B.C. Liberals may be travelling a rocky road

As the B.C. Liberal leadership race lurches into action – the first candidates’ debate was this past weekend – it is worth remembering that such contests can be more divisive than not.
LETTER: B.C. collision industry not ‘running up the tab’

LETTER: B.C. collision industry not ‘running up the tab’

Dear Editor : My collision industry colleagues and I do not know if we should laugh or cry at the comments reported in the North Shore News article NDP Steers ICBC Property Away From Possible Sale , Sept. 14 news story.
EDITORIAL: Train of thought

EDITORIAL: Train of thought

It’s a fantastic thought: Watching the Canucks win at Rogers Arena and then hopping aboard the SkyTrain for an express ride back to the North Shore . In fact, it’s a total fantasy (the Canucks winning and the SkyTrain to the North Shore).
LETTER: Rather a noble horse than an absurd camel

LETTER: Rather a noble horse than an absurd camel

Dear Editor : You have got to be kidding.
LETTER: Why the drama over dromedary? Public art aims to amuse, engage

LETTER: Why the drama over dromedary? Public art aims to amuse, engage

Dear Editor: Re: Coquettish Camel Flirts with Controversy , Oct. 6 front-page story. Public art is quite different from a monument.