Opinion

The only certainty that exists in B.C. politics right now is that we know the date when the legislature is being recalled. But that’s about it. There is a throne speech planned for that first day, June 22.

Like James Brown doing his famous cape routine during a closing number of “Please, Please, Please,” Premier Christy Clark just doesn’t seem ready to leave the stage.

The first rule of Hike Club? You do not talk about Hike Club! That’s what I learned after my last column, which included an innocent request for suggestions of good hiking trails on the North Shore.

There’s a distinct sense we’ve spotted the iceberg – observed it is big, dangerous and directly in our path – and neglected to change course. The state of housing affordability on the North Shore continues to constitute a crisis.

The Lower Mainland’s mayors and TransLink have started a process to study how road pricing could be used to combat traffic congestion. In the most general terms, road pricing is a system of tolls that charges drivers based on the distance they drive.

Dear Editor: Interesting choice of cover photo Friday, June 2 for the Blueridge Good Neighbours Day pie eating contest. I’ll definitely remember it when I read about the shortages at the food bank. Left me with a bad taste.

Dear Editor: I am a Sunshine Cabs driver based on Lonsdale and on Saturday evening at about 10:30 p.m. I left McDonald’s at Lonsdale Avenue and 20th Street heading south.

Dear Editor: Re: MLAs React to NDP/Green Agreemen t, June 2 front-page story. So newly minted NDP MLA Bowinn Ma thinks Clark should step down since the majority of people didn’t support the Liberals.

Dear Editor: Re: Mayors Council Moves on Mobility Pricing , June 7 front-page story. In the old days, North Vancouver used to be a low-keyed, laid-back city. Nowadays it hums with urban activity and a big city vibe.

I don’t want to sound too alarmist, but we’re on the brink of a civil war, and the battleground is in our own front yard. It’s hard not to sound alarmist when you’re talking about the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline.