Opinion

Dear Editor: It’s with a deep sense of loss I acknowledge the death of my dear friend and colleague Grace M. McCarthy. Although I knew it was coming, I’m still having difficulty coming to grips with what is still a sudden, tragic loss.

It’s been noted by many that this past election was the closest one in British Columbian history, yet in some ways it was anything but close. Sure, the overall popular vote was a virtual tie, as just 1,568 votes separated the B.C.

Dear Editor: At 2:30 am Sunday, May 21, a Good Samaritan picked up an injured cat on Mount Seymour Parkway, and took her to the emergency veterinary clinic in Vancouver, perhaps a great distance out of their way. Sadly she did pass away.

With Andrew Scheer, Canada’s Conservative Party finally has a leader who stands for something. We’re just not sure what that is yet. Scheer’s website offers visitors a thank you, a place to donate money, and nothing else.

In his 1854 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade , Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote the famous line “Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die.

My family spent this past Victoria Day weekend getting back to nature to see some of the North Shore’s most incredible sights. It was a weekend full of wonders, although one in particular was the gobsmackingest of all.

Dear Editor: Re: Garbage Cart Rollout: Cap Resident Weighs In , May 24 Mailbox.

If you spend enough time on the Internet, you’d think Canada has become a nation of scolds. Often cloaked in anonymity, our scolds span the spectrum of peevish, holier-than-thou thought. On one end are the politically correct scolds.

After two weeks of waiting with bated breath for the fate of the province’s political future to be determined, the drama unfolded in slow motion this week.

Dear Editor: I would like to thank Joy and her friend who assisted me after a nasty fall near Lonsdale Quay. They stayed with me until the fire department and ambulance arrived.