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EDITORIAL: Safe crackers

EDITORIAL: Safe crackers

If history is an indication, there probably aren’t any big surprises coming to the North Shore on election night. With the exception of North Vancouver-Lonsdale, ours are generally regarding as “safe ridings” for the B.C. Liberals.
LETTER: Chicken feed not hens attract bears to backyard coops

LETTER: Chicken feed not hens attract bears to backyard coops

Dear Editor: Re: Fate of Backyard Chickens Rests with Public , April 16 news story. I am concerned about council’s decision about a coming public hearing.
BALDREY: Will Greens play kingmaker on election day?

BALDREY: Will Greens play kingmaker on election day?

For the first time in more than two decades, a third political party appears poised to potentially play a critical role in determining the outcome of a B.C. election. The B.C.
EDITORIAL: Settle your hash(tag)

EDITORIAL: Settle your hash(tag)

The final days of the provincial election campaign took an odd turn when a trip to a North Vancouver grocery store blew up in Premier Christy Clark’s face.
EDITORIAL: Hard cash, soft rules

EDITORIAL: Hard cash, soft rules

There’s been a cheeky suggestion making the political rounds that candidates should make their public appearances in a manner similar to race car drivers – in suits with the sponsorship logos of their financial donors on prominent display.
LETTER: Pooch home safe after prickly encounter

LETTER: Pooch home safe after prickly encounter

Dear Editor: As we drove into the Dollarton Plaza for our morning Starbucks (on Saturday, April 22) we saw two young women standing in the parking lot looking around. They were there to meet a fellow who had found their lost dog.
LETTER: Critical gaps in care remain for people living with MS

LETTER: Critical gaps in care remain for people living with MS

Dear Editor: Every day my life and the lives of countless others on the North Shore are impacted by multiple sclerosis. Canada has the highest incidence of multiple sclerosis in the world.
PREST: May I have your attention please? LOL, no

PREST: May I have your attention please? LOL, no

Do you ever get the feeling that in the age of the Internet your attention span has been depleted so much that it’s hard to concentrate long enough to complete simple tasks like performing lasagna surgery or cooking brains? Me neither.
LETTER: Attention drivers! Take a deep breath and relax

LETTER: Attention drivers! Take a deep breath and relax

Dear Editor: Re: Edgemont Families Held Hostage by Construction , April 12 Mailbox. Ms. (Barbara) Eifler’s letter to the editor has an abundance of complaints. Not once does Ms.
SULLIVAN: Experience made fools of us last election

SULLIVAN: Experience made fools of us last election

Here we go again. Four years ago, British Columbians were poised on the brink of electing an NDP government. Adrian Dix and the NDP were leading Christy Clark and the Liberals in the polls by a wide margin – 45 per cent to 36 per cent.