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EDITORIAL: Dragon’s done

EDITORIAL: Dragon’s done

He doesn’t speak French. And when he tried, Kevin O’Leary united much of French Canada in the hope he wouldn’t try again. There are many reasons why the reality TV star should have been disqualified from the race to lead Canada’s Conservative Party.
BALDREY: Site C has passed the point of no return

BALDREY: Site C has passed the point of no return

After touring the massive Site C dam project last week, I could not help but come away with the impression that no matter how controversial this project is and no matter what kind of opposition there is to it, there is little chance of stopping its c
EDITORIAL: Bowling for dollars

EDITORIAL: Bowling for dollars

If you dig and keep digging you don’t get to China; you get to a bowling alley. At least that’s what Onni development group is hoping after they dug out an extra 7,800 square feet in their Central Lonsdale project.
LETTER: Something stinks about a tax on new sewage plant

LETTER: Something stinks about a tax on new sewage plant

An open letter to columnist Paul Sullivan regarding We’re Getting Soaked in More Ways Than One (March 31 opinion piece): I have lived on the North Shore for 103.9 years.
LETTER: Pushed to sea with sandwich and a bottle

LETTER: Pushed to sea with sandwich and a bottle

Dear Editor: Re: Hey, Millennials – Boomers Tired of Your Blame Game , April 19 Mailbox. I agree with the writer entirely. As a senior in my 80s, I am beginning to get quite a complex.
LETTER: Sunset Beach ‘protestival’ the ultimate in escapism

LETTER: Sunset Beach ‘protestival’ the ultimate in escapism

Dear Editor: In light of the recent 4/20 event on Sunset Beach and the resulting cleanup, it seems that increasingly there is a broad theme of lack of responsibility in our society.
LETTER: Japanese knotweed spraying in District of North Vancouver a concern

LETTER: Japanese knotweed spraying in District of North Vancouver a concern

Open letter to District of North Vancouver mayor and council: Would it be possible for you to stop using glyphosate, a known carcinogen, in our neighbourhoods, especially besides streams where our children play and salmon hatch? It is well known by n
LETTER: Stories aplenty at busy shipyards

LETTER: Stories aplenty at busy shipyards

Dear Editor: Many thanks to reporter Jane Seyd and photographer Mike Wakefield for their superb A Ship for All Season s, on the Canadian Coast Guard’s Sir Wilfrid Laurier icebreaker (Sunday edition, April 16). Great writing. Great photographs.
LETTER: New era at Seaspan builds on North Vancouver's shipbuilding legacy

LETTER: New era at Seaspan builds on North Vancouver's shipbuilding legacy

Dear Editor: I read with interest Jane Seyd’s informative article A Ship For All Seasons (April 16) regarding CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier, its upgrading, equipment, and service in the Arctic.
GOOD: B.C. general election shaping up to be close race

GOOD: B.C. general election shaping up to be close race

The current provincial election is likely to be hard fought and very close. B.C. elections nearly always are, but this one has some new twists. The B.C. Liberal party has been in power for 16 years.