Opinion

Dear Editor: Recent letters to the editor have prompted me to write. We have been extremely wasteful with our land, a precious commodity that we buy and sell. However, when it becomes in short supply, we cannot manufacture any more.

For $500 you can pay six days of rent in a two-bedroom West Vancouver apartment, order several dozen iced cinnamon almond milk macchiatos, or festoon a North Vancouver neighbourhood with scrap.

Dear Editor: Mark Twain advised to “never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” But, as we have all been reminded lately, good public discourse must always be based on factual facts, not the alternative variety.

Spring Break ain’t what it used to be. The annual festival of debauchery as we North Americans know it began the same way as most of our other great innovations: born out of the simple, beautiful minds of an all-male swim team.

Dear Editor: Re: Province to Fund Sea to Sky Safety Barrier , March 1 front-page story. I first drove the (Sea to Sky) highway in 1966 with my small car many times without realizing how dangerous the highway was back then.

Dear Editor: Tonight as on many Tuesday nights I headed to North Lonsdale United Church for a lovely dinner for $5, more or less – it’s whatever you can afford. I’m telling you it is amazing, the wonderful dinners that are served.

There must be an election coming. The evidence is everywhere. Elections Canada sent me a voter registration form, but they got my name wrong – I’m not “Resident,” but I’m sure we can clear that up by May 9.

Who has ever made their way through a busy airport and thought, “Gee, what this place needs is a middleman looking to add a profit margin?” But that’s essentially what’s on the table.

While our two main provincial parties continue to snipe at each other on a daily basis, they both may want to glance over their shoulders at something that may prove to be a significant factor in how either of those parties fare on election day.

Dear Editor: Re: Lions Gate Hospital Unveils Vision for New Care Tower , Feb. 17 news story. It is wonderful that Lions Gate Hospital will get a new acute care facility. This is the first I have heard of it.