Opinion

Dear Editor: Tree-hugging: misguided principles in West Vancouver? Along with many others, the wind and snowstorms knocked out our power this past week — for more than 24 hours.

Predictions of the sky falling over Seattle, Wash. may have been slightly overstated. We were told restaurants would close, the city would be impoverished, and cats and dogs would cohabitate following the introduction of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage.

New Year’s resolutions can be tricky to choose, let alone keep, but sometimes inspiration tips onto you and pins you to the floor like a stylish and affordable Ikea dresser.

Snowmageddon has gripped the woefully underprepared Lower Mainland for a month now. Freezing temperatures have turned streets and sidewalks into sheets of ice, making for a perlious walk for all, including seniors and people with disabilities.

It takes a lot to get me going these days, but the approval of a new home for the North Vancouver museum on Esplanade has me bouncing around like a little kid on candy.

We can practically hear the laughter emanating from the rest of snowbound Canada as the Lower Mainland struggles with snow and ice.

Dear Editor: For the first time in years, the large fir tree at the entrance to Ambleside village was lit for the holidays. What a wonderful gift to all of us who missed its welcoming lights. My heartfelt thanks to all who made it possible.

Dear Editor: I would like to send a complimentary bouquet to the hard-working crews who have plowed our streets and highways on the North Shore with such diligence during this icy festive season. Even our small side street has been well tended.

Dear Editor: Once again the papers and the news media are reporting on North Shore Rescue folk searching for those who have skied, snowboarded and snowshoed “out of bounds.

Dear Editor: Once again the North Shore sidewalks are blanketed in snow and being neglected. Not only does this make it difficult to go for a walk or get to transit and school it makes for very hazardous conditions for our children.