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EDITORIAL: Liquid asset

EDITORIAL: Liquid asset

After hearing non-stop about an LNG bonanza and the trillions of dollars it would bring the province, during the 2013 campaign, the B.C. Liberals have seen their first liquefied natural gas plant through the approval process.
EDITORIAL: Right to know

EDITORIAL: Right to know

Two frightening incidents at Lower Mainland schools have brought a sharp focus on what we need to know. One of them is horrific – the stabbing death of a teenaged girl and injuring of another in an Abbotsford school hallway.
LAUTENS: Candidates’ nomination papers provide a snapshot

LAUTENS: Candidates’ nomination papers provide a snapshot

The Old Frenchman said that a man is better revealed by his possessions than by anything he says, or claims to think or believe. So here is a taste of the possessions of the 12 candidates in West Vancouver’s Nov.
LETTER: No clear definition of ‘middle class’ these days

LETTER: No clear definition of ‘middle class’ these days

Dear Editor: Re: Beware the Cries of the Shrinking Middle Class, Trevor Lautens’ Oct. 7 column. I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
EDITORIAL: All an act

EDITORIAL: All an act

If you’re planning to commit a crime, there is ordinarily no contract that will make the illegal legal.
LETTER: Poppy proceeds go to help local veterans and their families

LETTER: Poppy proceeds go to help local veterans and their families

In your article Legion Shutdown Divides Community (Oct. 23), I was surprised to read that Lions Gate Hospital and Argyle secondary are beneficiaries of the local poppy campaign.
LETTER: Senior warns to be on guard when hiring a handyman

LETTER: Senior warns to be on guard when hiring a handyman

Recently I had an unfortunate and expensive experience. I am writing this as a warning to the senior citizens of the North Shore who may need to employ trades people to make repairs in their homes.
BALDREY: Liberals, New Democrats divided on ‘consent’

BALDREY: Liberals, New Democrats divided on ‘consent’

What could turn out to be one of the defining issues in the upcoming provincial election is coming into view, and it’s not one of the usual topics.
LETTER: Bella Bella diesel spill disaster a warning for us all

LETTER: Bella Bella diesel spill disaster a warning for us all

I am writing you today about the Bella Bella tugboat incident because we on the North Shore could face a much larger problem if Kinder Morgan gets approval to double its pipeline.
LETTER: Thank-you, two lovely ladies, for ride to ER in hot red car

LETTER: Thank-you, two lovely ladies, for ride to ER in hot red car

On Thursday, Oct. 20, two days after my birthday, I was lookin’ good! Black trench coat, new camo tights and infinity scarf. Rainy day though. Hurrying down hilly Chesterfield near Fourth Street, slippery leaves on a slick sidewalk.