Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Health Care Court Case Could Impact Wait-Lists , Keith Baldrey’s Sept. 7 column. Does anyone seriously think that Dr. Brian Day is suing the B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: Base Appeal , Sept. 28 Viewpoint. The key reason many people in the United States will vote for Donald Trump is America’s poor quality of public education.

Dear Editor: Response to Rafe Mair letter , Sept. 11 Mailbox.

Dear Editor: Re: Foreign-buyer Real Estate Deals Plunge , Sept. 23 front-page story.

Dear Editor: Re: West Van Floats Non-resident Tax Plan , Oct. 7 front-page story. District of West Vancouver council is really on to something. Their target is people who use real estate as an investment.

For all the noise and drama that regularly engulfs our provincial political scene, it’s worth remembering that when British Columbians actually go to the polls we display a remarkable consistency when it comes to the actual outcome of elections.

We regret to inform you that Stephen Sondheim’s instructions were wrong: do not send in the clowns. At least not those creepy ones, because when they start tearing around, some of us can’t move.

This week we learned properties listed for more than $5 million in West Vancouver aren’t selling like the hotcakes they were six months ago. Bring out the smelling salts.

Does local journalism matter? You bet it does. Community newspapers employ thousands of journalists, in every corner, across our community and across our great country.

Dear Editor: Re: Three More Bears Dead in Blueridge , Sept. 28 news story. It is very disheartening and disturbing to read about these actions recently undertaken by conservation officers. I live in Blueridge, I have seen the bears in question.