Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Evictions Feared at Emery Village , April 10 story. Like many other renters who live in North Vancouver, every time I hear a story like the one regarding Emery Village it sends shivers of fear up my spine.

There’s a fascinating – and nerve-wracking – debate raging across the nation right now. And North Vancouver is right in the thick of it. Depending on how you look at it, it’s about the environment or the economy.

We’ve had quite a response to last week’s story about potential evictions and redevelopment at Emery Place in Lynn Valley . But much like the controversial Mountain Court redevelopment, this is yet another symptom of a larger structural problem.

The B.C. NDP always faces a tough, uphill struggle to get elected to government in this province, and some moves by the federal wing of the NDP this past weekend may make that hill even steeper.

There’s a critical mass of discontent building with the amount of money getting thrown around in our elections. To Stephen Harper’s credit, he banned corporate and union donations in 2006.

“This (pay parking decision) is just the tip of the very huge iceberg of non-creativity that is currently defining North Vancouver planning across the board.

Dear Editor: It’s a beautiful warm, sunny Sunday morning. The time is 10:30 a.m.

Dear Editor: An open letter to Park Royal: I’ve been shopping at Park Royal my entire life. The sight of the gentlemen playing chess always has warmed my heart and is part of what makes the North Shore feel like home.

In 1983 Hugh Addison, general manager of Park Royal, approached me in my little butcher shop in Ambleside and tried to convince me to move my butcher shop to Park Royal. ...

Dear Editor: Elizabeth James’ column titled Paving Park Strip Won’t Get us Out of Cars, March 16 , misunderstands the conundrum the city faces when installing good, protected cycling infrastructure.