Opinion

Dear Editor: I am a member of the Grandmothers Advocacy Network and I also co-chair the Education Working Group for that network. We advocate on behalf of grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa and also on behalf of their orphaned grandchildren.

TransLink is an organization everyone loves to hate. This week, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation highlighted yet another reason why when it pointed out that bus drivers pressed a "fare not paid" button 2.7 million times in 2013.

Dear Editor: An open letter to Lynn Valley drivers: It happened twice today. I was walking through the intersection of Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway and cars sailed through the red light before turning right.

North Vancouver - Dear Editor: More than one person has written to the North Shore News to express dismay tha t TransLink did not commission a local supplier to build the new SeaBus, the Burrard Otter II.

West Vancouver - Dear Editor: I was shocked and appalled to read about the current labour dispute at Inglewood.

Dear Editor: Trevor Lautens' column on the Vancouver Downtown Eastside is a masterpiece in descriptive writing. I walked with him in the decaying shabby area in my mind, and remembered my shopping days with my children at Christmas time. As usual Mr.

Dear Editor: Regarding the new regional tax towards transit. I went for a walk the other day and read the plaque at Grand Boulevard commemorating the tram line that ran to Lynn Valley from the bottom of Lonsdale.

Dear Editor: It really does amaze me to see how poorly lit so many pedestrian crossings are in North Vancouver. Even in high density areas like Chesterfield Avenue, St.

Dear Editor: I was appalled to read that North Vancouver School District superintendent John Lewis had retired in September, but had been retained by the district on contract to, Lewis says, "allow the new board to hire a deputy superintendent who ca

Dear Editor: I would like to share with you a special Christmas gift. Three local grade 6 and 7 classes were recently given the opportunity to help families in need.