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EDITORIAL: Light headed

EDITORIAL: Light headed

As part of the never-ending quest to equate drinking beer with adrenaline-packed adventure, a local ad company has stepped over the line of acceptable content. Literally.
LETTER: Kiwanis Club has lost its star player

LETTER: Kiwanis Club has lost its star player

Dear Editor: Not the news that would bounce off a news desk, but please, may I take a minute, and North Shore News hospitality, to remember Bob Handel? Passing away Jan.
LETTER: Disabilities benefits inadequate

LETTER: Disabilities benefits inadequate

Dear Editor: Re: Ministry Responds to Bus Pass Clawback Outrage, March 9 Mailbox. What the response letter from the government fails to acknowledge is that their efforts have not resulted in significant help for anyone on disability assistance.
LETTER: Site 8 town hall meeting: low turnout disappoints

LETTER: Site 8 town hall meeting: low turnout disappoints

Dear Editor: Re: Polygon’s March 10 town hall meeting for Site 8. There was not the overflow turnout of hundreds when Millennium proposed a 40-storey building for this site (at 119-131 West Esplanade, 120 Carrie Cates Court) a few years ago.
LETTER: Act of kindness restores faith

LETTER: Act of kindness restores faith

Dear Editor: On Sunday, March 6, I was biking to church just before 8 a.m. I was excited to get out on my bike in the sunshine and forgot to zip up my jacket pockets. Unbeknownst to me, I lost my wallet.
LETTER: ABA autism treatment worthy of tax funding

LETTER: ABA autism treatment worthy of tax funding

Dear Editor: Re: Elizabeth James’ column on autism and ABA , March 2. Kudos to James for writing an informative and valuable column on autism and the unrivaled efficacy of Applied Behavioural Analysis treatment (ABA).
LETTER: Victim blaming unhelpful

LETTER: Victim blaming unhelpful

Dear Editor: Re: Teen Girl Allegedly Assaulted at Unsanctioned Grad Party , March 2 front-page story. The headline for your story is misleading and does a disservice to the community you represent.
EDITORIAL: The living daylights

EDITORIAL: The living daylights

If you’re reading this editorial and feeling a bit out-of-sorts, you probably have daylight savings to thank. The official time to turn your clocks ahead an hour was 2 a.m. (or is that 1 a.m.?) Sunday morning.
Should landlords be forced to allow pets?

Should landlords be forced to allow pets?

With dozens of applicants vying for the same basement suite, landlords in the Lower Mainland have the luxury of being selective. For pet owners, the odds are stacked against them and their four-legged friends.
LAUTENS: No opinion on LNG, says non-stick Pam

LAUTENS: No opinion on LNG, says non-stick Pam

You’d think the local member of Parliament would have an opinion on the Woodfibre LNG project, wouldn’t you? Or am I being naïve again? I’ve sent several unsuccessful emails to Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, our woman in Ottawa as MP for West Vancouver-Suns