Opinion

For many of us, the Parliament Hill shooting that ended with one murdered soldier and one dead gunman has left us angry and possibly a little scared.

Food scraps are banned from the garbage in 2015. Metro Vancouver, utilizing the humour befitting a regional planning authority, has trotted out a campaign featuring semi-masticated spring rolls and talking watermelons to get the message across.

Two Canadian soldiers dead on Canadian soil in one week and a shootout in Parliament. It's certainly not what our good-natured citizens are used to seeing in the news.

Dear Editor: May I use your page to give a friendly warning to all Honda Fit owners.

Dear Editor: So nice to see "progress" on the North Shore. The developers are running roughshod over the municipality with wonderfully named housing projects.Everywhere you look, new condos are shooting skyward.

As of Monday, getting caught on your cellphone while driving will result in a $136 fine and three demerit points on your licence, bringing it in line with the penalty for texting, emailing or other such activity on an electronic device that takes you

Dear Editor : Dog pooh - an election issue? I'll vote for a city council candidate that takes a stance on enforcing the city bylaws around pet excrement.

Candidates in this municipal election need stop with the hand-wringing and lip service about affordable housing.

Dear Editor : Re: Alan Nixon's letter.

An All -cand idates ' Meet ing for the City of North Vancouver will be hosted by the Hamilton Heights Neighbourhood Association Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. at Lucas Centre, 2132 Hamilton Ave., North Vancouver.