Opinion

Dear Editor: Most of the people who are picking up bottles curbside are hard-working people. A great many of them are seniors trying to supplement their income.

After ignoring the Wild West of civic election spending for many years, the province recently moved to bring in new campaign spending limits for local campaigns.

An open letter to the board of governors at Capilano University: I just returned from the University of Alberta in Edmonton where faculty from across Canada and England gathered for a weeklong conference to address the erosion of academic freedom, fr

The federal government’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in various Canadian cities by the end of December has some politicians and citizens questioning the short intake timeline and possible threats to security, especially following the atta

I’d say Justin Trudeau fell from the honeymoon bed. Possibly a matter of coitus interruptus in his post-election love affair with an adulating public and media. The CBC must be heartbroken.

The Community Housing Action Committee extends its congratulations to our new members of Parliament on their election Monday, Oct. 19, and for achieving a majority government. As many have pointed out, the new government faces many challenges.

Dear Editor: Re: ‘Quaint and Artsy’ is Ambleside’s Appeal , Nov. 8 Mailbox. Susan Thomas could not have captured the feel of Ambleside any better than she did in her recent letter. She described the many ways the park is enjoyed beautifully.

City of North Vancouver council made headlines around the country this week when it became the first municipality in Canada to mandate climate change warning labels on gas pumps – much like the ones that have emblazoned cigarette packages for decades

The legislature is wrapping up its fall sitting this week, and one side in that conflicted house is leaving with a much bigger smile on their collective faces.

Dear Editor: Most of the time when we read a newspaper we read about crime, corruption, theft, war, etc. All bad news. I remember one day when I came into a store that sold local and international newspapers.