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EDITORIAL: Due respect

EDITORIAL: Due respect

Each year, the number of veterans in attendance at Remembrance Day ceremonies dwindles, particularly the ones from the Second World War and Korea. But we are heartened to see that the crowds who come out have only seemed to grow in recent years.
LETTER: Current prime minister not superior to his intellectual father

LETTER: Current prime minister not superior to his intellectual father

Dear Editor: It was interesting to read (columnist) Elizabeth James’ odd comparison of Justin Trudeau to Pierre Elliott Trudeau, his father.
LETTER: Mom salutes son's team

LETTER: Mom salutes son's team

Dear Editor: This weekend, at the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships something special happened. On a horribly wet morning, a very special junior boys team from the North Shore pounded along the muddy and slippery course.
LETTER: Helping hand not laughs, please, for senior startled by off-leash dog

LETTER: Helping hand not laughs, please, for senior startled by off-leash dog

Dear Editor: Quite often our 87-year-old mother walks in the forest by our Blueridge home. Having recently lost our father, Mom is getting used to an existence without her lifelong love, and walking partner.
LETTER: 'Quaint and artsy' is Ambleside's appeal

LETTER: 'Quaint and artsy' is Ambleside's appeal

Dear Editor: Re: Ambleside Waterfront Concept Plan Unveiled , Nov. 1 news story. Look again at what you have at Ambleside – sit on the benches, talk to the people who walk there. They love it.
EDITORIAL: Post past-the-post

EDITORIAL: Post past-the-post

Long is the list of promises Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have written on their path to a majority government. But one Canadians are most eager to hold him to is the promise that we’ve had our last election with the first-past-the-post system.
What does Remembrance Day mean to you?

What does Remembrance Day mean to you?

The First and Second World Wars recede from the minds of Canadians with each passing Nov. 11.
BALDREY: Arrogance may bring down B.C. Liberals

BALDREY: Arrogance may bring down B.C. Liberals

When the B.C.
LAUTENS: Some war stories still not popular to share

LAUTENS: Some war stories still not popular to share

Let’s get this over with: Ontario Premier Kathleen (Queen of Debt) Wynne confabbing with buddy Justin Trudeau is like a railway dispatcher advising the train robbers which car is carrying the gold bullion.
EDITORIAL: Out of the darkness

EDITORIAL: Out of the darkness

Believing that it had a war-ready population of 20 million citizens in 1749, the government of Sweden conducted the first-ever modern census. Bluntly, leaders discovered they were short by a factor of 10.