Opinion

Dear Editor: To the thief who stole my car last Monday morning in Dundarave: I hope you got good use of the $15 that was in my purse. I hope it was worth it for you.

Members of North Shore Rescue have been on a tear lately. They’ve already attended more calls than they usually get in a whole year, and it’s only September.

Dear Editor: I was most impressed with the all-candidates’ meeting (Sept. 24) at North Lonsdale United Church, organized for the first time by an enthusiastic group of young people.

Dear Editor: Re: Door Canvassers Not Wanted Here, Thank-you , Sept. 9 Mailbox. The people of Burnaby North-Seymour will decide who best represents them. Ms.

Dear Editor: The new sidewalk improvement to the Second Narrows bridge is outstanding. Having cycled the terrifying old sidewalk and the new improved sidewalk the difference is like night and day.

Dear Editor: Re: Men’s Recovery House Debated In Seymour , Sept. 18 front-page story. The headline is misleading. There was no debate and it was obvious from the get-go that council wishes this project to go ahead.

There’s no doubt about it. This election has brought up the big issues for Canadians. The shrinking middle class, taking control of climate change, and apparently, what a woman wears on her face during a one-minute citizenship oath.

The B.C. government announced last week it plans to study a highway link to the Sunshine Coast. Would building a road or a series of bridges bolster the Sunshine Coast’s economy is one aspect the study will examine.

Yes, at some point the present Hollyburn Sailing Club will be evicted. Yes, relocated elsewhere. And favoured use of the site? A restaurant. Not likely a fast-food joint.

What was not considered even a remote possibility by many just a few months ago now has to be taken seriously: Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party may yet win this federal election.