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EDITORIAL: Building bridges

EDITORIAL: Building bridges

The autopsy report on the DOA TransLink funding plebiscite are in. Cause of death: Apathy. Of the 1.5-million ballots issued, less than half came back.
LETTER: Test drive your candidate before voting

LETTER: Test drive your candidate before voting

Dear Editor: We are in a long election process and it has given me time to think about the fact that our MPs want us to pay them $150,000 minimum per year to vote according to their leader’s wishes.
EDITORIAL: A bridge too far

EDITORIAL: A bridge too far

Like many, we were caught off guard by the province’s announcement it would investigate the costs and benefits of a fixed link to the Sunshine Coast.
LETTER: Dementia caregivers get a break at Parkgate

LETTER: Dementia caregivers get a break at Parkgate

Dear Editor: Congratulations on your article Living with Dementia (Sept. 20 Sunday Focus feature story by reporter Maria Spitale-Leisk). I have several friends who are in situations similar to Bryan and Judy Chalmers.
LETTER: Thank-you to an angel at the Walmart checkout

LETTER: Thank-you to an angel at the Walmart checkout

Dear Editor: On my way home from work on Friday, Sept. 11 I stopped to buy a few necessities at Walmart.
LETTER: Canada can do more to aid in refugee crisis

LETTER: Canada can do more to aid in refugee crisis

Dear Editor: I am writing to you about the horrific humanitarian crisis unfolding in Europe. In April of 1939 when I was nine, my elder brother and I stood on a platform in Frankfurt station and said goodbye to our parents.
LETTER: There is no denying that humans contribute to climate change

LETTER: There is no denying that humans contribute to climate change

Re: Enough Yo-yo Science , Sept. 13 Mailbox. As a working scientist, I am deeply saddened that any person educated to even a high school level could display the level of scientific ignorance evident in this letter.
EDITORIAL: Follow the leader

EDITORIAL: Follow the leader

If it feels like the North Shore has been getting a lot of attention from the federal party leaders this election, it’s because it has.
LETTER: Calling all district residents who care about strays

LETTER: Calling all district residents who care about strays

Dear Editor: It appears the District of North Vancouver is looking at potential changes to the animal welfare services it offers.
LETTER: PM has little time for a hit list

LETTER: PM has little time for a hit list

Dear Editor: I think it’s safe to say that (columnist) Elizabeth James won’t be voting Conservative if she ever has in past elections.