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EDITORIAL: Bridge the gap

EDITORIAL: Bridge the gap

We applaud the completion of the new sidewalks and suicide prevention barriers on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing.
LETTER: Games lacked spectators

LETTER: Games lacked spectators

Dear Editor: Re: 55+ BC Games To me, the athletes/participants, the organizers and the volunteers seemed great, but the spectator support was pathetic. I watched archery and a soccer game at my local park all four days.
LETTER: Here we go round the roundabout

LETTER: Here we go round the roundabout

Dear Editor: Some time ago, residents of East First were the (lucky) recipients of a temporary roundabout at St. Andrews and East First.
Democracy Cafe aims to get out the vote

Democracy Cafe aims to get out the vote

Community workshops combat election season apathy
PREST: Workers of the world unite (at the spa)

PREST: Workers of the world unite (at the spa)

On this Labour Day weekend I’m starting to think that employers need to rethink the whole paid vacation thing. Not, like, revoking it or anything like that. The labour movement fought long and hard to earn rights for workers.
What was your experience like during the storm?

What was your experience like during the storm?

This past weekend’s storm brought torrential rain and high winds that felled large trees and knocked out power to about 28,000 homes on the North Shore.
LETTER: Squamish sets high standard in governance

LETTER: Squamish sets high standard in governance

Dear Editor: When the Squamish Nation holds its vote to determine its position on Woodfibre LNG, it will be marking an important milestone, not only for its Nation, but possibly also for the rest of B.C.
LETTER: Slide made family's day

LETTER: Slide made family's day

Dear Editor: A big thank-you to all the staff of the City of North Vancouver and all the volunteers for an incredible event (Saturday, Aug. 22). Slide the City was a fun and inclusive event that made our family’s day.
EDITORIAL: Seeking refuge

EDITORIAL: Seeking refuge

It was a shockingly simple image that captured the world’s attention this week and propelled the desperation of the Syrian refugee crisis into our collective psyche. A small boy lay face down in the sand, as though he was sleeping.
LETTER: Explicit music sullies event

LETTER: Explicit music sullies event

Dear Editor: I commend our city for making fun, family-oriented events. However, I found it disturbing to hear music with inappropriate lyrics, ie. “F” bombs and sexually explicit language, during the Slide the City event.