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LETTER: Farcical carbon credits scheme is the real joke

LETTER: Farcical carbon credits scheme is the real joke

Dear Editor: If the “pollution” pouring out of the chimney stacks in the (May 17, Raeside) cartoon is supposed to be CO2, then it is ironic that it is “killing” the tree that uses and needs CO2 to survive.
LETTER: Loss of rental housing an issue

LETTER: Loss of rental housing an issue

Dear Editor: On June 16 the District of North Vancouver will convene a public hearing to hear from the community with respect to the redevelopment of the Mountain Court property along East 27th Street near Mountain Highway.
EDITORIAL: Karmageddon

EDITORIAL: Karmageddon

What do the Burrard Bridge, yoga and LNG have in common? The answer that was so obvious to everyone but took a tsunami of backlash for the premier’s office to figure out, of course, is nothing.
Should the government impose a business tax for property flipping?

Should the government impose a business tax for property flipping?

The sizzling Lower Mainland real estate market is a hot topic of conversation around the water cooler these days.
LETTER: Burnaby spill cause clarified

LETTER: Burnaby spill cause clarified

Dear Editor: Re: Oil Tanker Spills An Unacceptable Risk , June 3 Mailbox Unfortunately, Virginia Tupper’s letter is seriously misleading when referring to the Burnaby oil spill in 2007.
LETTER: Tanker comments misleading

LETTER: Tanker comments misleading

Dear Editor: Re: Oil Tanker Spills an Unacceptable Risk , June 3 Mailbox In my opinion, (letter-writer) Virginia Tupper of the North Shore NOPE (an anti-Kinder Morgan project organization) grossly misleads your readers by stating that Kinder Morgan’s
LETTER: Uncast ballot in transit plebiscite leads to regret

LETTER: Uncast ballot in transit plebiscite leads to regret

Dear Editor: I did not vote on the TransLink plebiscite, and now I regret it. After nine hours of work and a considerable amount of caffeine, I stood waiting for the bus to take me home.
JAMES: Some garden questions best left to masters

JAMES: Some garden questions best left to masters

“Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That’s the fun of gardens; you are always learning.” – British actress Helen Mirren (1945-) For all her wonderful acting, Dame Helen Mirren never spoke a truer word.
LETTER: Cougar killing questioned

LETTER: Cougar killing questioned

Dear Editor: I’d appreciate expressing a viewpoint on the killing of a cougar recently, the event which took front page of your newspaper.
EDITORIAL: Flipping out

EDITORIAL: Flipping out

The howling about the price of housing in the Lower Mainland has gotten so loud these last few weeks, our political class can no longer pretend not to hear it.