Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Happy Trails , May 20 Viewpoint You said you wanted to hear from us. In future, we might suggest that you fact-check before advancing an opinion.

An open letter to Mr. Trevor Lautens: You, sir, are a hypocrite! In recent columns you have consistently denigrated contentions of the Yes side, yet I see you regularly using our local bus service to get around.

Dear Editor: Words cannot possibly begin to convey the appreciation and heartfelt gratitude my family has for the kindness demonstrated by a multitude of strangers we will most likely never be able to thank in person.

By this time next week, you could be telling your friends about the glamorous new North Shore ’hoods called the “Bridge District” and “Capilano Village.” That’s what District of North Vancouver council will be voting on Monday night.

Dear Editor: Where is the green in this (green can) program? We have separate garbage, separate waste, separate paper, separate blue and grey boxes.

North Vancouver district fire crews and North Shore Rescue volunteers were tasked with about a dozen trail rescues last weekend. Often in these rescue cases, the hikers are poorly hydrated or not wearing the proper footwear.

The $7.5-billion transit plebiscite coffin should have so many nails in it that it may require a second coffin.

Is the creation of a new “climate leadership team” a sign the B.C.

With just one week to go, less than 42 per cent of Lower Mainland residents have bothered to mail in their TransLink plebiscite ballots.

It was a particularly busy long weekend on the trails for District of North Vancouver firefighters and North Shore Rescue volunteers.