Opinion

Dear Editor: The Lynn Valley brush fire (allegedly) caused by a carelessly tossed cigarette butt is just one example of the negative effect of butts in our community. Not only are butts a major cause of fires, they are toxic to the environment.

North Vancouver - Dear Editor: On June 1 we had to deal with the dreaded day of pet ownership. We were facing putting down our 12-year-old Aussie shepherd.

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.

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.

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.

The sizzling Lower Mainland real estate market is a hot topic of conversation around the water cooler these days.

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.

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

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.

“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.