Opinion

Dear Editor: Thank you for your article on the inspiring work of volunteers with our policing partners in North Vancouver. Dedicated volunteers are a true community asset and contribute enormously to our North Shore quality of life.

Dear Editor: I was surprised to read that such measly fines were given to the driver who was responsible for closing down the Lions Gate Bridge. These were for being distracted and using his smartphone while driving.

Russia’s president welcomes gay people to the Sochi Olympics, provided they “leave the children in peace.” Homosexuals can face two weeks in jail under Russia law.

Dear Editor: Your photo of the stern of a liberty ship kept me awake with nostalgia and regret at the notion of this bit of history being scrapped. I was crew of the Liberty Ship S.S.

Dear Editor: Living Oceans Society's Karen Wristen states that the 1990 federal government-commissioned oil spill study predicted a catastrophic (defined as more than 10,000 tonnes) spill in Canadian waters every 15 years, with the probability of a m

Dear Editor: Re: Rescuers Lobby for Backcountry Cameras, Jan. 15. Every person with dementia should wear a GPS transponder bracelet at all times just in case they wander off into the woods. Ditto young children.

The Flamborough Head may yet have a future on the North Vancouver waterfront. After first voting in-camera to scrap it, council reversed course this week and ordered up a report on how much it will cost to save the stern.

The perpetual morass that is TransLink planning is again veering off the rails thanks to the province. Provincial transportation ministers love to blame local mayors for not being able to get their acts together and agree on TransLink priorities.

Dear Editor: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Jan. 15 letter to the editor, "LEC Ignores Tomorrow's Creative Solutions.

"If he followed the book there would be a lot of people who wouldn't be here today." North Shore Rescue volunteer Jeff Yarnold recalls late team leader Tim Jones' tendency to assemble the team first and get authorization later (from a Jan.