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Should the two North Vancouvers amalgamate?

Should the two North Vancouvers amalgamate?

North Vancouver has two mayors, two official community plans and a population smaller than Abbotsford. The two North Vans share a border, police, and an emergency management office.
LETTER: Missing bench offered much needed respite

LETTER: Missing bench offered much needed respite

Dear Editor: A couple of years ago, we moved an old park bench to the front of our yard. The old wooden seat, painted purple with black iron arms, offered a rest stop to passing neighbours.
BALDRY: B.C.'s war on unions may create new tax

BALDRY: B.C.'s war on unions may create new tax

Of all the many controversies that have dogged the B.C. Liberals during their near-13 years in power, few match their inept, wrongheaded and in the end illegal actions against two public sector unions.
LETTER: It's Lower Lonsdale, please - no mo' LoLo

LETTER: It's Lower Lonsdale, please - no mo' LoLo

Dear Editor : I have noticed it is becoming increasingly common for the North Shore News to take journalistic liberty with the term "Lower Lonsdale." More and more articles refer to this area as "LoLo.
LETTER: Veterans deserve respect

LETTER: Veterans deserve respect

Dear Editor: I was surprised to read recently about the disrespect shown to our veterans by the Minister for Veterans Affairs. It is particularly galling in light of this government's eagerness to send our troops to war.
EDITORIAL: Liberty inaction

EDITORIAL: Liberty inaction

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government are known to be calculated tacticians. They do not go charging down any blind alleys and they leave nothing to chance.
LETTER: Get your two cents' worth

LETTER: Get your two cents' worth

Dear Editor: Can someone explain to me how this is supposed to work? Several times I have had to give 5 cents because my bill came to something .02 or .01 or whatever. I handed over twelve dollars at one point when the bill was $12.02.
JAMES: Stumbling towards a transit referendum

JAMES: Stumbling towards a transit referendum

"Somebody has to have the guts to go to the public and talk about all the various sources of (TransLink) funding and do all of the groundwork." North Shore News Jan. 26, 2014 - North Vancouver District Mayor Richard Walton (from a Jan.
LETTER: Statue a fitting tribute to fallen rescue leader

LETTER: Statue a fitting tribute to fallen rescue leader

Dear Editor: Last summer at the open house for the headquarters for North Shore Rescue I met Tim Jones. It was at the most 30 seconds as he was required to make a speech and was on the run.
LETTER: Honour heroes not relics

LETTER: Honour heroes not relics

Dear Editor: The Flamborough Head was a Second World War Liberty ship, a utilitarian freighter designed to be used as an expendable vessel in a time when many ships faced a very short lifespan.