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LETTER: One fee too many at the dump

LETTER: One fee too many at the dump

Dear Editor: I was at the transfer station this morning and paid $22 for may fee to get rid of the garbage from my house. On top of that fee I was charged a $5 transaction fee.
LETTER: Oil spill study is fear mongering

LETTER: Oil spill study is fear mongering

Dear Editor: The (Sunday, May 17) article on what could happen in the event of a major oil spill in Burrard Inlet is the height of fear mongering.
EDITORIAL: See no evil

EDITORIAL: See no evil

If a serious issue is discussed by senior government officials but no record of that exists, did it really happen? The answer — like the answer to “If a tree falls” — apparently, is no. Unless a whistleblower pops up.
LETTER: Distance fares fairer than current transit zone system

LETTER: Distance fares fairer than current transit zone system

Dear Editor: Amid the plans put forth by the Mayor’s Council regarding transit, I noticed no one has brought up what I consider a very important aspect of it, which is the zone fare system. This antiquated system is completely unfair.
LETTER: Roundabouts make more sense than traffic lights

LETTER: Roundabouts make more sense than traffic lights

Dear Editor: The District of West Vancouver has announced they are going to introduce another traffic light, this time at 21st and Queens.
LETTER: Tower of power worth considering

LETTER: Tower of power worth considering

Dear Editor: Site C, meet the Tesla Power Wall. After reading about the new Tesla Power Wall, which simplifies storing electricity for household use, I wondered how this might change how we think about power in B.C.
PREST: Sports fans learn to turn a blind eye

PREST: Sports fans learn to turn a blind eye

There's a way to support the Women's World Cup while rejecting the corruption of the sport's leaders
BALDREY: Winds of change seem to be in the air

BALDREY: Winds of change seem to be in the air

Is this country in for a political shakeup the likes of which we haven’t seen in years? It’s certainly easy to get that feeling.
LETTER: Public input deserves decorum

LETTER: Public input deserves decorum

Dear Editor: I found the May 13 article City Flirts With Cutting Public Input interesting reading.
LETTER: Democracy relies on citizen participation

LETTER: Democracy relies on citizen participation

Dear Editor: The City of North Vancouver’s proposal to eliminate public input was equally preposterous as the approval of the amendment that punishes the public’s input and behavior based on the staff’s or council’s perception and that allows them to