Opinion

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.

It's back, and not just in disgruntled letters to the editor and coffee shop chit-chat.

"I didn't spend a lot of time planting and nurturing the trees to have some damned idiots from the parks branch slaughter them." Former homeowner Godfrey Lynum comments on West Vancouver's decision to level a waterfront garden (from a Jan.

Dear Editor : Many thanks to the lady who attended the early public input meeting on the proposed 17-storey development at 161 East Keith Rd., North Vancouver. Her letter was published in your Jan. 22 issue. The writer makes many valid points.

The Liberal Senate caucus is dead. Long live the caucus of liberal senators. Justin Trudeau stripped the capital L from 32 senators this week, tossing them into independence in a bid to aid bipartisanship, and possibly his election chances.

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