Opinion

The transit plebiscite ballots are set to arrive in homes starting next week, which means the campaign over whether or not to hike the sales tax by a half point in Metro Vancouver is really just beginning.

The transportation referendum — hold on, we interrupt this rant for a breaking rant from our opinion room: Stephen Harper will win this year’s federal election. We now return you to regular ranting . . . You read it here first.

Dear Editor: I would like to second the comments of Debra Dunne in the Sunday, March 1 edition of the North Shore News regarding the supposed “bad blood” between hikers and bikers.

Dear Editor: Re: West Vancouver Police Respond to Hazing Incident , Feb. 27 news story. I felt uneasy after reading this article about an “abduction prank.

Dear Editor: Re: Monster houses — and rising costs — where are we going? Recently, a District of West Vancouver council meeting brought forth a plethora of different views on this subject — a complex issue the council has been struggling with for yea

Calling Saturday’s dust-up among hockey parents at a local rink an embarrassing moment is an understatement. When police get called to a teen hockey game over antics of adult spectators, you’re skating on thin ice in terms of acceptable behaviour.

The B.C. Federation of Labour this week called on the provincial government to increase the minimum wage to $15 from its current rate of $10.25 an hour.

Dear Editor: Good for Nora Gambioli and Christine Cassidy for caring about neighbourhoods.

Dear Editor: Like many others, I would not think twice about voting yes in the upcoming Metro Vancouver transit referendum if I thought that money would be well spent! But, like most in the area, I cannot help but ask the question, will it be? And my

Prime Minster Stephen Harper rode in to our rescue this week to announce his government is once again getting tough on crime. This time, it’s the baddest of the bad that our government is determined to save us from.