Opinion

Can anyone recall a time when we were not in the midst of political party leadership race? With soon-to-be former NDP leader Adrian Dix announcing the worst kept secret in B.C. at the Union of B.C.

Dear Editor: It seems good things - news, disgruntled taxpayers and opinions - come in threes. First it was the "mosquito" in LoLo that no one could locate but definitely upset a few people.

Dear Editor: I have mostly enjoyed Trevor Lautens' columns over the years and have found them interesting and entertaining. However, I was flabbergasted at his comments in the column Sept.

Dear Editor: There's nothing like the disappearance of a favourite place/landmark to bring you up to speed with the nature of change and the phenomenon of aging. With some things, you can't imagine them not being there.

Back before May 14, most people thought the B.C. Liberals had as much chance of winning an election as they had of selling voters a non-existent bridge.

Today marks the end of Truth and Reconciliation week in B.C., one of the more meaningful attempts by Canada to understand and confront the multi-generational impact of the residential school system on First Nations people.

"What are those black things in the park?" Arts Office co-ordinator Lori Phillips recalls the initial outcry that greeted Douglas Senft's steel sculpture, cathedral (from a Sept. 15 Sunday Focus story).

Dear Editor: Coincidence or not? My early days in Nicaragua were often times of experiencing minor earthquakes. The locals always knew to heed the rushed exodus of dogs from towns and villages.

Dear Editor: I read with interest your Sept. 4 story, 1,900 Arctic kilometres by rowboat. I am glad that they are safe.

Dear Editor: It is an admirable cause that the West Vancouver Cell Towers Action Group has undertaken regarding the imminent threat of cell towers going up in our residential areas.