Opinion

The transit plebiscite campaign has now officially begun in earnest, and already one can see parallels to the one about the HST a couple of years back. And that is good news for the No side, and bad news for the Yes side.

The bicycle is one of the greatest inventions in history, a freeing vehicle, a pioneer emancipator of women — and now a vehicle of protest.

As debate on the TransLink tax vote heats up, the Yes side threw CEO Ian Jarvis under the bus this week.

Dear Editor: We are regular hikers on Fromme Mountain and have been for at least eight years. We have walked with our dogs for many years. They have since passed on and now we take our granddogs.

Dear Editor: Re: Silence the Chirping Over Double Dipping , Jan.

Dear Editor: Re: Beaches at Risk from Sewage Changes , Jan. 25 front-page story. I don’t understand why Dr. Mark Lysyshyn feels Transport Canada’s proposed change regarding the discharge of sewage would mainly target pleasure craft.

Dear Editor: For those of you who have recently moved to the City of North Vancouver or who haven’t looked closely at your water and sewer utility statements, I would like to point out a trend.

What we’re sure was an otherwise lovely fundraising dinner for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy last week was likely dampened by some noisy protests outside.

West Vancouver - Dear Editor: We read and listen to your columnist Keith Baldrey on a regular basis. Also, my husband and I read the North Shore News regularly, including editorials and letters to the editor.

When the teachers' strike divided the province last summer, everyone in B.C. supported the government - financially, if not philosophically.