Opinion

Dear Editor: The hypocrisy of SFU professors (Stephen) Collis and (Lynne) Quarmby is breathtaking. These two academics, and particularly professor Quarmby, are the public face of the anti-Kinder-Morgan protests on Burnaby Mountain.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts" - Winston Churchill With the election settled we can look at North Shore civic life in terms of the next four years. The numbers help tell the tale.

Now the hurly-burly's done, now the battle's lost and won. With another election wrapped, it's time to "fork over the entrails" as my old editor Martin Millerchip liked to say.

Burnaby Mountain was a hot spot despite the drizzle this week as protesters clashed with police in their attempts to halt Kinder Morgan crews from preliminary work to build a new pipeline.

"The lip service they're paying to collaboration has burned me out." Outgoing City of North Vancouver Coun. Guy Heywood decries the city's obstinate bureaucracy (from a Nov. 16 news story).

Back when gold rings came in packs of five and it was socially acceptable to re-gift milking maids, there were 12 days of Christmas.

Dear Editor: West Vancouver is losing its serenity and tranquility.

There's a small but needed crop of rookie councillors set to be sworn in at each of our three North Shore municipal councils.

Dear Editor: There was an announcement (front page story) in the Friday, Nov. 14 edition of the North Shore News about the proposed new interchange at Highway 1 and Mountain Highway.

Dear Editor: The North Shore sits on Aboriginal lands and is home to many visible minorities, yet from a glance at candidate profiles, it appears that only one candidate from either group has run for municipal elections: proportionally, it should be