Opinion

Dear Editor: As a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, I spent the weekend giving out poppies and collecting donations. It seems, however, that not everyone knows what the legion's poppy campaign is all about.

Dear Editor: Almost an overflow of opinions in the media miss an important priority. To have cycling paths or not to have them is a minor issue. The government and/or ICBC must address the need for mandatory licensing and insurance for cyclists.

Dear Editor: Going through my backlog issues of the North Shore News, I've come across your "Afforda-BULL" (Oct. 19) editorial on affordable housing.

Dear Editor: What I'm about to say is archaic. But the public needs to be reminded of what teaching was like for all children prior to the government's overhaul of the system we once had. In the '80s I volunteered in a special class.

Dear Editor: I have been made aware of Mr. Carolan's claims in the Sunday, Oct. 26 North Shore News that District of North Vancouver election candidate Wayne Hunter (no relation to me) was supporting the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.

Dear Editor: Please allow me to express my thanks and gratitude to all those who took a moment out of their day to aid me on Lonsdale last week after I fell.

"You could say dogs should be on leashes but it ain't going to happen."' District of North Vancouver assistant fire chief Jim Bonneville reflects on two canine water rescues in two days at Inter River Park (from an Oct. 31 news story).

It's back, albeit in a watered down form. The prime minister has reintroduced his plan for high-earners to shift part of their income onto their spouse's tax return in order to sneak into a lower tax bracket.

Dear Editor: My partner and I recently made a trip into North Vancouver from Langley to the Everything Wine store and I've never seen so many inconsiderate and rude drivers in any other municipality as I did that day in North Vancouver.

It's municipal election season in British Columbia, a time that inspires great passion in dozens of aspiring politicians, a few members of their immediate families and the suddenly bustling niche store Wooden Stakes Rubber Mallets R Us.