Opinion

Dear Editor : Dog pooh - an election issue? I'll vote for a city council candidate that takes a stance on enforcing the city bylaws around pet excrement.

Candidates in this municipal election need stop with the hand-wringing and lip service about affordable housing.

Dear Editor : Re: Alan Nixon's letter.

An All -cand idates ' Meet ing for the City of North Vancouver will be hosted by the Hamilton Heights Neighbourhood Association Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. at Lucas Centre, 2132 Hamilton Ave., North Vancouver.

"The way we do it is I ride and Gary goes 'wooooooo.'" North Vancouver bike squad Const. Dave Vunic explains how he and his partner respond to emergencies without a siren (from an Oct. 12 Sunday Focus story).

Dear Editor: As a former seafarer I take issue with Angus Mitchell, whose Sept. 21 rant against West Vancouver council's stand on LNG in Howe Sound indicates a profound lack of understanding of LNG -associated problems.

Dear Editor: Putting "the cart" before the race horses causes traffic jams on the North Shore during rush hours.

Neither snow nor rain will keep the mailman from your door, but bureaucratic cost-cutting measures just might.

In politics, the "silly season" refers to the time during the lead-up and early days of a campaign, when getting attention and posturing is the order of the day. To be sure, there's been some evidence of that in recent months.

Dear Editor: I read with interest both your front page article on the cancelled Cedardale bike route and the letter in response from a Keith Road resident.