Opinion

Dear Editor: Dear citizens, I am aghast at the proposed monolithic art gallery that will block the beautiful panoramic view that we all enjoy while strolling or riding down Lonsdale.

Dear Editor: I felt a letter should be written about something that happened that reminded me about Christmas yesterday. I had gone into Tim Hortons on Lonsdale and 15th to get a coffee and bring it to my car.

The dark winter months of low light and bad weather can be deadly on our roads. Sadly, in recent weeks there have been plenty of reminders, with several pedestrians hit and injured and one killed on the North Shore.

Dear Editor: For many years my wife and I have been commuting eastbound in the morning down East Keith Road to Mountain Highway and on to the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing.

"We're the worst example in all of Canada." SFU political science professor Patrick Smith blasts the lack of regulation over how money is raised and spent in B.C.'s municipal elections (from a Nov. 26 news story).

Fear takes on a whole new meaning when an uninvited animal invades your home and brings the unpredictable wildness of nature into your sheltered space. This happened to my family last week.

Democracy on the North Shore was comparatively well served in 2014. Voter turnout stretched above 2011 levels but we need to do better.

Dear Editor: The proposed Mountain Highway interchange is inadequate - let's do it right the first time; don't waste my tax dollars.

Dear Editor: More logic and common sense. .. in the near future? I attended two all candidates meetings for the District of North Vancouver council. Now we know our representatives.

It’s 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon: do you care where the Calgary Stampeders are? The 102nd Grey Cup between the Stamps and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats is only a few days away.