Opinion

Dear Editor: So nice to see "progress" on the North Shore. The developers are running roughshod over the municipality with wonderfully named housing projects.Everywhere you look, new condos are shooting skyward.

As of Monday, getting caught on your cellphone while driving will result in a $136 fine and three demerit points on your licence, bringing it in line with the penalty for texting, emailing or other such activity on an electronic device that takes you

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.