Opinion

West Vancouver - Dear Editor: Re: Neighbours File Suit Over Construction, Oct. 5 I have just read your above article in Sunday's paper and the comments made by David Trent about the municipality's control of these projects.

Dear Editor: I'd like to thank the group of five cyclists who stopped and helped pick me up off the concrete on the northbound sidewalk of the (Second Narrows Ironworkers Memorial) bridge this Sunday (Sept. 28).

Dear Editor: I have received a letter from ICBC regarding a refund for past overcharges, I assume there are thousands of these in B.C. clearing up some bureaucratic need.

Dear Editor: Re: WV Puts Brakes on Cedardale Bike Route, Sept. 26 What a miserable story. What West Van desperately needs is more bike routes and less hysterical NIMBY reactions.

Dear Editor : Re: City of N. Van Votes Down Draft OCP , Oct.

Dear Editor: Re: Bike Lane Not Wanted Here Either, Oct. 3. I was surprised to read that Melinda Slater did not know about the bike lane along the 1000-block of Keith Road. It is already there.

Dear Editor: Re: City of N. Van Votes Down Draft OCP , Oct. 1 "We've taken away property owner's rights to create revenue." Coun. Linda Buchanan as reported in the North Shore News, Oct. 1. Pardon me? I must have missed something.

In May, we wrote an editorial, warning City of North Vancouver council not to let this happen. After years of work, the CityShaping OCP is bogged down in a procedural rat's nest with just weeks before the 2014 municipal election.

Some time ago, the province announced the appointment of a new municipal auditor general, saying the watchdog position would ensure more financial accountability at the local government level.

Dear Editor: Re: District of North Vancouver council's dirty little secret. I take extreme umbrage at Trevor Carolan's latest malicious ramblings pertaining to the issue of "closed" or "in-camera" meeting regimes.