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A lesson in harmony

A lesson in harmony

Dear Editor: It is a great pity that Mayor Michael Smith and some members of council have forgotten the lesson they said they had heard and understood in March 2011, when more than 500 people at a public meeting strenuously voiced their opposition to
Global developer not needed for Ambleside

Global developer not needed for Ambleside

Dear Editor: I was glad to see his worship the mayor of West Vancouver respond on March 17 in the North Shore News to Gail Cotter's letter and subsequent comment from others about the redevelopment of the 1300-block of Ambleside.
Good neighbours

Good neighbours

PORT Metro Vancouver has an immediate opportunity to show it can be a good neighbour and perhaps win back some goodwill from a neighbourhood in the City of North Vancouver that is otherwise spoiling for a fight with the local bully boy.
Cars a necessity in West Van

Cars a necessity in West Van

Dear Editor: Your March 20 story, WV Transport Plan Is Pedestrian Oriented, tells us that West Vancouver council "happily received the municipality's Strategic Transportation Plan." It is hard to tell where these happy people live.
You said it

You said it

"The guy was clearly either cracked out or just a total moron, 'cause he walked up outside, and then stands outside and puts his bandana on in view of my camera.
Ask your MP to vote for bill banning shark fin import

Ask your MP to vote for bill banning shark fin import

Dear Editor: It has come to my attention that John Weston, MP West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, says he may not vote in favour of Bill C-380 that would ban the importation of shark fins into Canada. Mr.
Share the pain and the wealth by tolling all Metro bridges

Share the pain and the wealth by tolling all Metro bridges

Dear Editor: As I drive over and back on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing for free, I find it most disconcerting when my friends in Surrey will be paying $6 to do the same thing over the Port Mann Bridge.
Saxton misquoted in riding boundary story

Saxton misquoted in riding boundary story

Dear Editor: In your March 17 story, NDP Opposes New NV/Burnaby Riding, your reporter attributed a statement to me that I did not make.
Steering the bus

Steering the bus

THE report commissioned for the TransLink mayor's council Friday aired conclusions that were little surprise to anyone. The way TransLink is governed is dysfunctional and as the report writers dryly noted "unique, and not in a good way.
Who stands for the city's livability?

Who stands for the city's livability?

Dear Editor: I feel the livability of North Vancouver is being severely compromised by the debacle that the Low Level Road expansion has become. The forest that balanced the industrial waterfront is gone.