Opinion

Dear Editor: While I was delighted to see the full page VIA Rail Canada advertisement in Friday's Feb. 8 edition, I was curious that an agency that just cut service on the Canadian would want to advertise in the West.

Dear Editor: On Jan. 27 my husband and I were at the Lonsdale Quay, on our way to the airport. In the process of purchasing TransLink tickets, I dropped my small handbag which contained my passport and all other ID.

Dear Editor: Hopefully someone in government can shed some light on what appears to be a complete contradiction of policy. Recently, on TV and in the press, there has been a campaign about the benefits of "B.C.'s clean burning natural gas.

Dear Editor: Re: Public Play Loss at Seymour Golf Course. The proposed lease changes will reduce by two-thirds the public's access to golf on these district-owned lands, including a reduction for district residents, contrary to Seymour's claims.

As Confucius said: "Never use a cannon to kill a mosquito.

"I'm happy to hear that the older people are still having an active romantic life. There's hope for us younger people.

A proposal by the Conservative government to lock up mentally ill offenders and throw away the key is unlikely to make our communities safer despite all the rhetoric about public safety.

Dear Editor: I write to comment re: parking bylaws. I recently received a ticket for parking in a no-parking zone located directly in front of my housing complex in the District of North Vancouver.

MARGARET Davies is spirited, witty, and as sharp as the memory of a first and last kiss. She proudly lives independently in her small Ambleside house. She is 93. And she is a perfect potential victim of West Van's Garbage Gauleiters.