Opinion

Dear Editor: Kudos to the North Shore News for the May 25 editorial No Place to Hide. The Conservative government under Stephen Harper is indeed trying to turn us into a police state with constant and unregulated monitoring.

Dear Editor: Yesterday while driving at lunch time on a very busy Marine Drive in North Vancouver, I was astounded at what I saw: a young man on his skateboard, listening to music, wearing earplugs, with his head down using his phone.

The Lower Mainland's mayors have done the insurmountable — agreed on something. With the mayors' council on regional transportation report this week, we got a look at what transportation infrastructure could (and should) be in the decades ahead.

Dear Editor: I, as a Grade 11 student, am very disappointed and discouraged with the email that was sent out to all the parents of North Vancouver students June 3 regarding the student walkout.

Dear Editor: Re: Highrises Proposed for Lower Capilano, May 28 The way the District of North Vancouver is rubber-stamping the "unprecedented"(over)development of the North Shore, one would almost be inclined to think that city council members are act

"It's so frustrating being the Timbit inside the district doughnut." City of North Van Coun. Guy Heywood argues the border between the two North Vancouvers hinders effective leadership (from a June 8 Sunday Focus story). "Mr.

It’s the world’s most celebrated sporting event and a financial leech that sometimes sucks its host country dry. Football fever and tear gas are in the air this week as the citizenry of Brazil is both enthralled and enraged at playing World Cup host.

Dear Editor: Re: Letter to North Shore News Friday, May 23 from William Clark. Mr. Clark is right. The City of North Vancouver has no buildings to admire.

As we head into the weekend with the prospect of a full-scale shutdown of the education system coming two weeks early, it feels like we could be approaching the endgame in the dispute between the province and the teachers. Maybe that's optimistic.

An open letter of invitation to Premier Christy Clark. Dear Christy: I'd like for you to meet my sister. She's an extraordinary woman, not just because I think so, but because she has chosen a profession that she is truly passionate about.