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LETTER: It's not easy being green when it comes to using compost bins

LETTER: It's not easy being green when it comes to using compost bins

Dear Editor Sometimes it seems that in trying to be smart we are really the opposite. Let's just ponder this: A few months ago we began to place compostables in green bins.
LETTER: No hazardous seas on tanker route

LETTER: No hazardous seas on tanker route

Dear Editor: Re: The letter "A watery slalom for tankers to navigate", May 14. My wife and I lived in Kitimat for four years, from 1993 to 1997.
EDITORIAL: Too slick to pay

EDITORIAL: Too slick to pay

When one Canadian goes to the gas station, all 34 million of us help pay the tab. Other than averting our eyes from Don Cherry's suits, it's one of the very few things we do as a country.
LETTER: Tree removal is 'death by a thousand cuts'

LETTER: Tree removal is 'death by a thousand cuts'

Dear Editor: As the City of Vancouver debates the rights of home owners to remove trees from their property it may be time to consider a similar issue in North Vancouver District.
LETTER: Thanks for making the North Shore more'bear aware'

LETTER: Thanks for making the North Shore more'bear aware'

Dear Editor : Re: " Bear Gobbles Great Bear Cookies ", May 14 Thank you for Brent Richter's fine article about the hungry black bear. The North Shore News over the last 14 years has been such a great help in making the North Shore "bear aware.
PREST: Don't let babies grow up to Beliebers

PREST: Don't let babies grow up to Beliebers

It is one of the great and solemn duties of parents to ensure that their children don't grow up listening to terrible music.
LETTER: Leave Cloverley Park for green space

LETTER: Leave Cloverley Park for green space

Dear Editor: Re: " Cloverley, Lucas Plans Presented", North Shore News, April 25: This is an open letter to the North Vancouver School Board regarding the proposal for housing at Cloverley school and park: Friends, What's the rush? Surely your job, a
EDITORIAL: Public accounts

EDITORIAL: Public accounts

Up until now, what happened in Victoria stayed in Victoria - at least in terms of many expenses clocked up by MLAs. Theoretically, there was a system in place for vetting of expenses.
You Said It

You Said It

"Lower Lonsdale has really gone upscale, even for the animals." Former City of North Van councillor Bill Bell spots a mink on Lonsdale Avenue (from a May 11 news story).
Should Google be forced to take down private information?

Should Google be forced to take down private information?

Google is the world’s memory, but what about those who wish to be forgotten? The search engine is wrestling with that quandary following a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union.