Opinion

The Senate was designed to be a house of sober second thought, which is why it's disquieting to find senators who seem inebriated with entitlement.

Dear Editor: Oh, no! The storm drain cover is clogged.In my neighbourhood of Lynn Valley, I see that excavation at new home sites are pumping out water with mud and silt in varying degrees, and this flows along the street to a storm drain.

Dear Editor Re: Council Halts Seymour Projects, March 28 . Now we know how to stop all the development in Lynn Valley.

Dear Editor: I'm writing to echo the comments in the April 20 edition by (letter-writer) Elena Cernicka regarding the lack of enforcement of dog control bylaws, but from the perspective of a dog owner in West Vancouver.

Dear Editor: I have just read the construction/noise bylaws. Why? This will be the third summer in a row that I will have to live with obnoxious construction noise in my neighbourhood. It is also my third summer in retirement.

With the legislature not in session this past week, Premier Christy Clark paid a visit to the political epicentre of her government. No, not her hometown of Vancouver. But Kelowna, B.C.'s "City of Premiers.

Where to start? Pamela Goldsmith-Jones? Sentinel Hill on guard again? West Van's disappearing 7-Eleven? As the Good Book (as we used to call it) says, the last shall be first: Ambleside's 7-Eleven at 14th and Marine Drive will close forever May 28.

Dear Editor Re. April 20 letter to the editor: Some people are asking why personal income tax basic amount decreased for the 2013 tax year, and I hope this letter clears up any confusion.

Happy Earth Day, North Pacific humpbacks whales. You're no longer considered a threatened species.