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Carbon tax excessive

Carbon tax excessive

Dear Editor: I believe that the carbon tax is a fair way to address the B.C. government's Climate Action Plan. However, my latest natural gas bill shows the "cost of gas" as $2.977 per gigajoule. The "carbon tax" is shown as $1.
City needs density bonusing formula

City needs density bonusing formula

Dear Editor: Under the noses of city hall a perfect little parcel of land at 450 East Fifth Street (Ridgeway Annex) is about to be swallowed up by density while council attempts to negotiate space for amenities at 13th and Lonsdale at a fraction of t
Getting serious

Getting serious

Some in the media have suggested that the entry of Martha Hall Findlay into the Liberal leadership race throws a wrench into Justin Trudeau's plans.
You said it

You said it

"This first one was hijacked." City of North Vancouver Coun.
Inquiring Reporter: Should defunct schools be sold?

Inquiring Reporter: Should defunct schools be sold?

Care worker flu shots most effective tool in limiting infections

Care worker flu shots most effective tool in limiting infections

Dear Editor: I wish to clarify inaccuracies made by the B.C. Nurses Union representative in your Nov. 16 story, Nurses Object to New Rules on Flu Shots.
Waterfront plan should include water access

Waterfront plan should include water access

Dear Editor: I have just viewed the options for the foot of Lonsdale and Lot 5 developments. I can't believe it. Why would we use prime waterfront land for a museum and an art gallery - even a college? These are interior activities.
Stop with the ads

Stop with the ads

THE numbers don't look good for Premier Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals. Not the polling numbers, bleak though they remain for the Liberals, but the gloomy numbers released this week by Finance Minister Mike de Jong.
Provinces and municipalities not protected by FIPA

Provinces and municipalities not protected by FIPA

Dear Editor: In his Nov. 4 letter to the North Shore News, Citizens' Ignorance a Dire Threat to Trade Deal, David Fung laments the fact that citizens' ignorance may jeopardize the Canada-China trade deal (FIPA). Mr.
No conspiracy at L. Valley Community Assoc

No conspiracy at L. Valley Community Assoc

Dear Editor: I am responding to two unfounded accusations against the Lynn Valley Community Association made in letters which the North Shore News published Oct. 19 ("LVCA is dominated by real estate companies and large-scale developers") and Nov.