Opinion

Dear Editor: City council and staff fully deserve congratulations for the award-winning city hall - it is a gem and as your article (City Hall Nabs Design Kudos, May 2) notes will be enjoyed by the community for generations to come.

This past week marked the one-year anniversary of the B.C. Liberals' stunning re-election win, and it's worth revisiting some of the lessons we can take from that historic event. 1. Voter demographics are key.

Dear Editor: Not to dash the efforts of David Gagnon too vociferously (WV Radiation Levels to be Tested, April 27), but measuring for the presence of cesium 134 and 137 in our ocean water at this point is a case of too little, too late.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It is one of the great and solemn duties of parents to ensure that their children don't grow up listening to terrible music.

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