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Should Lower Lonsdale be called LoLo?

Should Lower Lonsdale be called LoLo?

Some neighbourhoods adopt nicknames, officially or unofficially. Hell’s Kitchen and Brooklyn in New York are officially called Clinton and Kings, respectively. One nickname that seems to have sprung up for Lower Lonsdale is LoLo.
EDITORIAL: True confessions

EDITORIAL: True confessions

Apparently it's true confession time in the B.C. legislature these days. Hands up all those politicians who took a vacation with their family on the public dime that they'd like to come clean about.
LETTER: Gold-rush mentality afflicts North Vancouver developers

LETTER: Gold-rush mentality afflicts North Vancouver developers

Dear Editor: I write this letter as a concerned resident of the North Shore. The North Shore appears to be experiencing a Klondike-style "gold rush.
LETTER: Support views on Lynn Valley density with accurate information

LETTER: Support views on Lynn Valley density with accurate information

Dear Editor: In the North Shore News on Sunday, March 2 there were two letters, one from a "long term resident" and another from a resident who has "enjoyed living in the community of Lynn Valley for the past 40 years.
LETTER: You have a choice about gridlock at ballot box

LETTER: You have a choice about gridlock at ballot box

Dear Editor: We are getting vibes from the District of North Vancouver council that amalgamation is on the agenda. It must be election time. Form another committee, another red herring.
LETTER: Evidence points to lack of North Vancouver spill protection

LETTER: Evidence points to lack of North Vancouver spill protection

Dear Editor: Thank you for your recent coverage of the spill in Deep Cove ("Unexplained spill soils Deep Cove" Jan. 22).
EDITORIAL: Tangled wires

EDITORIAL: Tangled wires

If you're planning to get a new wireless phone contract this year, it's going to cost you more as the Big Three providers - Rogers, Bell and Telus - have all upped their rates by $5 per month since January.
PREST: Saving the news, a sexy script at a time

PREST: Saving the news, a sexy script at a time

Two pieces of news in the past few weeks got me thinking about a made-on-the-North-Shore plan to basically save the world - or at least my job - one tastefully done erotic film at a time.
You said it

You said it

"It's just a huge waste of time." West Vancouver Teacher's Association president Rob Millard bemoans the tests that lead to the Fraser Institute's school rankings (from a March 19 news story).
Should vaccinations be mandatory for everyone?

Should vaccinations be mandatory for everyone?

With the recent measles outbreak in the Fraser Valley and a case popping up at BCIT’s Burnaby campus linked to the Fraser Valley outbreak, the subject of vaccinations is making news once again.