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You Said It

You Said It

"There is just no room for error right now." Antje Wahl, HUB's North Shore committee chairwoman, talks about cyclists' safety along the Stanley Park causeway (from a Feb. 19 news story). "I'm begging you to just say, 'Staff, make it happen.
BALDRY: Green MLA charts own way in Victoria

BALDRY: Green MLA charts own way in Victoria

He doesn't get a lot of face time in the legislature, but Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver is becoming one of the more intriguing provincial politicians in B.C.
LETTER: Ferry service cuts spark Bowen petition

LETTER: Ferry service cuts spark Bowen petition

Dear Editor: Why is my MLA afraid to represent me by not confirming he will raise a caucus item? Just because he is a rookie MLA and may be ambitious, how does he know that he is really representing his constituents when he does not want to raise a c
LETTER: A nation of snitches and whiners

LETTER: A nation of snitches and whiners

Dear Editor : Re. West Van Says Stairs Must Go, Feb. 5. The serfs could not hunt on the king's land and serfs cannot build stairs unless the king says OK.
EDITORIAL: 20/20 vision

EDITORIAL: 20/20 vision

It's ambitious with a capital A. A skating rink, ferris wheel, amphitheatre and dozens of other amenities that could permanently redefine the City of North Vancouver's waterfront and Lower Lonsdale.
LETTER: City has missed the boat on this one

LETTER: City has missed the boat on this one

Dear Editor: Your excellent article (City Council Buoys Sinking Stern, Jan. 29) reported on the decision of city council to reconsider the preservation of at least a small piece of HMS Flamborough Head.
LETTER: Three steps to amalgamation

LETTER: Three steps to amalgamation

Dear Editor: Provincial law dictates/requires three steps to have an amalgamation of municipalities. 1. Both councils have to pass the exact motion to instruct staff to develop an amalgamation plan, with a joint committee to guide the task. 2.
EDITORIAL: Thin blue line

EDITORIAL: Thin blue line

Get out the rubber gloves and the heavy-duty cleaner. If there's truth to the allegations swirling this week about harassment and bullying in the West Vancouver Police Department, there will soon be a need to scrub a lot of muck from the walls.
JAMES: Daycare regulations limit parent options

JAMES: Daycare regulations limit parent options

At four o'clock on a recent February afternoon, Vancouver Coastal Health inspectors arrived at the North Vancouver home of Jerri Morris to serve notice that her unlicensed Happy Hearts daycare must close immediately.
LETTER: North Shore amalgamation - be careful what you wish for

LETTER: North Shore amalgamation - be careful what you wish for

Dear Editor: I totally support the effort to amalgamate the North Shore into a single municipality, for no other reason than because it just makes sense.