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Keith Road no picnic for pedestrians

Keith Road no picnic for pedestrians

Dear Editor: My partner and I came upon Sam Lupton's accident only minutes after he was hit riding his bike up the Keith Road hill (Cyclists Want Keith Road Bike Lane, Sept. 5). Seeing him lying on the road beside his mangled bike was horrific.
Hokey League

Hokey League

SUMMER may have been late arriving hereabouts, but it sure is hanging around in decidedly unfall-like fashion. Maybe that's why it is hard to get invested in who is right or wrong in the NHL lockout.
Children fall through funding cracks

Children fall through funding cracks

Dear Editor: In her Sept.
Take it back to the barn door after the horse has gone

Take it back to the barn door after the horse has gone

Dear Editor: What if everybody owned a pet horse instead of a dog. I am writing in disgust regarding the amount of horse excretion on our trails in North Vancouver, but in particular the Lower Seymour Demonstration Forest area.
You said it

You said it

"It's scaring me because it looks like the Harper government has been getting closer to the hard-liners.
Sitting out

Sitting out

AMONGST the gloomy financial report delivered by newly minted Finance Minister Mike De Jong this week was news the B.C. legislature won't be sitting this fall.
Green fee

Green fee

WHEN did the implications of climate change morph from scary to boring? Globally, the consequences of shifting weather patterns would appear more frightening than ever - not just in economic terms but in the potential cost to life in all forms on thi
LAUTENS: Friendship kills a newspaperman's sources

LAUTENS: Friendship kills a newspaperman's sources

UNLESS you are very, very sweet, the following must have occurred to you, especially when a reporter scores what used to be called a scoop: Does friendship, partisanship, old family or business, school, religious, ethnic or other ties, or drinks afte
It's popularity, not population

It's popularity, not population

Dear Editor: Census data from 1996 to 2011 shows that the number of children (ages 0 to 19) in School District 44 (City and District of North Vancouver) has only decreased by 135 kids, or less than 0.5 per cent.
Inquiring Reporter: Do you care about an NHL lockout or shortened hockey season?

Inquiring Reporter: Do you care about an NHL lockout or shortened hockey season?