Opinion

Dear Editor: The purpose of city energy as offered by the Lonsdale Energy Corp. is to provide financial sustainability and environmental responsibility - as noted by Coun. Pam Bookham in the Jan. 1 article by Anne Watson.

Dear Editor: This is my first letter to the editor but the article regarding the loan to the Lonsdale Energy Corp. got me sufficiently upset to write.

Dear Editor: Years ago when W.A.C. Bennett became premier of B.C., there were two private ferry systems operating just two profitable routes: the Black Ball Ferry and the CPR Ferry.

Bad credit? No credit? No problem! At least, no problem for Toronto Dominion and other major banks which have recently been driving full speed into the dubious practice of high-interest subprime car loans.

Through a lifetime of playing sports, writing about sports, and pretending to listen to my wife while watching sports, I've learned that it is important to set lofty goals.

Dear Editor: After reading Elizabeth Soden's comment re: North Van Roads and Bridges Can't Handle OCP Population Target, Dec. 27, I realized what huge traffic jams most of the North Shore will see in the near future.

Dear Editor: Re: City Loans Lonsdale Energy Corp. $12M, Jan. 1 A $12 million dollar loan, are you kidding me? I am a shareholder in this corporation (as an already over burdened taxpayer) and am at a loss for words.

Dear Editor: Whoever drove by our house this morning and took the six-pack of beer which I had left for the garbage collector - I just want to let you know it was not meant for you.

On the North Shore, we understand all too well the frustration of being stuck in gridlocked bridge traffic. So we have a soft spot for scandals featuring enraged bridge commuters.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's friendly Vancouver Board of Trade chat about "pipelines, Pacific Gateway and pucks" was upstaged Monday.