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LETTER: Ship's stern a piece of history not to be scrapped

LETTER: Ship's stern a piece of history not to be scrapped

Dear Editor: Your photo of the stern of a liberty ship kept me awake with nostalgia and regret at the notion of this bit of history being scrapped. I was crew of the Liberty Ship S.S.
LETTER: History disproves spill predictions

LETTER: History disproves spill predictions

Dear Editor: Living Oceans Society's Karen Wristen states that the 1990 federal government-commissioned oil spill study predicted a catastrophic (defined as more than 10,000 tonnes) spill in Canadian waters every 15 years, with the probability of a m
LETTER: Backcountry cameras are not the answer

LETTER: Backcountry cameras are not the answer

Dear Editor: Re: Rescuers Lobby for Backcountry Cameras, Jan. 15. Every person with dementia should wear a GPS transponder bracelet at all times just in case they wander off into the woods. Ditto young children.
EDITORIAL: Head's up

EDITORIAL: Head's up

The Flamborough Head may yet have a future on the North Vancouver waterfront. After first voting in-camera to scrap it, council reversed course this week and ordered up a report on how much it will cost to save the stern.
EDITORIAL: Off track

EDITORIAL: Off track

The perpetual morass that is TransLink planning is again veering off the rails thanks to the province. Provincial transportation ministers love to blame local mayors for not being able to get their acts together and agree on TransLink priorities.
LETTER: LEC leads in low rates, innovation

LETTER: LEC leads in low rates, innovation

Dear Editor: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Jan. 15 letter to the editor, "LEC Ignores Tomorrow's Creative Solutions.
You said it

You said it

"If he followed the book there would be a lot of people who wouldn't be here today." North Shore Rescue volunteer Jeff Yarnold recalls late team leader Tim Jones' tendency to assemble the team first and get authorization later (from a Jan.
PREST: The message that shook mountains

PREST: The message that shook mountains

North Shore Rescue team member John Blown didn't plan on spending Sunday night crafting a message to tell the world about the death of his mentor, leader, and very good friend.
Is the NHL doing a good job of curbing violence?

Is the NHL doing a good job of curbing violence?

Tuesday’s UFC event at Rogers Arena shocked spectators by turning into a Canucks game. After tensions ran high during the first second of play, a full-on brawl erupted two seconds in.
Super yachts come and go, towers stay

Super yachts come and go, towers stay

Dear Editor: You have published two letters about the super yacht Attessa IV. One against stated the yacht disrupted his water view. One for stated it enhanced the area. Well, Attessa IV comes and goes.