Opinion

Another winter, another season of long nights in sometimes dangerous backcountry terrain for North Shore Rescue volunteers looking for lost souls.

Try to excuse a personal item, but as a column-provider I'll remember 2013 as the year of my most embarrassing success. It has become a howling nightmare.

Dear Editor: First of all I wish to thank you for the (Dec. 18) front page exposure on the Rogers towers in West Vancouver.

It comes around like clockwork, the pledge to improve. When a set of stairs starts to resemble the Grouse Grind and previously loose fitting pants look like body paint we know it's time to make a change.

Dear Editor : Contrary to the North Shore News' Viewpoint, Rust in Peace, Dec.

Dear Editor : Thank you for choosing to run my story on Friday, Dec. 20 about Smile Day. My Smile Day on Monday, Dec. 23 was a huge success.

With the final days of 2013 wheeling to their conclusion, it's time to take stock before turfing the old calendar. On a large political scale it's been a year when some of our most cynical fears were confirmed.

Dear Editor: I am not against change or growth. Born and bred in North Vancouver, I have witnessed both during the past 61 years; much of which I love and some of which I abhor.

"Our real estate agents refer to the 1300 block, north and south side, as the Gaza strip." West Van Mayor Michael Smith discusses the need to develop the 1300 block of Marine Drive (from a March 6 news story).

The problem with New Year's resolutions is that most people aim too high, setting unattainable goals that lead to failure in the first week. They wake up on Jan.