Opinion

Dear Editor: My 11-year-old son was at McDonald's where he saw an elderly lady struggle with her food tray and a walker. My son, without missing a beat, stepped in and took her tray to her table for her.

Dear Editor: Thank you for your Dec. 1 story highlighting the fate of the Flamborough Head stern at the North Vancouver waterfront, following city council's decision in secret to dismantle and dispose of that asset.

Dear Editor: What goes round comes round or how to turn lemons into lemonade! Thank you North Van Mayor Darrell Mussatto for having common sense regarding the SeaBus drop off/stopping/no stopping issue at the Chadwick Court roundabout.

It would be impossible to find someone as universally revered as former South African president Nelson Mandela. With his death, the bright light of a moral titan has been dimmed. Mandela's legacy is vast and complex.

"Any remnants of the maritime history of that area seem to be disappearing fast and furiously.

This province used to have a welldeserved reputation for damaging labour disputes, but perhaps that will change if it hasn't already.

Dear Editor: Regarding your Nov. 27 story, 6 Hours to Contain Inlet Oil Spill, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation takes exception to District of North Vancouver Coun.

Dear Editor: I am amazed at how City of North Vancouver council can get the desires of the North Shore community so completely wrong twice within two weeks.

Dear Editor: Like Nov. 27 letter writer John Sharpe, I have also ridden the North Shore for 20 years and I agree there has been erosion to the floor from traffic and lack of trail maintenance from years past.

Dear Editor: They say timing is everything.