Opinion

"What are those black things in the park?" Arts Office co-ordinator Lori Phillips recalls the initial outcry that greeted Douglas Senft's steel sculpture, cathedral (from a Sept. 15 Sunday Focus story).

Dear Editor: Coincidence or not? My early days in Nicaragua were often times of experiencing minor earthquakes. The locals always knew to heed the rushed exodus of dogs from towns and villages.

Dear Editor: I read with interest your Sept. 4 story, 1,900 Arctic kilometres by rowboat. I am glad that they are safe.

Dear Editor: It is an admirable cause that the West Vancouver Cell Towers Action Group has undertaken regarding the imminent threat of cell towers going up in our residential areas.

Dear Editor: Reporter Ms. Jane Seyd would seem to belong to that journalistic group that believes "noise is news." Her Sept.

Dear Editor: Definition alleged: 1. stated or described to be such; presumed; 2. dubious.

Dear Editor: The recent protests around loud train whistles at night in North Vancouver highlight the escalation of noise on the North Shore, to the point where it is becoming a health hazard for all of us.

Dear Editor: I read with much interest Brent Richter's Aug. 21 story regarding the Hwy. 1 redesign plans for the Keith Road/Fern Street areas. Good news, and I hope the rebuild happens sooner rather than later.

Dear Editor: I don't know if anyone has noticed, but the new look to the North Shore News is very impressive. It looks much better than the Province newspaper; and the editorial comments are always great.

Dear Editor: The Squamish to Whistler Fisheries Roundtable greatly appreciates the dialogue we've had with MP John Weston over the last several years, especially his work in facilitating the 2009 announcement of the Inquiry into the Decline of Fraser