Opinion

TWO months after the provincial election, the post-mortems are continuing to roll in. Pollsters have continued to examine how they got the predictions so wrong.

Dear Editor: What do police, lawyers and bicycle helmets have in common? Most are treated with disdain until you actually need one. The best bike helmet is the one you put on 10 minutes before your head hits the curb.

Dear Editor: This past month I went to Sears to pay my credit card bill at the cosmetics cashier. I took the money out of my wallet and realized half the money was gone.

Dear Editor: I have a serious concern with the amount of advocacy that bike supporters are getting in the local media lately.

"A forgotten lake . . . you never want to go to, a forgotten war you never really knew about and wouldn't want to go to either and this forgotten soldier that everybody forgot about.

Dear Editor: Why is it the bike advocates get most of the attention? No one ever mentions their percentage-wise use within the community.

Open Letter to Ruth Simons and the Future of Howe Sound Society Congratulations on this Canada Day, Ruth and all those who participated in a huge flotilla that would have stopped the Spanish Armada head-on if it had attempted to invade Howe Sound yes

TAKE a deep breath. Your hydro rates are going up. That was the word from Energy Minister Bill Bennett this week, citing years of infrastructure investment coupled with relatively small increases brought on by his government in previous years.

Dear Editor: I don't claim to read every paper that's out there or watch every newscast but I'm baffled by the lack of chatter regarding traffic in North Vancouver. I do know friends and colleagues are noticing that it just gets worse and worse.