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Wrong place for PR towers

Wrong place for PR towers

Dear Editor: The location of the condo towers proposed at Park Royal really puzzles me.
Capilano motels serve an affordable function

Capilano motels serve an affordable function

Dear Editor: I was not surprised to see the District of North Vancouver council basically give the green light to Larco Investments to start the rezoning process in the Lower Capilano area (North Shore News, May 8).
You said it

You said it

"Clearly the public had something in mind they weren't sharing with the pollsters." Newly-elected West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA and B.C.
Feathering the nest

Feathering the nest

IF there was every any doubt that Stephen Harper's Conservatives bear zero resemblance to the long ago reformers who railed against government corruption and pork barrel politics, the expense scandal that's engulfed Senator Mike Duffy has surely put
We can control 'where, just not 'who'

We can control 'where, just not 'who'

Dear Editor: Nonsense, I said in the '60s when this nutty concept of wearing seatbelts was introduced! I'm a careful driver, and how do you expect me to keep those rambunctious boys in those straightjackets? Then, the even sillier alcohol limit breat
Add teen psych beds to HOpe Centre

Add teen psych beds to HOpe Centre

Dear Editor: On Feb. 17, the North Shore News published a story by Erin McPhee headlined Talk at the Top - Students Rally in Support of Peers with Mental Illness.
Inquiring Reporter: B.C. Elections Results

Inquiring Reporter: B.C. Elections Results

THE B.C. Liberals handily defeated the NDP on Tuesday while staving off the numerous polls and surveys that pointed to the party's demise.
arty control fosters voter apathy

arty control fosters voter apathy

Dear Editor: I write in response to the excellent May 12 story by Jane Seyd, Voter Turnout a Concern.
Veteran, 89, still 'bothers' to vote

Veteran, 89, still 'bothers' to vote

Dear Editor: Today I had the absolute pleasure of helping an 89-year-old wheelchair-bound Second World War veteran to vote. While we waited the half hour for the wheelchair-capable taxi, I learned about his life.
Poll-y moly!

Poll-y moly!

THE professional pollsters may have got the election result wrong, but award-winning columnist Trevor Lautens - swimming against the stream as he often does - correctly predicted a win for Christy Clark in this newspaper on May 10 (read it at nsnews.