Opinion

WEST Vancouver has dumped its guidelines for Ambleside development, doing away with a framework that could have allowed a restaurant, wine bar, rentals and a ferry terminal on that prized strip of land.

Ecclesiastes 3: 1 IT'S the nature of providence that when things swing out of balance one way, the pendulum must shift to the other. You can feel it in the air. People are ready for change on Voting Day, May 14.

Dear Editor: Trevor Carolan's March 31 column, Wanted: New Ideas in Pipeline Debate states: "Kinder Morgan had a serious leak and an oil tanker spill near Burnaby in 2007 and 2009.

Dear Editor: If West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith's idea to collect garbage every other week spreads over to the District of North Vancouver, I will demand the $200 I pay in taxes for garbage removal to be halved. It would be a fair deal.

THE Wednesday edition of the daily commuter paper 24hrs Vancouver displayed a triumphant photo of Christy Clark with a bold headline proclaiming her the "Comeback Kid" after her performance in the leaders' debate.

Dear Editor: On Friday, April 26, I was shopping at Walmart . When I got to the checkout I couldn't find my credit card.

Dear Editor: By now, most people will have heard that the primary sewage treatment plant under the Lions Gate Bridge has to be moved by the year 2020. The lease is up and the Squamish Nation has other plans for the land.

MONDAY night's televised leaders' debate failed to deliver a turning-point in the election campaign upon which the B.C. Liberals might capitalize.

Dear Editor: Last Saturday night I hosted my wife's 50th birthday party in our Delbrook home. For this milestone I went a little overboard with a very talented local band (The Young Executives . . . you rock), because she means everything to me.