Opinion

Dear Editor: On the North Shore, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to enjoy alpine activities, such as snowshoeing and skiing, right in our own backyard. Yet, every winter, people require rescuing on our slopes.

Dear Editor: Well done, Trevor Lautens (My Ideal Is to Make Abortion Unthinkable, North Shore News, May 11.) Thank you for a perfect piece of journalism to precede the celebration of Mother's Day.

Dear Editor: On Sunday, April 29 a letter from a resident relayed a concern about the benefits to the North Shore of Seaspan being awarded a large federal ship building contract (Seaspan, Harbourside Benefits Questioned).

WE hope the 86 B.C. mayors caucusing in Penticton this week in the hopes of negotiating a new deal with senior governments on taxation revenue are successful in marshalling some compelling evidence for innovative solutions.

Dear Editor: Complaints about the quality of care at our hospitals are common; I want to add a positive account of my recent experience at Lions Gate Hospital emergency.

"We have opposed the bill because of its omnibus nature. We insist upon having a debate on the floor of the House of Commons on each section of the omnibus bill because this should not be one bill.

Dear Editor: As a home owner, and very concerned citizen in the City of North Vancouver, I feel compelled to respond to the comments made by Coun. Linda Buchanan regarding those of us who show an interest in what is happening in the city.

These are my words: Summer is a magical time for kids. They learn from unstructured play and learn curiosity about the world around them. It is only nice outside for a few months of the year where we live.

Dear Editor: Coun. Linda Buchanan complains that the same old people complain about the same old things.