Opinion

Dear Editor: I was glad to see the story "Let's Talk Science" in the Aug. 12 issue of the North Shore News.

Dear Editor: I love street musicians. If I am not rushing somewhere, I will stand and listen till the cows come home, and I usually pay for the pleasure.

Dear Editor: I read the notice regarding the closure of the Horseshoe Bay Pier to vehicles with some surprise. This decision, which takes effect Oct. 1, appears to have been made with the convenience of the parks staff in mind, not the public.

Dear Editor: I am writing to tell not only a story, but also to put out a warning to all North Shore residents that our community is still a target for crime. We live in a condo unit right beside Maplewood Farm.

Dear Editor: I read with interest Elizabeth James' column in the Aug. 15 edition of your newspaper (Alms and Animal Feed a Heartless Parallel).

ONE would think that a government that bills itself as tough on crime would take steps to bolster the justice system. In Canada, however, our lock-'em-up federal leaders are doing precisely the opposite.

WE'VE glamourized films and television for a long time.

THE revelation this week that the Bank of Canada changed an image on the new $100 bill to appear less "Asian" in order not to offend the public should do more than prompt a pillorying of the bank itself; it should cause a careful re-examination of at

"The beach there is all red and looking really bad." Doug Hayman, a member of the North Shore Streamkeepers, describes the orange sludge that has built up near a new culvert on Lynn Creek.

Dear Editor: This is Babe Coal (Megan Regehr) and Mitch Barnes. Thank you so much for putting the story about my situation on the front page of the North Shore News (Busker Takes on City Noise Bylaws, Aug. 5). I have received a huge response.