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Time to rethink reliance on oil imports

Time to rethink reliance on oil imports

Dear Editor: If Henry Ford were to rise from the dead, I wonder if he would be surprised to see that we are, except for some extra bells and whistles, still using the same combustion engine as he put into the old Model T and that we are still burning
Twas a dark and twisty road design

Twas a dark and twisty road design

Dear Editor: I sincerely hope our local municipal engineers take note of your March 7 story, Twas a Dark and Stormy Night. This was an excellent article. I had to chuckle at the quote: "It's difficult to drive on a road here, it's hilly and twisty.
When principles start unravelling

When principles start unravelling

IS it art? That's a question that has plagued public officials for centuries. One person's portrait is another person's pornography. What's abstract art for one is asinine to another.
You said it

You said it

"When these business owners go home to the British Properties, to Port Moody or North Vancouver, we're left with the noise, the traffic gridlock and the mess, and a barrier from the seashore.
Pointless gesture

Pointless gesture

CANADA'S Senate is one of the strangest institutions that could exist in a modern democracy. It vastly over-represents some parts of the country and brutally shortchanges others.
City's thinking on spending seems woolly

City's thinking on spending seems woolly

DEAR EDITOR: I was sooo relieved to learn that the City of North Vancouver has finally managed to secure adequate funding for the sewage treatment plant, and other unavoidable infrastructure repairs and upgrades.
Right on, sisters

Right on, sisters

YESTERDAY, as usual, there were those who claimed to be mystified by the point of International Women's Day.
Hoping for a tan-free grad

Hoping for a tan-free grad

DEAR EDITOR: On behalf of the grad council at Handsworth secondary, I write as a student dedicated to seeing an increase of awareness in youth about the risk of indoor tanning.
Assess sewage plant's environmental impact

Assess sewage plant's environmental impact

Dear Editor: I write regarding your Feb. 29 website story Metro to North Shore residents: What should we do with your sewage? North Vancouver residents should be aware that under the B.C.
Trees were a natural barrier to highway noise

Trees were a natural barrier to highway noise

DEAR EDITOR: I was deeply saddened to see BC Hydro completely cut down six huge trees on private property in the area near the Upper Levels Highway behind my house.