Opinion

Dear Editor: We were disturbed by your recent "Into the Deep" story with pictures of kids jumping into the Lynn Canyon pools (Aug. 19, North Shore News).

ONE of Canada's biggest news organizations announced this week that it would be putting up pay walls on some of its websites, including those of the Province and the Vancouver Sun.

Dear Editor: I agree with cycling advocate Jay MacDonald (Bike Crash Stokes East Keith Debate, Aug.

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.