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Conservatives and conservationists not so far apart

Conservatives and conservationists not so far apart

Dear Editor: I'd like to take the opportunity to address some misinformation that has been circulating about Bill C-38, the Budget Implementation Act. Bill C-38 will provide clear advantages for the Canadian economy.
Stock response

Stock response

ANOTHER week, another study that shows the West Coast's salmon stocks are in peril.
MPs deserve a break - sort of

MPs deserve a break - sort of

Dear Editor: Courage, integrity and honesty.
Bus plan would waste waterfront

Bus plan would waste waterfront

Dear Editor: I would like to respond to Belinda Lyons's letter suggesting the North Vancouver bus depot be relocated to the Harbourside property south of the Auto Mall in place of the 800-unit development proposed for the site (Harbourside for Bus Ba
No divine right to abandon democracy

No divine right to abandon democracy

Dear Editor: Mr. Peter Van Loan, Member of Parliament: Recently, many MPs in the House of Commons stood to vote 159 times on the 700 plus amendments to the devastating omnibus C-38.
Not reassured on pit bulls

Not reassured on pit bulls

Dear Editor: On Sunday I returned from an event at which a pit bull mauled a poor defenceless small dog and injured several people who attempted to get the pit bull to release the small dog.
You said it

You said it

"Why start at sharks? Why not do the same with beef, chicken, pork, lamb, fish, shellfish, mollusks, wild game, roadkill?" Coun.
Maple Leaf forever

Maple Leaf forever

Just in time for Canada Day comes the startling news from Ipsos-Reid pollsters that one in five Canadians would consider getting a maple leaf tattoo. Pollsters failed to say exactly where Canadians envisioned getting their patriotic ink.
Onni's offer to extend plaza a ludicrous plan

Onni's offer to extend plaza a ludicrous plan

Dear Editor: Awake, citizens! Awake before it is too late. The exorbitant density in the City of North Vancouver is battling with a fragile environment and you the people with the extra traffic, noise and pollution.
Strangling death nets too few years

Strangling death nets too few years

Dear Editor: A man gets four years after choking his girlfriend to death and dumping her body in a North Vancouver park (North Shore News, June 22). If that's not bad enough, he is given credit for 16 months already spent in custody.