Opinion

Dear Editor: As someone who uses many of the trails and parks in North Vancouver, it is with great annoyance and disappointment I write this letter.

Having lived on the North Shore for more than three quarters of a century, and having kept a close eye on the forest cover for all of that time, I would like to comment on the statements regarding trees by the councillors of the District of North Van

BENEATH the surface of thousands of North Shore back yards, a ticking time bomb lurks. And as increasing numbers of unlucky homeowners are discovering, the collateral damage from buried oil tanks can be financially devastating.

Re: Concerts in the square and champagne in our bathwater. When the first Concerts in the Square was introduced, I was appalled at the $100,000 price tag that was attached.

My husband and I were recently visiting the Lower Mainland, and instead of rushing to the Horseshoe Bay or Langdale ferry, we decided to explore North Vancouver. We really enjoyed the Lonsdale Quay and there picked up a copy of North Shore News.

Dear Editor: I'm writing in response to MP John Weston's letter of July 29, in which he simultaneously promotes the construction of an oil pipeline and the need to improve environmental health (Oil, Environment Can Be on Same Team, North Shore News).

IN another let-them-eat-cake moment in the political world, it's recently been revealed that Premier Christy Clark's office racked up close to half a million dollars on credit cards last year.

"I hit a roadblock at the Westview Highway entrance. OK, no problem, I'm not (shaking) in my pants or anything. I get to the officer: 'Have you had anything to drink tonight?' I can't lie; I say: 'Yes, I had a drink at the Taphouse.

Dear Editor: You quote West Vancouver mayor Michael Smith as suggesting we get rid of twothirds of Canadian MPs and put the resulting savings to better use (Still No Funds for $400M Plant Fix, July 25). What an excellent idea.

Success is sometimes the culmination of a whole series of failures Vincent Van Gogh WITH its permanently unfinished look, the Lower Lonsdale waterfront has always added character to the North Shore.