Opinion

Dear Editor: I have little sympathy for Justin De Genova's inability to get around the city for work (90-Day Ban Appealed, Dec.

Dear Editor: Regarding the recent letter from Fred Bruhn (Traffic Calming Not Safe, Dec. 28, North Shore News), I am in agreement with him on all points about the circle at Garden Avenue and Hope Road.

AN average Canadian took home just under $45,000 in earnings in 2010, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Meanwhile, our 100 most well-to-do compatriots banked an average of $8.

Dear Editor: The District of North Vancouver's proposal to charge residents of a specific area for local improvement projects such as traffic calming is nothing more than a new attempt to increase property taxes (DNV May Alter Traffic Calming Process

Dear Editor: West Vancouver council's recent decision to tear up tennis courts near the community centre is a classic case of taking paradise and putting up a parking lot (WV Courts Become Parking Lot, Dec. 16, North Shore News).

Dear Editor: I read your article in the Dec. 23 edition of the North Shore News (Airline Fare Advertising Rules to Change in 2012). Unfortunately the Canadian media are missing a much bigger issue when it comes to fare pricing.

Open letter to District of North Vancouver council: My family was dismayed to read in the North Shore News that the price of water and sewer service is going to go up about 10 per cent next year.

Dear Editor: This is in response to Brad Braun's Dec. 14 letter Density+Traffic+Calming=Catatonia: On Second Street residents pay $20 a year to park in their neighbourhood. Meanwhile, if you go up to Fifth Street you can park there all day for free.

I'VE never been a big fan of Christmas. The materialism, the same 10 songs sung over and over again, and the warped sense of obligation all conspire to annoy me.

IF there is one way history will mark 2011, it will be as the year the people regained their voice. With luck, 2012 will be remembered as the year that voice brought about change.