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MY NORTH SHORE NEWS columns

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Jan. 16, 2025: Election investigation delays unfair to community and mayor alike
Dec. 25, 2024: NorthVan and WestVan are aptly Canada's most livable cities
​Dec. 11, 2014: The Marine Drive speed limit ought to be lower
Nov. 27, 2024: WestVan's latest idea about pay parking raises a lot of questions
Nov. 13, 2024: The sewage plant mess presents a tough test for Eby government
Nov. 6, 2024: WestVan council developing a habit of skirting due process
Oct. 23, 2024: Navvy Jack's quaint renovation is quite the big project suddenly
​Sept. 25, 2024: Finally, a positive approach on the sewage treatment plant
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Sept. 11, 2024: WestVan's beloved short cut now is a dead end
Aug. 28, 2024: Plans to sell WestVan beachfront access gives residents a sunburn
Aug. 14, 2024: WestVan council wise to change course on housing rules
July 31, 2024: Government should prioritize local media for advertising spend
July 17, 2024: North Shore communities not serious about water conservation
July 3, 2024: Tragic WestVan crash signals need for better signage
June 19, 2024: Premier's concern over sewage plant costs about $3b too late
​June 5, 2024: On infrastructure, the North Shore is not being well served
May 22, 2024: Sewage plant cost discussions still very raw
May 15, 2024: Memorial disappoints families of PS752 victims
April 24, 2024: The public should have more time to talk at council meetings
April 10, 2024: Three key details about the North Shore wastewater debacle
March 27, 2024: Wastewater treatment plant troubles require major housecleaning
March 13, 2024: Mark Sager's Law Society troubles hardly leader-like
​Nov. 15, 2023: Provincial housing plans put pressure on West Vancouver council

Nov. 1, 2023: WestVan council lets Seawalk dog-walking decision run away
Oct. 18, 2023: Public should know result of complaint against WestVan mayor
​October 4, 2023: WestVan's financial plans hint at council priorities
Sept. 20, 2023: Shocking bill coming for North Shore wastewater treatment plant
​Sept. 6, 2023: West Vancouver withholds severance info of former top brass
Aug. 24, 2023: Is enforcement due for West Vancouverites flouting watering rules?
​July 26, 2023: Shouting match caps off drama-filled WestVan evening
July 12, 2023: Good riddance or bad omens at WestVan municipal hall
June 21, 2023: WestVan lags in recognizing Indigenous truths
May 16, 2023: Paid parking in West Vancouver now -- where next?
April 13, 2023: What problems for WestVan council would a code of conduct solve?
March 29, 2023: Saving West Vancouver's urban forest will come with a price tag
March 22, 2023: North Shore sewage waste costs enough to make you lose sleep
March 8, 2023: WestVan council signals prudent approach to inflationary times
Feb. 22, 2023: WestVan council would be wise to prune, not plump, its budget
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Feb. 8, 2022: Volunteer library board ouster a bad look for West Vancouver
Jan. 25, 2023: Lions Gate Bridge not nearly the challenge Vancouverites imagine
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Jan. 11, 2023: Bots have answers to traffic woes, housing, amalgamation
December 14, 2022: Mark Sager saga raises serious questions about his character
Nov. 30, 2022: WestVan council slights of land acknowledgment speaks volumes
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Nov. 2, 2022: WestVan locals share views on hedges and bears
​Oct. 19, 2022: Sager faces some tricky tests in return to mayor's chair
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Oct. 5, 2022: Fill me in on the quirks and curiosities of West Vancouver
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Sept. 16, 2022: A North Shore library administration shakeup is long overdue
Aug. 15, 2022: WestVan council wise to change course on housing rules
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Aug. 3, 2022: Victoria wants a housing shakeup. WestVan had better be ready