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Month: April 2015

Talk of a third crossing grows old

Posted on April 24, 2015September 2, 2015 by Trevor

Appeared in the North Shore News – April 24, 2015 Well, that should be the nail in the coffin. Maybe a whole carpenter’s apronful of nails. I speak of the prospects for a North Shore Yes vote in the transit plebiscite, somewhat pushed out of the public mind by fresher disasters. Still personally debating whether…

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Park Royal towers back up for debate

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Trevor

Appeared in the North Shore News – April 10, 2015 Abandoning my usual wishy-washy views, I have a strong one on the proposed Park Royal towers project. Kill it, West Vancouver council. Nora Gambioli. Christine Cassidy. Craig Cameron, maybe. They’re council’s most likely giant-killers of the density-leaping 27-storey and 12-storey residential-plus towers sought by the…

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It’s politics as usual for Yes coalition

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Trevor

Appeared in the North Shore News – March 27, 2015 The bungling boys and girls of the Transit and Transportation Coalition have stooped to truth-suppression. Oh, slap my wrist, be kind: “Selective editing.” Sure, it’s common: He who pays the piper gets to call the piper’s tune. So far, it’s off-key for the Yes team…

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Politicians face off on transit vote

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Trevor

Appeared in the North Shore News – March 13, 2015 The transportation referendum — hold on, we interrupt this rant for a breaking rant from our opinion room: Stephen Harper will win this year’s federal election. We now return you to regular ranting . . . You read it here first. The Conservatives have taken…

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Rule 1: Never sell. Rule 2: See rule 1

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Trevor

Appeared in the North Shore News – February 27, 2015 Self-interest (aka money) rules. The real estate industry expertly knows how to twist the monster home issue: Divide the neighbours. There’s no end of chat about prospective monster home property buyers. Almost none about the other side of the deal: the sellers. It takes two…

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