"The facts are obvious. Our operating budget has been growing at twice the rate of inflation for the past few years. It's not sustainable long-term."
West Vancouver mayorelect Michael Smith responds to a Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses report claiming municipal spending on the North Shore is out of control (from a Nov. 16 news story).
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"It's like moving your house in after a massive renovation that you've lived through, and then welcoming hundreds of your friends and relatives the next day."
Kevin Lee, development officer for the Harvest Project, prepares for the grand opening of the group's new facility in the Pemberton area of North Vancouver on Tuesday (from a Nov. 13 news story).
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"How would you like it if someone came into your office and punched you or spat on you or gave you verbal abuse because your paper wasn't delivered on time?"
Geoff Devlin, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union local representing West Vancouver bus drivers, responds to an assault of a bus driver in West Vancouver (from a Nov. 18 news story).
