The power of the actors, the magnificent costume and set design, the particular results — all within the backdrop of our lovely metropolis. Such excellent appearing, such humour, refined and never so refined, maintaining the viewers in stitches.
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As a long-time subscriber to The Vancouver Solar, I spend my Saturday mornings leisurely studying the paper with my espresso. A lot doom and gloom in our society — drug overdoses, the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the tragedy of Amanda Todd, decampment of the East Hastings tent metropolis, and many others.
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Feeling a bit on the draw back, I proceeded into town to attend Bard On The Seashore’s manufacturing of A Midsummer Night time’s Dream. What a beautiful, uplifting expertise.
The power of the actors, the magnificent costume and set design, the particular results — all within the backdrop of our lovely metropolis. Such excellent appearing, such humour, refined and never so refined, maintaining the viewers in stitches.
I used to be mesmerized for over two hours and really feel proud that such a creative endeavour rises out of the ashes of the COVID-19 pandemic with such enthusiasm.
Kudos to everybody concerned in Bard On The Seashore productions. It provides me hope for the longer term.
Sandra Citadel, Surrey
Residents deserve higher
The town is quickly constructing a unfavorable status for being an unlivable place.
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Though improvement permits are permitted, reporter Dan Fumano writes that solely 40 per cent of 15,000 rental properties have been constructed. And I’d counsel that a few of these are unoccupied. Up to now 10 years, land values have elevated to the purpose that many can not afford the mortgage on these models.
How can folks consider this metropolis is inexpensive? Why ought to folks should dwell annoying lives?
The town has not been capable of finding options for the Downtown Eastside for many years. Latest efforts to get the homeless off Hastings Avenue solely introduced extra dangerous publicity. Why have been the police concerned? The place have been the evicted folks presupposed to go? The town had solely blind eyes and deaf ears to the plight of those human beings.
It seems that Vancouver doesn’t settle for the assertion by the United Nations that individuals ought to have shelter.
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There’s a big dichotomy on this metropolis. Those that have cash can selected their neighbourhood, their home and life-style. They’ve the means to renovate and make decisions.
The center class doesn’t have the identical freedom. In the event that they dwell in condos, they have to abide by the foundations established. They need to hope that elevators work, that their unit is sound-proofed, the heating and water pipes proceed to be dependable.
Sadly, town prefers to debate improvement tasks, bike lanes and out of doors patios.
Taxpayers deserve higher. Residents of this metropolis, each considered one of us, require shelter and amenities that make us pleased with Vancouver.
Kathleen Szabo, Vancouver
Policing confusion
I’m completely confused. What number of police forces do we have now in Metro Vancouver?
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I’m conscious of the RCMP, the Vancouver Police Division, the Delta police, and many others. The place do the Transit Police slot in? What, precisely, is their job?
My understanding could be that they’re there to maintain the buses, SkyTrain, and many others. Why is it that they’re chasing vehicles? What number of police forces are wanted, and at what price?
I hope somebody can tackle my confusion.
Joanne Teraguchi, Richmond
Appeasement shouldn’t be the reply
Terry Glavin hit it out of the ballpark together with his article “Pelosi’s go to to Taiwan something however reckless.” One would suppose the lesson would have been realized from the Second World Struggle that appeasement doesn’t work. The phrase is carefully related to then-British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Appeasement is now extensively discredited as a coverage of weak spot.
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When coping with worldwide “robust guys” reminiscent of Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, power and displaying energy is all they perceive. Something much less is weak spot to them. They see themselves as strongmen. They see western leaders as weak-kneed pacifists.
Coping with psychopaths is rarely simple. Standing up for democracy is rarely simple. However the leaders of the world’s declining democratic nations should present power and by no means again down. Wishful considering will get us nowhere within the face of evil. The Taiwan scenario is a powder-keg, as is Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, however we should always remember that appeasement shouldn’t be the lesser of two evils.
Richard Dwen, West Vancouver
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