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Letter: Transit funding to fall short of mayors' promises

Letter: Transit funding to fall short of mayors' promises

Dear Editor, Throughout the Plebiscite on the Mayor’s (public transit) Plan we have been told constantly that the expectation is that the Federal Government and the Provincial Government will each provide one third of the $7.5 billion (now $7.
Letter: Hands off the Railway flowers in Richmond

Letter: Hands off the Railway flowers in Richmond

Dear Editor, Like most Steveston and West Richmond residents, I am delighted to be witnessing the second spring of the Railway Avenue wild flowers.
Letter: Lack of leadership on climate change

Letter: Lack of leadership on climate change

Dear Editor, I’d like to congratulate the City of Richmond for being on pace to carbon neutrality for a second straight year.
Letter: Gobsmacked by City of Richmond

Letter: Gobsmacked by City of Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond bylaw would ban drones from parks,” News.
Letter: Hope for Richmond's future?

Letter: Hope for Richmond's future?

Dear Editor, I recently met a young man who managed to effectively undermine my pessimistic assumption that there are no people of his age group in Richmond who are aware of or care about how badly mismanaged the development of this community has bee
Letter: Too late for marine memories in Steveston

Letter: Too late for marine memories in Steveston

Dear Editor, Before the Imperial and Phoenix Canneries were demolished, there was a thought to save some of the docks and a small section of a building to support interest for visitors and visiting boats.
Column: Roof over your head goes long way toward good mental health

Column: Roof over your head goes long way toward good mental health

I n our home we have everything but a kitchen sink — and counters. We had wanted to do a modest renovation to be able to cook and clean, and basically live well. We are now, after months of saving, in the middle of it.
Letter: Community garden theft on rise again

Letter: Community garden theft on rise again

Dear Editor, My wife and I have had a community garden at Richmond High for the last five years, but this year will be our last. Every year we have had plants stolen from our garden, but this year it is an epidemic.
Letter: Let’s make lemonade out of giant Onni lemon

Letter: Let’s make lemonade out of giant Onni lemon

Dear Editor, It’s wonderful to read that we might have the Steveston Public Library moved to the waterfront in one of Onni’s buildings, maybe even for a discount! I hope that council continues to remember the people they represent, and I’m so pleased
Letter: Why is DART showing up so late?

Letter: Why is DART showing up so late?

Dear Editor, In the last week or so, an absolutely devastating earthquake shook the small nation of Nepal to its very core, leveling huge swaths of this beautiful country and causing thousands of deaths.