Opinion

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Hamilton exists, too," Letters, Oct. 30. Good to see Agnes Shinkarik's letter in your Oct. 30 issue, standing up for the forgotten 5,000 who choose to live in Hamilton.

Thirty-four million tonnes of waste - that's the mountain of garbage Canadians generate each year. Over three-quarters of the material goes into landfills or Waste-to-Energy facilities at an annual cost of $2.6 billion.

In 2009, the lowest ever returns of sockeye salmon to the Fraser River were recorded.

Open letter to community, On behalf of the Richmond Food Security Society, we would like to thank the community of Richmond for helping make our 9th Annual World Food Day event a success.

The Editor, All children have the right to grow to be responsible, contributing citizens in their own unique way.

Richmond - Editor's Note: The Richmond News has received great response to our My Neighbourhood feature, Oct. 23 that looked at 17 different neighbourhoods throughout the city.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Readers' Choice Awards edition," News, Oct. 23.I am writing you from the neighbourhood of Hamilton.

Richmond - The Editor, It's that month again where kids are excited to carve the orange circular vegetable and put it outside their doorway as a decoration. The pumpkin patch will be a hit, and thousands of people will be out there having fun.

Richmond - I've worked as a craft maker for 3H Craftworks for seven years, a non-profit organization that gives work to people with disabilities.I cannot work at a normal job, so Craftworks was perfect for my situation.

If you're finding it difficult to keep pace with what is now the roiling boil of our Senate scandal, you're in good company.