Dear Editor,
Re: “Petition filed as non-resident births rise,” News, July 6.
After reading reporter Graeme Wood’s article, I wonder how many among the non-residents, who seem to have the big bucks to spend, enjoy the subsidy of our health care program just because they qualify as “low income?”
Our city is a city of magic. We have disappearing schools, trees, communities, house owners, heritage houses, mom and pop shops and perhaps there are a lot more that dropped out of sight, but, because I blinked hard and long, I did not catch them as they were swallowed into the black hole.
Of course, to be a fantastic magic show, some things should also re-appear.
Abracadabra, we see mega houses, foreign language signs, apologists, the “R” card and, now, non-resident births.
And, yes, in a magic show we let out our “oooohs” and “aaaahs,” but in this show, all that is coming from me is a big sigh.
Not of relief, but a sigh of disbelief and disappointment. And then, I realize I am not alone. It is heartening to read letters from the likes of Mr. Halliday, Mr. Arnold and all the other Richmond residents who truly care for this city…and our country.
Lilian Tiro
Richmond
