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Comment: How low interest rates and short-term rentals caused the housing crisis

Comment: How low interest rates and short-term rentals caused the housing crisis

Low interest rates led people to rent out homes on sites such as Airbnb, leading to the current housing crisis, writes Rick Fonger. But there’s an easy solution: Stop short-term rentals of houses and condominiums.
Letters: Goose poop in Minoru Park needs to go, one way or another

Letters: Goose poop in Minoru Park needs to go, one way or another

A Richmond News reader tackles the ‘to cull or not to cull” question
Letters: LetsTalkRichmond survey site won't let me talk

Letters: LetsTalkRichmond survey site won't let me talk

A Richmond News reader is having a hard time giving the city her opinion on scooters
Column: Change needed to prevent deaths of children in care

Column: Change needed to prevent deaths of children in care

Two foster parents are going to prison for manslaughter after an Indigenous boy died in 2021
Letters: Car lovers is least of our Garry Point Park woes

Letters: Car lovers is least of our Garry Point Park woes

A Richmond News reader feels the car enthusiasts are getting a bad rap
Letters: Richmond's car noise chaos not confined to Steveston

Letters: Richmond's car noise chaos not confined to Steveston

A Richmond News reader says it will take a tragic accident to quieten down the racers
Letters: Give Richmond's seniors ample time to eat their meals

Letters: Give Richmond's seniors ample time to eat their meals

A Richmond News reader would love a little more consideration for seniors at mealtimes
Letters: Rezoning Richmond neighbourhood is a big mistake

Letters: Rezoning Richmond neighbourhood is a big mistake

Residents of Patterson Road, near Garden City Road, are upset at the potential rezoning of their neighbourhood
Letters: Stop hacking down Richmond's wonderful wildflowers and weeds

Letters: Stop hacking down Richmond's wonderful wildflowers and weeds

A Richmond News reader loved cycling past the array of beauty on Railway Avenue, until the city cut it down
Opinion: Addressing myths surrounding drug decriminalization in B.C.

Opinion: Addressing myths surrounding drug decriminalization in B.C.

Richmond Addiction Services Society specialists opine over destigmatizing addition