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Letters: Richmond councillor Greene sets good bylaw example

Letters: Richmond councillor Greene sets good bylaw example

Dear Editor, Re: “ Expanding Richmond’s at-home business rules a ‘slippery slope:’ Mayor ,” online, Sept. 24.
Letters: No thanks to the BC NDP

Letters: No thanks to the BC NDP

Dear Editor, Re: “Where will Green support end up?” Letters, Oct. 8. Dear Editor, Our NDP government walked off the job during the pandemic of our age, as people continue to need tangible support.
Column: Joining the winery club scene with Hester on the bench

Column: Joining the winery club scene with Hester on the bench

Do you have a favourite BC Winery? If so, considered joining their wine club. Most B.C. wineries have their loyalty clubs. Last year I did an in-depth tasting at Hester Creek.
Column: Thanksgiving and your finances

Column: Thanksgiving and your finances

Look up the history of Thanksgiving in Canada on the internet and you will find that it is difficult to pinpoint, as there are many different opinions. What this tells us is that gratitude has been a very transformative spirit throughout history.
Letters: Richmond school kids avoiding distancing

Letters: Richmond school kids avoiding distancing

Dear Editor, We go for a walk each day. Today we happened to leave about 2:45 p.m., walking past an elementary and a high school, passing many kids. The observation would be that school-age people don’t know how to social distance.
Letters: The saga of a Richmond sidewalk

Letters: The saga of a Richmond sidewalk

Dear Editor, I live on the north side of Steveston Highway, three houses east of Lassam. My evening walks entail walking west on Steveston highway to Railway then north to Williams and back in the reverse direction.
Letters: Where will Green support go in Steveston?

Letters: Where will Green support go in Steveston?

Dear Editor, The NDP have not held a Richmond seat since Harold Steves’ 1975 loss to Social Credit’s Ernie LeCours — so long ago, it is almost beyond human memory. That long NDP drought might well come to a sudden end on Oct. 24.
Column: Nature, the first teacher

Column: Nature, the first teacher

A little boy’s question – “Why can’t we just have school outside?” – reminded me of an approach to education that’s becoming increasingly popular in Europe and which is gradually finding reception in Canada, especially in BC, including Richmond, wher
Editor's column: Price to pay for freedom of the press

Editor's column: Price to pay for freedom of the press

In 2000, Jineth Bedoya Lima was a reporter for a newspaper in Colombia, reporting on drug cartels and government corruption — not exactly a soft beat. One day, she was told she could speak to a source, but it was a setup.
Column: Discovering Vancouver Island’s Charming Blue Grouse Wines

Column: Discovering Vancouver Island’s Charming Blue Grouse Wines

It’s called the “Tuscany of Canada” because of its beautiful countryside that has boutique wineries, cider houses, cheese ‘factories,’ family farms, restaurants, and a quaint fishing village.