Opinion

Dear Editor, It was disappointing to see (again) that selfish and arrogant individuals feel entitled to have a fire in a city park and leave their trash strewn on the riverbank for others to pick up. Shame on them.

Dear Editor, As I sit here on my patio having a coffee in the early hours of the morning, I am reflecting on world events. We are living in turbulent times with racism, COVID-19 and unrest in many different countries.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” So wrote Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities.

Dear Editor, Re: “Who gets gym time?,” Voices, May 21. I am a disabled senior living in Richmond. Despite my problems, I work very hard at staying as fit as possible.

I’m increasingly worried that with the speed at which we’re charging forward, continuity is becoming irrelevant. The word continuity entered English in the early 15 th century.

Dear Editor, Re: “Reader calls out for CERB help,” Letters, July 9. I have some advice for Mr.Tai. I have dealt with similar problems helping my elderly working deaf uncle apply for CERB.

It’s the middle of July and that usually means we’re into summer with temperatures in the mid-20’s and lots of brilliant sunshine. What more could we want, aside from a vaccine for Covid-19? How about three B.C.

“Not good” is never what you want to hear when you’ve just asked your 92-year-old mother how she’s doing. But this wasn’t an “Oh, I’m fading…,” not good. This was more of a frantic, “OMG!,“ not good. It turned out my father had lost some money.

Some people get set on a specific grape type or wine region when choosing red wines. I encourage people to try different types of red wines and to keep an open mind. One red wine I would recommend is an Australian Shiraz (Shiraz is the grape type).

Many authors are known for just one type of fiction, but not Richard Van Camp. The award-winning novelist also pens comics, TV scripts (CBC’s ‘North of 60’), and is an internationally renowned storyteller.