Opinion

Had I been told a year ago that a new long-term care home would be opening in Richmond, I would have thought, great. We need more of those.

I am one of those people who walks through the park in the Spring and Summer and watches the bees amid the blossoms, fascinated by the industrious creatures that make our world work.

In our increasingly digital age, the value of the tangible written word that one can hold in their hands is often questioned. Yet as is shown in Rachel Kadish’s The Weight of Ink , paper can prove to hold more than just words conveyable on a screen.

Dear Editor, There is no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic is serious and creates challenges. But it also brings out the best in people. I am age 70 and immune-compromised (MS), so in the high-risk group.

It’s finally happening! The studies – steadily increasing in number over the last years – about the damage we’re inflicting on the earth’s ecosystem and the recent reports on the coronavirus pandemic are converging in their focus.

Open letter to Mayor Malcolm Brodie, I just walked out of a tasty bakery in the Blundell mall and I’m reeling. Sure, I’m still new in this province.

Dear Editor, In a time of rising race-related hate crimes against those of Chinese and Asian descent, I thank the Richmond News for a phone interview last week.

The Etsell family has deep roots in the Fraser Valley. Patriarch Garnet Etsell spent decades working with dairy, sheep, poultry and hay in the Abbotsford area.

Richmond is a long way from Minneapolis — not just physically, but in every sense. We don’t have police killing people on the street. We don’t have flaming racial divides.

Now that summer is approaching, I drink more white wines. I love white wines with appetizers or fish. They also pair well with all types of meat and pasta dishes. There are many great white wine grape varieties you can try.