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Editor's column: Making sense of lawn bowling in Richmond

Editor's column: Making sense of lawn bowling in Richmond

I could have easily filled this paper with letters of outrage over city council’s decision to approve $5.3 million to rebuild a clubhouse for a lawn bowling club with 280 members. Readers are mad.
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Letter: Richmond bowling club 'investment' doesn't add up

Letter: Richmond bowling club 'investment' doesn't add up

Dear Editor, Re: “ New clubhouse slated for Richmond lawnbowlers ,” online, May 28. I just read in the Richmond News that city council has voted to spend ($5.3) million to upgrade the Minoru Lawn Bowling facility.
Letter: Richmond councillor's Chinese head tax jab too far

Letter: Richmond councillor's Chinese head tax jab too far

Dear Editor, Re: “Council rejects empty home tax,” News , May 23. Recently, Richmond city council chose not to levy an empty-homes tax in our city.
Letter: Richmond city council putting bowling over bunnies

Letter: Richmond city council putting bowling over bunnies

Dear Editor, Re: “ New clubhouse slated for Richmond lawnbowlers ,” online, May 28. Our non-profit is trying to help the City of Richmond with pet and feral rabbit control.
Letter: Richmond animal lovers should say ‘no’ to puppy mills

Letter: Richmond animal lovers should say ‘no’ to puppy mills

Dear Readers, This is Su and Marfa from Samuel Brighouse elementary school in Richmond. We are writing this letter for readers to learn how puppy mills are cruel to puppies. Puppy mills are places where people breed puppies and sell them.
Letter: Trying not to take Richmond roadworks personally

Letter: Trying not to take Richmond roadworks personally

Dear Editor, I reside on Andrews Road between No. 2 Road and Trites Road. For over a year, I have been using Trites Road to avoid the road construction on No. 2 Road.
Letter: Don’t paint Richmond city council with one brush

Letter: Don’t paint Richmond city council with one brush

Dear Editor, There have been a few letters to the editor in recent weeks on which I feel a point of clarification needs to be made.
Letter: $5M wasted on Richmond bowlers

Letter: $5M wasted on Richmond bowlers

Dear Editor, What a waste of taxpayer money to spend $5 million on a lawn bowling clubhouse. There are sports that don’t even have basic facilities like washrooms and drinking water.