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Letters: Readers applaud Richmond RCMP for ticketing rolling stoppers

Letters: Readers applaud Richmond RCMP for ticketing rolling stoppers

Dear Editor, Re: “Rolling stop in Richmond not worth a ticket,” Letters, Feb. 21 To the officer that issued Mr. Kurian a ticket, I’d like to express my thanks. There is so much wrong with Mr. Kurian’s letter that I don’t know where to start.
Editor's column: Trust me, Richmond, I'm vaccinated

Editor's column: Trust me, Richmond, I'm vaccinated

Have you ever stepped out of the house, looked around and realized just how much trust we place in total strangers? You could be standing at a crosswalk, waiting to step onto the road, and a driver slows to let you cross.
Letter: Richmond school district welcomes new superintendent

Letter: Richmond school district welcomes new superintendent

Dear Editor, Re: “Familiar face leads schools,” News, Feb.
B.C. residents want government to get tough on birth tourism

B.C. residents want government to get tough on birth tourism

The history of Canadian citizenship is not particularly lengthy. For the first 80 years of the country’s existence, people in Canada were considered British subjects.
Letter: There are anti-SOGI voices inside Richmond

Letter: There are anti-SOGI voices inside Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: Pro-SOGI trustee candidates dominate Richmond school board, Oct. 21, 2018 As Mr.
Letter: What's wrong with a good old cheque, City of Richmond?

Letter: What's wrong with a good old cheque, City of Richmond?

Dear Editor, The City of Richmond should follow Vancouver’s example, immediately stop accepting cash for property taxes. What’s wrong with a good old cheque drawn on a Canadian bank? Be proactive and stop money laundering.
Letter: Airbnbs thriving in Richmond

Letter: Airbnbs thriving in Richmond

Dear Editor, Despite our city bylaws which prohibit short-term rentals such as Airbnbs, hundreds of illegal rentals are still being run all across our city.
Letter: Not fun driving in Richmond

Letter: Not fun driving in Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: Mixed feelings about running yellow lights in Richmond, Letters, Feb. 14 I agree with recent letters regarding driving in Richmond. It’s simply not fun at all and often dangerous.
Letter: Piled snow blocks disabled parking spots in Richmond

Letter: Piled snow blocks disabled parking spots in Richmond

Dear Editor, I am full time in a wheelchair, and have a wheelchair adapted van. Following the snow last week, I found that a couple of malls that I went to in Richmond had plowed the snow into only the disabled parking spots.
Editor's column: Bullying: Don’t look the other way

Editor's column: Bullying: Don’t look the other way

It was only when it was pointed out to me by another player on the team that my eyes were opened. After 12 years as a youth soccer coach, I believed I was alert to the signals of an actual or potential bullying situation.