Opinion

In a bid to strike something off his bucket list, Newsreporter Alan Campbell enlisted the help of Yolanda Blommers, of Richmond’s Blue Meadow Farm , to teach him how to ride a horse.

Dear Editor, Why is this not surprising that the turf fields at Hugh Boyd Park and Minoru Park are worn out. These fields are no longer the pet projects of the city, as our councillors now have way too much casino money to throw at the Oval.

No news is good news, as the saying goes. Well, I beg to differ. In my business, no news is a disaster.That doesn’t mean I rub my hands together with glee every time calamity befalls in our city. Not at all.

What is your approach to health and life in general? Most of us use the R-and-R approach (and neither R stands for rest or relaxation). The first R is our everyday mode: routine. We settle into our daily patterns of doing and thinking.

Dear Editor, One cannot help but wonder if Canada is one of the few countries where you can run for the mayor of a city while being investigated by the Law Society of BC for the misplacement of millions of dollars.

Dear Editor, To the rogue who felt the need to steal my 12-year old’s barely used bicycle yesterday — thanks a lot. I am a single parent and my son has had a difficult year, including starting a brand new school.

Dear Editor, The Richmond First party is using “No Retail Marijuana in Richmond” as a selling point for their platform, for the upcoming election. I find it a shame that Richmond residents think this is a good idea.

Dear Editor, We Canadians are slow moving, trusting individuals in a world moving faster and faster. We have laws written when people traveled by steamships. Tens of thousands of people line up to become Canadians.

Dear Editor, I see that Various RCMP jurisdictions in the Lower Mainland are going to test out cardboard cut out police officers to try and enforce speed limits.

Dear Editor, Re: “Bus bonus backfires in Richmond,” Letters, Sept. 13 I was really pleased to see a letter about this.