Opinion

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Richmond Board of Education, I am pleased to welcome our students and families to a new and exciting school year.

The Editor, Re: “Tunnel review too slow: Johal,” News , Sept. 9. In no way can a new crossing of the South Arm of the Fraser be contemplated until a new crossing of the North Arm of the Fraser to South Vancouver/Burnaby is included in the planning.

Dear Editor: Re: “Birth tourism takes on national focus,” online. Finally, federal and provincial politicians are waking up to the issue of birth tourism. However, our city representatives seem particularly quiet on this front.

Dear Editor, Richmond has a problem. Young families cannot afford to buy a home, existing homeowners struggle to pay tax on their over-priced properties and the food service and retail industries struggle to find staff.

Dear Editor, When you mess with native forests, they become more flammable. Commercial logging of moist native forests creates conditions that increase the severity and frequency of bushfires.

The owners of Richmond Centre shopping mall are being investigated by the privacy commissioner for using facial recognition technology, but where does it all stop?

Dear Editor, Re: “Growing a garden grows awareness of intricate food system,” Feature , Aug. 16. We were delighted with the whole series of focusing on place-based food systems in the Richmond News .

Open letter to the residents of the house on No. 4 Road, a little north of Steveston Highway, You must have been surprised when my car pulled up in front of your house Thursday.

So it’s Labour Day weekend. That last gasp of summer. That prep for the new school year. That commemoration of George Brown. Huh? When I hear “George Brown,” I think of the college in Toronto which is, indeed, named after him.

Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond home fined $2,000 for operating as illegal hotel,” News , Aug. 22. The homeowner rents out four suites from $120, which means they can earn more than $2,000 in less than a week. The fine is the cost of doing business.