Opinion

Dear Editor, If you look at any real estate ad for ALR land in Richmond today (11 months after council enacted a bylaw to cap house size at 10, 753 square feet on all farmland lots above 0.5 acres/0.

In case you haven’t noticed, anything with a whiff of Steveston tends to be, shall we say, highly expressed upon. Even during Peak Rain, you’re bound to find a tinderbox.

An estimated 84,000 kids between ages four and 17 suffer from mental illness

TMH debate continues to rage Who's ruining the neighbourhood? Dear Editor, Re: “I don’t want homeless ruining neighbourhood,” Letters, April 19.

Dear Editor, Re: “We are not detectives: Richmond school board,” News, April 19.

The image on our front page of an infant and a blind girl reaching out to touch one another speaks to the power of connection and the beauty of communication. One lacks sight, the other lacks language, yet the two speak through gentle curiosity.

Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond MP refuses to validate summer jobs applications over human rights declaration,” News, April 12.

Open letter to Richmond city council, Re: “Older stratas starting to fall,” Feature, April 5. I read with some alarm Coun.

Re: Temporary modular housing proposal at 7300 Elmbridge Way

Dear Editor, Re: “‘Normal’ neighbours have problems, too,” Letters, April 12. I’m happy to read Christine Durgo’s words that show she intuitively understands that, consistent with temporary modular housing data, crime goes down.