Opinion

One of the great things about taking a week off and going someplace completely different is coming back with fresh eyes.

Dear Editor, Re: Court reveals Yap’s campaign tactics,” News, Feb. 15. I am a regular Richmond News reader and supporter and, until now, have not written a letter to the editor. However, I am disappointed in your Feb. 15 edition.

If you live or work in Richmond long enough, you’ll hear it many, many times. The all too often utterances of how “more bridges need to be built” across cultures in the city and we need to be a “more inclusive” society.

Snow! I hope everyone enjoyed it. I also hope people required to by law, cleaned all the snow from the sidewalks in front of their houses. Now remember, this is bylaw.

The Editor, If, indeed, there are 900 car crashes each day in this province, surely then the driver training must be at fault? Perhaps someone should be giving driving lessons to those instructors? In Richmond, you take your life in your hands each d

Dear Editor, A number of situations have been occurring in Richmond, and other areas of Metro Vancouver, in the past few years that have angered residents and frustrated many law enforcement officers who feel their hands are tied in properly taking c

Dear Editor, Our city council has voted unanimously in opposition of marijuana legalization (and its distribution in Richmond). However, their logic as to why is inherently flawed, and may result in some problematic consequences once July 1 arrives.

Dear Editor, I live here because of the farmland and fresh fruit and vegetables grown here, as well as the easy access to the dyke and the Fraser River. This is one of the most beautiful places in B.C.

Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond to install CCTV at intersections,” News, Dec. 8, 2017. In recent weeks, many local governments have reported plans to implement video surveillance in public spaces, on a scale that would be unprecedented in B.C.

I know politics, particularly at election time, is as much about strategy and calculation as it is about policies and principles.