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Editor's column: Richmond school shouldn't have to give up

Editor's column: Richmond school shouldn't have to give up

It’s a painful thing to see your child suffer at school — to get calls telling you to come pick them up because they’ve had an inconsolable meltdown, to be told they’ve bit and punched their teacher, to see them endure panic attacks just at the thoug
Letter: Homeless people need love all year round

Letter: Homeless people need love all year round

Dear Editor, I’ve been involved with the Downtown Eastside (DTES) for more than 20 years in a voluntary capacity. Way back then, there were only hundreds of street folks living the transient life.
Letter: Hats off to Richmond girl and her helper

Letter: Hats off to Richmond girl and her helper

Dear Editor, Re: “Man charged after Canada Line assault,” News, Dec. 8. My heart goes out to the young Richmond resident, Noor Fadel, for being subjected to an attack by a relentless bully. Noor stood her ground and didn’t let the bully have his way.
Letter: Wraps at Lansdowne support local charity

Letter: Wraps at Lansdowne support local charity

Dear Editor, For the first time in many many years, Richmond Centre has not given the Richmond Christmas Fund a booth for wrapping gifts for shoppers. The only place that Richmond Christmas Fund can be found is Landsdowne Centre.
Letter: Depot has heart

Letter: Depot has heart

Open letter to Home Depot, I am delighted to be able to write to you today to say a very heartfelt thank you for the beautiful poinsettia plants that Home Depot Richmond so very generously donated this year for our volunteers.
Letter: Thanks to our loyal Mounties

Letter: Thanks to our loyal Mounties

Dear Editor, This is my favourite time of the year! Folks are full of holiday cheer and have decorated their homes.
Letter: They can't see the folly of Site C

Letter: They can't see the folly of Site C

Dear Editor, Has the NDP gone mad? Its decision to support Site C is absolute madness personified and the resulting construction of the dam will cause the permanent loss of critical B.C. agricultural land, B.C. history and wildlife habitat.
In Other Words column: Nature nurtures the mind

In Other Words column: Nature nurtures the mind

It was the photograph of a mundane sight that started me thinking about this. Searching in Richmond Archives for photos from 1957 showing the Oak Street Bridge under construction, I came across one that included a view of a row of backyards.
Letter: Site C? No thanks

Letter: Site C? No thanks

Open letter to the BC NDP government, The fate of the Site C dam is now in the hands of the new BCNDP government. They must do the right thing and cancel this white elephant of a project.
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