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Letter: If public safety is No.1, why distract with a blinking sign?

Letter: If public safety is No.1, why distract with a blinking sign?

Dear Editor, At about 10 a.m.
Letter: Council needs to reconsider mega mansions on farms

Letter: Council needs to reconsider mega mansions on farms

Dear Editor, The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture’s Guide to Bylaw Development in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) is clear about the biggest threat to farmland. It is residential encroachment.
Book Club column: Howling suspicions keep pages turning

Book Club column: Howling suspicions keep pages turning

Told through the perspective of 14-year-old Linda/Madeline, The History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund is an incredible novel filled with emotion, power and depth exploring Linda’s coming of age in a remote community.
Book Club column: Don't judge book by its bland cover

Book Club column: Don't judge book by its bland cover

“Oh, chimerical, perplexing, beautiful words! I love to use the pretty ones like blades and the ugly ones to console. I use dark ones to illuminate and bright ones to mourn.
Sips Happen column: Italy meets Japan...again

Sips Happen column: Italy meets Japan...again

Last column, I described the first courses of a wine banquet sponsored by the producers of Prosecco and Valpolicella.
Retirement column: We are living in an ageist society

Retirement column: We are living in an ageist society

Ageism is defined as “prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person’s age.” While ageism could also refer to a particular age group such as Millennials, or teens, we typically associate it with the elderly.
Gardening column: Imagine a world without trees

Gardening column: Imagine a world without trees

Trees provide social, environmental and economic benefits in our community for years to come. They offer us a sense of peace and harmony which reduces stress. Our trees work hard at improving our air that we breathe and moderate our climate.
Letter: Road test rudeness in Richmond

Letter: Road test rudeness in Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: “Road to drivers’ licence a bumpy one,” Driving Miss Daisy column, Sept. 1. I read with interest your article about trying to pass your driver’s test.
Letters: Kindness of a cycling stranger

Letters: Kindness of a cycling stranger

Dear Editor, A heartfelt thank you to the complete stranger who rescued me and my road bike, Monday Aug. 28. During a long ride in Vancouver I ended up with a flat tire, and unable to change the tube.
Letters: Accidents waiting to happen at Richmond crosswalks

Letters: Accidents waiting to happen at Richmond crosswalks

Dear Editor, Re: “Someone could die here: Pedestrian,” News , Sept. 6. The story struck a chord with me.