Opinion

Dear Editor, Re: “Shiny new tractor brings independence,” Column, The News , Aug. 2. Did the city really spent about $50,000 on a huge tractor for work on a 3/4-acre lot? I was a volunteer a few years ago on The Sharing Farm.

Dear Editor, In late July, I received a letter from the City of Richmond saying I hadn’t paid my taxes and a healthy fine was attached to my assessment.

Dear Editor, Perhaps it would help us clarify some of the issues that are at play in the debate over Chinese-only signage if we looked at the situation through the eyes of anthropologists – the people who arguably understand the workings of societies

If there is one thing people like to gripe about, it’s taxes: taxes are too high; the system’s inefficient; bureaucrats are overpaid; projects are ill-conceived. ... and on it goes.

The Sharing Farm is built on our volunteers. We started as a volunteer-run organization and volunteers still hold an integral role. There is a lot of work to be done on a farm, especially an organic farm.

Dear Editor, Re: “New animal hospital gets large loan,” The News , Aug. 4. Kudos for RAPS in taking progressive action for the welfare of dogs and cats, and thanks to the City of Richmond, Applewood Nissan and Vancity for their funding partnerships.

Dear Editor, Re: “Was tractor really worth it?” Letters , Aug. 4. In answer to Donald Flintoff’s letter, no ­— the tractor was not worth it.

Dear Editor, While our province is experiencing unprecedented wildfires, and the Richmond News , too, had a front page story on cigarette butts causing fires in Richmond, it was very disheartening to see that the Celebration of Light went on uninterr

There has been a miracle in my garden, but I don’t mean the kind of miracle attributed to divine intervention. Instead, my miracle fits the meaning of the Latin word that is its source — “mirus,” wonderful, astonishing, extraordinary.

Having just celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary, I look back on the nearly 12 years that Harvey and I have been together, with a whole new perspective. I am reminded daily of the countless joys of marriage.