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Letters: Chinese sign in Richmond confuses issue

Letters: Chinese sign in Richmond confuses issue

Dear Editor, Re: “English sign coming,” Richmond News , Aug. 2. This does open up a new debate about what is appropriate for signs in the city.
Letter: Was tractor really worth it?

Letter: Was tractor really worth it?

Dear Editor, Re: “Shiny new tractor brings independence,” column, Aug. 2.
Letters: Butt out, please

Letters: Butt out, please

Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond ablaze with butts,” News , Aug.
Voices column: City of Richmond water turns rainbow

Voices column: City of Richmond water turns rainbow

It appears something’s gotten into the water down at city hall. Food colouring, perhaps – and of every hue.
Letter: Homes just as tall, shadows just as long after public hearing

Letter: Homes just as tall, shadows just as long after public hearing

Dear Editor, Re: “Backyards take backseat to the builders at hearing,” Richmond News, July 21. It is not only the backyards that have taken a backseat in the latest bylaw changes related to regulating the setbacks of single-family homes.
Letter: 'Free' Nature Park event by donation

Letter: 'Free' Nature Park event by donation

Dear Editor, I’m just wondering if there are any other parents besides me that are annoyed by the increasing demand for organizations demanding a monetary amount to gain admittance to City of Richmond events that were assumed “free” and already cover
Letter: Ideas abound on making Steveston feet-friendly

Letter: Ideas abound on making Steveston feet-friendly

Dear Editor, Further to the recent Public Feedback Forum for the Steveston Village streetscape vision, I suggest the following: 1. Create a pedestrian precinct on part of Bayview Street by closing it to vehicles from First to Second avenues. 2.
Letter: Herbicide is 'safe' now. But later?

Letter: Herbicide is 'safe' now. But later?

Dear Editor, Re: “Herbicide risk low: Prof,” Richmond News, July 28, 2017. Who’s asking this professor’s opinion on “risk.” The concerned Burkeville resident should be concerned, as her garden is now no longer organic.
Letter: Omar Kadhr settlement big; so was abuse

Letter: Omar Kadhr settlement big; so was abuse

Dear Editor, With regards to the $10.5 million Omar Khadr settlement, the more one investigates the reasons for the settlement, the more they stink. The government breached international treaties, human rights obligations, and the rule of law.
Letter: New condos leave us homeless

Letter: New condos leave us homeless

Dear Editor, One hundred and forty families in central Richmond will have to move soon as our rental building is being torn down for condos ­— condos that we cannot afford to buy.