Opinion

When I saw I had received an automated phone message from McMath secondary on Tuesday morning, I assumed my daughter had been late for school ­— again. But as I listened, it quickly became clear “late” was the least of our worries.

Dear Editor, Re: “Right to Write: Local activists confront China’s human rights,” Feature, May 26.

Dear Editor, “Island City By Nature” Indeed! The members of our city council would be well advised to read the many “Welcome To Richmond” signs at the entrances to our community. They declare Richmond to be an “Island City By Nature.

Dear Editor, Re: “Dangers still lurk for bikes,“ Voices on Cycling, May 26.

Dear Editor, I live in a townhouse complex at the end of Francis Road, near the dyke (Seafair West). The unit I live in has a single garage for one car, which my mom uses for her car.

Dear Editor, Before construction began on the Japanese garden next to the post office in Steveston, I expressed some concerns about the approaches that were being used in its design.

Richmond’s new farmland bylaws put a limit on the largest mega-mansions, but they still batter our endangered ALR farmland.

I’ve been wanting to revisit the issue of some of Richmond’s most dangerous areas for road cyclists. It’s been six months since I brought this to the attention of city hall and, today, something happened that compelled me to do this now.

Dear Editor, The ongoing “mega home on farmland” debate has often obscured the main objective of the bylaws proposed in the initial city staff report on the problem — to preserve as much farmland as possible for the farmers of tomorrow, so that it is

Dear Editor, Re: “Farmhouse saga ends with ‘compromise,’” News , May 19.