Opinion

Dear Editor, I am a senior and currently a member of the Minoru Place Seniors’ Centre. For several years, I have enjoyed playing cards (whist, euchre and cribbage) at the centre with other members, who I now consider friends.

One of the key determinants of physical and emotional health — and therefore, happiness itself — is our sense of belonging, our connection with our community. Yet most of us go through our lives as distinctly separate individuals.

Have you ever wondered how it came about that some words with seemingly unconnected meanings are nevertheless connected etymologically — for example, pupil, puppet and puppy? In this instance, the Latin word for girl, “pupa,” is the first element in

Dear Editor, As a kid, riding my horse and bailing hay in the fields along Westminster Highway, I remember the towering Richmond Hospital as the only building more than three storeys.

Dear Editor, Re: “Visibility and bilingualism are top priorities: Top cop,” News, March 31. I read with interest the comments of Richmond’s new RCMP Supt. Will Ng and what his focus will be as he takes command.

Dear Editor, Re: “Visibility and bilingualism are top priorities: Top cop,” News, March 31. It is reassuring that the new RCMP boss in Richmond, Supt. Will Ng, is hoping to increase the visibility of his force.

Dear Editor, I read with interest the many letters and opinions on the topic of the LGBTQ policy approved by Richmond’s Board of Education.

Patrick DeWitt’s The Sisters Brothers is an old western with a modern twist. Even if you don’t like westerns (like me), you might like this one.

Dear Editor, Re: “Living next to Onni is like living next to North Korea,” Letters , March 24. Michael Sanderson described his situation as living next to North Korea. I would argue it is more like Chernobyl... deserted and toxic.

Dear Editor, Re: “Moratorium on farm houses,” News , March 29. City council has voted 8-1 to support a much-needed moratorium on houses on protected farmland. The one dissenting no vote came from Coun.