Opinion

Dear Editor, Re: “City staff urge legalizing illegal hotels,” News, Jan. 3. I am outraged. For the past four to five years, individuals have been renting out rooms in their homes in contravention of existing bylaws.

The 39th Vancouver Wine International Festival returns for an eight-day celebration of wine and food Feb. 11 to 19 at the Vancouver Convention Centre and other venues around Metro Vancouver.

Dear Editor, When will they be able to tell us how much the average assessed value of a single-family home in Richmond increased? Only with that information can we determine if our increase is in line with the average and therefore little tax increas

Dear Editor, After receiving our property assessment from the BC Assessment Authority, I am house rich but, after paying our property taxes to the City, cash poor.

Dear Editor, On the way home from work this week, I stopped at the supermarket. When I got home, I put away the groceries and decided to get on with a bit more computer work.

Dear Editor, On Dec. 7 2016, while I was walking my little white dog “Captain” at Walter Lee school grounds, I slipped on the ice and fell onto my right hip; it was a very hard landing on icy cement.

Dear Editor, Re: “City staff urge legalizing illegal hotels,” News , Jan. 4. This situation illustrates perfectly the modus operandi of this council. First, they collectively bury their heads in the sand and pretend there is no problem.

In the past week, there has been a deluge of reflection on the year that was.

The 39th Vancouver Wine International Festival returns for an eight-day celebration of wine and food Feb. 11 to 19 at the Vancouver Convention Centre and other venues around Metro Vancouver.

It’s the time of the year when I’ll be expecting patients coming in with new goals to improve their health. Many will be keen on starting a new exercise routine, eating a healthier diet, reducing alcohol consumption or quitting smoking.