Opinion

Dear Editor, I need your help to track the good Samaritan who helped me out on May 12. On that day, my dog crossed the street and got killed by a car at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Cooney Road, near the Granville Avenue intersection.

Dear Editor, Kudos to the Staff at Richmond Hospital. As I have multiple sclerosis, even a minor illness can trigger a nasty MS response. That happened last week, when I had to go into Richmond Hospital by ambulance with almost full-body paralysis.

Let’s talk about relationships — again. Recently, I have been thinking over and over about ways to cope with caregiver stress. It seems like words “self-care” and “caregiver burnout” are becoming clichés.

Two weeks ago we said farewell to the most loyal reader of this column, my father. Naturally, there is a lot of sorrow right now, but we are also overwhelmed with gratitude over what he has left behind.

It’s torn and worn, but what a thrill it gave me when I found it. I’m talking about a street map of Richmond, published in 1960 by the Board of Trade (present-day Chamber of Commerce).

Dear Editor, The new model airplane bylaw being considered in order to update the allegedly “outdated” previous bylaw banning only gas-powered aircraft from schoolyards is unnecessary. I think the old bylaw was perfectly acceptable.

Dear Editor, As a lifetime (50-plus years) member of the Richmond community, I feel a sense of anguish in what is currently taking place here with rampant development and the changes that have exploded over the past decade.

Dear editor, I have a story/grievance that, in my opinion, should be made public. It’s about a the rat population at No. 3 and Leslie roads.

Dear Editor, I would like to bring to your attention a prime example of a business here in Richmond taking advantage of an elderly woman, where the end result could have ended in a fatality.

Dear Editor, Where the blame lies for foreign investment ghost houses and out of neighbourhood character, oversized homes is with the elected leaders of this city (past and present).