Opinion

Dear Editor, As an elementary school student, I bike a lot. To school, to parks, etc. According to BikeSense, the British Columbia Bicycle Operator’s Manual, it is illegal for cyclists to bike on sidewalks, unless permitted by official signs.

Dear Editor, I was nearly killed by a car the other day while biking on Shell Road. Yet another driver decided that, because he was in a car and I was on a bike, he had the right of way and I was not a legitimate vehicle. We have a lot of work to do.

Premiere Christy Clark’s “vanity bridge” adventure is hurtling the wrong way.

Dear Editor, I am so impressed with the construction crew working on the watermain replacement in Brighouse Estates. I can’t judge the quality of the labour, except to remark that it looks pretty good.

Dear Editor, Re: “Flight plan,” News , Oct. 7. Kudos to YVR for considering themselves at least partly responsible for funding the Canada Line’s airport extension.

Dear Editor, Re: “Welcome to the house hotel,” News , Sept. 30. Thank you, Graeme Wood for investigating illegal house hotels. Our neighbourhood has suffered noise, speeding traffic and litter from an Airbnb operation for the last year.

T urkey: Try a Gewurztraminer or Riesling from B.C. Germany, or Alsace for the white meat. Each year there is an increasing selection of rosés from our local wineries, as well as from France and Spain, which can work with all parts of the bird.

While waiting for Peter Wohlleben’s book The Hidden Life of Trees to arrive at Richmond Public Library, I glanced at the library’s other books on the subject and found one that intrigued me: The Tree.

Dear Editor, The Friends of the Richmond Library held one of its most successful book sales ever last weekend. We want to thank Thompson Community Centre for providing such an excellent venue for our sale.

Dear Editor, Re: “Investigation: Inside one of Richmond’s growing number of illegal hotels and guest houses,” News, Sept. 30.