Opinion

Dear Editor, As I was reading the Sept.

Dear Editor, It was proven last Saturday that a few dedicated and enthusiastic merchants operating with a small, privately-funded budget, can stage a great community event, and that a simple street party wouldn’t result in chaos and signal the end of

Welcome to autumn! This is the harvest season when the grapes ripen, are picked, crushed, and transformed into wine. And to salute the season, here are four wines to enjoy while September transitions to October.

Dear Editor, Speculation and money laundering seem to be two of the main culprits for the skyrocketing prices in the housing market in Metro Vancouver. Richmond and Vancouver seem to be two of the hardest hit communities.

Dear Editor, On Sunday, Sept. 18, more than 400 participants and volunteers came out on a beautiful morning to participate in the 36th annual Terry Fox Run at Garry Point Park.

The Editor, Anyone who thinks the premier’s $3.5 billion Massey Bridge vanity project will reduce congestion, is dreaming, because the proposed bridge will create traffic chaos so bad that today’s congestion will look good in comparison.

For me, the Massey Tunnel Replacement Project problems, such as defiled estuary, misused billions and traffic constipation, multiply and merge like a nightmare interchange.

The first regular reporting gig I had when I started at the Richmond News almost 10 years ago was covering the then Richmond School Board — since renamed the Board of Education…foretelling of school closures? Who knows.

Basketball superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a nice second career as an actor in such films as Airplane! and guest starring roles on TV throughout the ‘80s. He has since made a career as an author.

Dear Editor, Re: “Fire lit under LGBTQ issue,” News , Sept. 16. It was interesting reading all the reasons Dr. Eric Yung, school trustee, gave for not implementing specific references to sexual orientation in its code of conduct.