Opinion

What can you do when plans go awry? Accept what you cannot change; appreciate what you have, and make the best of it. I had the opportunity to put this into practice when I had to cancel my family vacation.

Dear Editor, Re: “Steves turning Onni into four-letter word,” Letters, July 27. By making Coun. Harold Steves the obstacle to re-zoning the Onni Imperial Landing buildings, Terry Thorsteinson gives him more credit than he is due.

Dear Editor, Re: “Vacancy tax a go, Richmond waits,” News, July 27. I was shocked to read that Mayor Brodie’s response to the affordable housing crisis in Richmond is “not THAT bad” in Wednesday’s paper.

Dear Editor, Re: “May your compassion be returned in full,” Letters, July 29. Reading A. Matthew’s letter makes me wish fervently that the comments option was reinstated in the online edition of the Richmond News. What a heartwarming account.

My heart sinks each time I go to the green grocer and see what they offer in the way of zucchini. There seem to be two main varieties available here — dark green and light green, and both look distinctly unappetising.

Dear Editor, Re: “Birth Bumping a 1% problem, at best,” Letters July 27. Letter writer Mark Lee had my interest with the statistics that he provided about the number of non-resident births that are occurring in B.C.

Dear Editor, Re: “Steves turning Onni into four-letter word,” Letters, July 27. I found a recent letter from Terry Thorsteinson rather amusing.

Dear Editor, Re: “Vacancy/non-resident tax too bureaucratic: Brodie,” News, July 22. It seems Mayor Malcolm Brodie is following the same playbook as Finance Minister Mike de Jong and Premier Christy Clark.

Dear Editor, Re: “Metro board refuses to accept Massey bridge,” News, July 1.

Dear Editor, The City of Richmond is missing a huge opportunity to greatly improve bus service. Engineers are currently resurfacing the four-lane overpass of Bridgeport Road over Hwy. 91, near IKEA, at a cost of more than $1 million.