Opinion

Santa Julia 2015 Pinot Grigio ($12.29): This Argentine white is attractive on several levels: the price; the sustainable policies under which it is grown and vinified; as well as its aroma and flavour.

If flower gardens could talk right now, they would be saying, “I am tired!” Summer blooms are fading, or have lost their brilliance.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Richmond Board of Education, I’m pleased to welcome our students and families to a new and exciting school year.

Dear Editor, As the summer holidays come to a close, many students will be returning to schools that are not able to withstand a major earthquake. Seismologists agree that there is a one in three chance of “the big one” within the next 50 years.

Dear Editor, Come Sept. 5, many Fourth Avenue residents in Steveston will find their peace and quiet deep-sixed.

Sometimes, a stereotype becomes so embedded in mainstream culture that we completely fail to recognize its dubious roots and, erroneously, take it for granted that it is true. I fear that this has become the case with the minimum wage earner.

Dear Editor, ICBC is asking for a rate increase due to, as usual, higher claims and payouts. Maybe the government should open their eyes and see the calibre of driver that is on the road today.

Dear Editor, Re: “Market cools but realtors differ on trend,” News, Aug. 24. Steveston realtor Sean Lawson commented that the government dropped a bomb on realtors and contractors by instituting the 15 per cent tax on foreign investors.

Do you suffer from thumb fatigue or chronic thumb pain? If so, you probably have a smartphone and are prone to exercising your digits more than your brain. Don’t worry.

Dear Editor, Re: “Asian welcome may disappear,” Letters , Aug. 24. I note Bill Vander Zalm threw in “quantitative easing” (QE) for good measure in his commentary in the Richmond News and The Province .