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Sips Happen column: Give two hoots for Burrowing Owl

Sips Happen column: Give two hoots for Burrowing Owl

Oh, no! Another sunny day in the South Okanagan. Another day to taste wines, enjoy the gorgeous panorama of the lake, the sunburnt hills, and the lush vineyards.
Letter: Rink needs a repaint

Letter: Rink needs a repaint

Dear Editor, The surface of the Coliseum Rink at Richmond Ice Centre looks like it hasn’t been repainted since the last millennium. Other rink surfaces at that facility are in almost as bad condition.
Letter: Time to talk private education?

Letter: Time to talk private education?

Dear Editor, When our neo-liberal provincial government has systematically gutted nearly every social welfare program most British Columbians have come to depend on, it should come as no surprise that the funding for the root and foundation of our ve
Letter: Back to basics for dad!

Letter: Back to basics for dad!

Dear Editor, You don’t need to go to fancy brunches, dinners, etc. to celebrate Father`s Day. My dad will be 82 in November, so I thought I would go ‘old school’ this year.
Letter: Closure consults miss the point, Tablotney amuses

Letter: Closure consults miss the point, Tablotney amuses

Dear Editor, Re: “Tablotney practical, Day opportunistic,” Letters, June 22. I am sure Mr. and Mrs. Tablotney worked hard to fight the closure of their children’s school in 1990. However, today I find the level of Mrs.
Voices guest column: The more water crossings, the better

Voices guest column: The more water crossings, the better

In our gridlocked part of the world, there’s not a lot that’s more precious, at least for a beleaguered commuter, than a strip of asphalt that crosses water.
Letter: Thanks to the kind strangers who came to my aid

Letter: Thanks to the kind strangers who came to my aid

Dear Editor, Last Wednesday, I was crossing Minoru Boulevard at the Gollner Street pedestrian crosswalk going to the Minoru Residential Care Facility.
Letter: Aboriginal story inspires

Letter: Aboriginal story inspires

Dear Editor, Refreshing! I awoke to such a beautiful cover of Shyama Pryia, renowned powwow dancer, gracing the Richmond News on June 17 .
Letter: Richmond parents proudly stood united

Letter: Richmond parents proudly stood united

Dear Editor, I’m writing on behalf of the grassroots group Richmond Schools Stands United.
Letter: Tablotney practical, Day opportunistic

Letter: Tablotney practical, Day opportunistic

Dear Editor, I have three comments about the parent protest in Richmond over potential school closures. Good on the parents who exercised their right to challenge the provincial decision on school size and closure.