Opinion

Open letter to fellow residents, If you see one of these, don’t harm it. It’s a ladybug larva and they are all over the place right now, especially on the sticky foliage of trees such as the linden.

Dear Editor, Re: “Demonizing Onni, City isn’t the answer,” Letters , Aug. 3. It’s too bad there aren’t more letters like the one John Roston sent in recently. It was well laid out, sounded factual, had some suggestions and wasn’t overwritten.

Open letter to Richmond Library Board Members, I am writing out of concern for the decline in library services, namely at the Cambie branch. My family and I have a weekly routine to go there either before or after dinner on Friday evenings.

Imposing a 15 per cent sales tax on home purchases by foreign buyers is selling well with folks throughout Metro Vancouver, according to a recent poll.

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.