Opinion

Dear Editor, ...and there she was, our first impression of our little bundle of joy ... dark, hairy, and slippery, born Monday April 4, 2016 at Richmond Hospital.

Dear Editor, These days, when there are feelings of fear and misinformation about others of different religions or skin colour, I experienced a wonderful story of human kindness.

Trust — it’s a delicate thing. And while it often relies more on a sense than logic, trust (or the lack of) can be a big player in any kind of negotiation — from jet fuel pipelines to tree bylaws.

I believe I’ve finally got my groove back. Like Stella. I no longer wake up in the morning and wonder what I’m going to do today. Or this week. I have a plan. Not a dream. That was Martin Luther King Jr.

Dear Editor A big thank you to all the singers who participated in this year’s Richmond Sings! This was the Richmond Orchestra and Chorus’s eighth year of hosting this fundraising event in which choirs from around Richmond are invited to come out and

Dear Editor For more than 50 years, students have called Daniel Woodward elementary their second home, and families in the neighbourhood have been drawn together there building a strong sense of community.

Dear Editor, Re: “Tree loss becoming an all too familiar story,” Letters, May 4. Further to Mr.

Dear Editor, I was dismayed and somewhat bemused by a recent ad placed in your paper by the City of Richmond extolling playing their “beautiful” Pitch and Putt nine-hole golf course.

I first noticed it late last year. I was kneeling on a foam cushion, intent on cleaning up the vegetable beds for winter. As I sank my hands into the soil I felt myself sink into a timeless dimension.

Dear Editor, Re: “Pipeline expansion sought,” News, April 27 I see that the pipeline proponents have filed an amendment to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (BCEAO) for a 10 per cent increase in the pipeline diameter.