Opinion

Dear Editor, My husband — who was born and raised in Richmond — and I have lived in the Broadmoor neighbourhood for 25 years. We have endured being completely boxed in by the mega mansions.

Dear Editor, It looks like according to the report authorized by the City of Richmond regarding replacing the existing RCMP with a city police force similar to Vancouver’s would be very expensive.

Dear Editor, I would like to commend the Richmond News for being a strong voice of the community and keeping the citizens fully informed and involved in issues that are extremely relevant to Richmond.

Debate on whether to stick with RCMP or not has bred suspicion, rather than a sense of public consultation

While the B.C. government was willing to hold a referendum last May to hike the PST by 0.5 per cent to raise roughly $3 billion for the first 10 years of the transit plan outlined by the region’s mayors, there’s no referendum for the $3.

Dear Editor, Why don’t our property taxes go down each year? Our developed land area isn’t getting bigger, we aren’t building new roads and infrastructure. We require developers to pay for their utility connections and road improvements.

New seniors' centre needs a bus stop right in front of it

Dear Editor, Re: “Delta Drive-in was a family affair in 1950s,” Flashback Friday, April 1. I really enjoyed your article on the Delta Drive-In a few weeks ago; it brought back some happy memories from childhood.

Try spending your days doing what you would do if the end was near

There’s no question that in retirement you’ll see more of your partner — a lot more. Of course that will depend on whether or not you both retire at the same time, or if one of you is still working. In my case, hubby Harvey is still working.