Opinion

Richmond - The Editor, Several residents have expressed concern about the cavalier destruction of old trees to make room for parking lots and monster houses in Richmond.

Richmond - The Editor, Recently, a group of teenage boys on Vinmore Road near Francis Road in west Richmond did an unspeakable thing.They chased a limping racoon and shot at him with pellet guns in broad daylight. It was a deliberate action.

When SkyTrain passengers got stuck in the middle of some of the busiest times of the day, twice in two weeks, it revealed a lot about how our region is governed.

Canada is safe. The last time crime rates were this low the Post-It hadn't been invented and The Beatles were together.

Richmond's parks and trails are often cited to explain why Richmond is a great place in which to live. The city has won awards for innovative design and overall excellence.

There's nothing quite like the August long weekend to inspire some serious, warm weather enjoyment.

Richmond - The Editor.Re: "Brothers 'share' success," News, July 25.Has something with politicians changed? It used to be that elected officials would show up to events, and have their picture taken presenting some over-sized cheque.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Pool size woefully inadequate," Letters, July 30.I am writing in response to the letter by Chris Neale. I disagree with him.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Ground breaks on $80 million Minoru complex," News, July 23.

Let's talk about aliens. Where the heck are they, huh? The universe is really, really big. And we know that there are plenty of planets out there - we get better at spotting them every day, having found more than 1,800 as I write this.