Opinion

For years we've been told that climate change is going to be the unfortunate legacy we leave to our children. But it turns out we don't have to wait that long.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper can't seem to buy a win in the courts these days.

Richmond - The Editor, Many current news items are converging on environmental concerns: natural gas extraction, fracking, flaring, oil pipeline construction and potential for damage caused by leaks, concerns over oil tankers endangering life along t

John who? That question frames one of the more immediate challenges facing newly-installed NDP leader John Horgan. Quite simply, most potential voters likely don't even know who he is.

Do you remember the terrible tragedy that resulted in the collapse of a building, the death of many hundreds of people? Do you remember the outcry that followed, the calls for justice? Do you remember when the people responsible were shot? That last

Richmond - The Editor, Open letter to Norm Letnick, Minister of Agriculture: I am a farmer in Richmond involved locally in the effort to protect farmland from development and degradation.

For every story that makes the front page or the start of the newscast, there were many that didn't. Think about that every time you see the walking-talking disaster that is Rob Ford dominating the news cycle.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "UNESCO bid, long, costly, but worthy," News, April 23. With baited breath, I noted city hall's latest item on their bucket list; ie seeking the UNESCO designation for the taxpayers' money pit called Steveston.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Damaging democracy," Letters, May 2. I am not surprised at low voter turnouts in Richmond at all.

The B.C. Government's controversial Bill 24 (Land Commission Amendment Act) will gut the Agricultural Land Commission Act. This bill proposes to divide B.C. farmland into two zones.