Opinion

Dear Editor, On the morning of Jan. 5, I was suffering from severe, excruciating back pain and could not even get myself dressed and to the hospital. Finally, at around 3:30 p.m.

Dear Editor, Re:“Richmond liquor retailers want restrictions on grocery store wine sales” Jan. 7, Richmond-News.com, “Liquor stores ask for separation,” News, Jan. 8.

Re: “Library hours cut back,” News, Dec. 16, 2015. I am writing to say that as a Richmond resident I am opposed to any cutbacks in library services or hours of operation.

The following is an open letter to Hon. Carla Qualtrough (Liberal MP for Delta)

Working as a reporter at the Richmond News may not be one of the highest paying jobs in the media business, but it comes with some remarkable benefits. The most valuable of which is meeting some truly inspiring people.

Many local residents have voiced concerns about losing their sense of community. The feeling of connectedness -— to one another, to the place — which is the basis of a community, is waning in Richmond, for a myriad of reasons.

Richmond heros were quite rightly lauded, but vilification of victims isn't the way to go

Dear Editor, Re: “Heritage buildings secure,” Letters , Jan. 6.

Dear Editor, Re: “Heritge buildings secure,” Letters Jan. 6. I strongly disagree with Coun. Bill McNulty’s position that heritage conservation in Steveston is adequate and therefore there shouldn’t be any reason to question its effectiveness.

Dear Editor, Re: “New enviro review could impact bridge plans: MP,” News Jan. 6. Canada agreed to seriously tackling climate change in Paris. We agreed that a 1.5 Celsius increase in global temperature was our target.