Opinion

Richmond - The Editor, We attended the open house at Steveston London school last night to voice our concerns over the glut of town houses in the area.

Last month I went through a metal detector, took off my shoes, and had everything I was carrying X-rayed. Then I sat in a steel tube for a couple of hours and was flung through the skies, thanks to a controlled explosion of jet fuel.

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Richmond - The Editor, While my wife and I were walking in Steveston on Valentine's Day, we were "accosted" by two students from McMath school.They presented my wife with a rose and wished us "A happy Valentine's Day.

There are the Games we watch and there are the Games we remember. Four years on, most folks would be hard-pressed to recall the scores of the blowout hockey games, or exactly who placed where on the podium.

Richmond - The Editor, Last Saturday, I joined other demonstrators at the provincial Legislature in Victoria to protest the continuation of the trophy hunting of grizzly bears in British Columbia.

The City of Richmond is guided by a social strategy that goes beyond our responsibility to provide infrastructure such as roads, sewers, dikes and parks.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Dog days are over," Letters, Feb. 7. It is with a mixture of amusement, sadness, nostalgia, and regret that I read of ongoing dog problems in Richmond.

In case you missed it on Tuesday, along with a federal budget in Ottawa, a speech from the throne in Victoria, and a little athletic contest in Sochi, a movement was born online.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Distracted drivers paying price," News, Feb, 7. The weekend paper advises that even hands-free phones aren't safe when driving.The logical conclusion from that statement is we shouldn't allow any passengers either.