Opinion

Dear Editor, How many years will it take before residents can expect city council to spend our hard earned tax dollars in a feasible way? In the last few weeks, the city has announced plans to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on re-doing parks

Dear Editor, How much more fortunate can we Richmond taxpayers be? We get to fund a $250,000 “art” installation at Minoru Park, one section of which could be hazardous to low-flying airplanes.

Dear Editor, Re: Multipole multi-nuts, Letters , July 16. I absolutely agree with Patricia Moe. Apart from being a ridiculous-looking thing, who walks around looking up six storeys? The price it is costing tax payers is wicked.

Dear Editor, Further to Mr. McNulty’s excellent letter: it behooves all of us to remember, “The measure of a society’s greatness is in how it treats her weakest (poorest) members.

Dear Editor, Who authorized the spending for the Minoru Multipole? Our Mayor? This decision is literally insane, unbelievable and beyond accountability.

Dear editor, I am writing to inform you about my unpleasant experiences with the transit buses in central Richmond, more specifically the 407 Gilbert bus.

Dear Editor, My husband and I attended the public workshop on height and massing of new houses July 8 and the workshop for developers July 9.

Dear Editor, There are many different kinds of cowardice and we can often see the manifestations of several types in the attitudes and behaviours of some politicians.

Dear Editor, Last Wednesday, July 8, there was a feeling of unhappiness, frustration and even anger in the council chambers at city hall. People wanted to be heard.

It’s been said that one of the worst ways to determine if an applicant is the right person for a job is to interview them. Or, one of the worst ways to determine if a political candidate is the right person to govern is to have an election campaign.