Opinion

Dear Editor, Re: “Look there’s a stop sign ahead,” News, Sept. 2 I was relieved to read Alan Campbell’s article about the City taking action to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians using the Railway Greenway.

A term we’re hearing more and more is foodie, referring to someone who’s particularly interested in real food.

“I understand that most of Richmond is below sea level. Where are the highest and lowest elevations?” — Robert Demorest The first part of this question is actually an urban myth. In fact, most of Richmond is above sea level.

Dear Editor, Turn off the TV and get off the couch. The City of Richmond needs to hear from you. In new houses, excessive 16.4 foot overheight spaces counted as one storey, will remain.

Dear Editor, Why is the city so uncaring about our concerns? The city organized two public meetings on July 8 and 9 and asked residents and developers to provide input on the issue of massive homes being built in the city.

Re: “More demolitions than ever for Richmond,” News Aug.

Can you hear that? No, it’s not the sound of another older, single-family home being demolished in Richmond. It’s an exclamation of euphoria as the sun sets — or the rain/wind sweeps — over the horizon of a marathon, 10-week summer vacation.

For those weekends when you have no plans and just want to laze around the house in your jammies watching movies, consider this: Subtitles Won’t Kill You. I was never a foreign film fan until I started watching Israeli movies with subtitles.

Assuming that summer will soon return after the recent wind and rain we’ve endured, here’s a trio of New Zealand wines to quench your September thirst. Kiwi wines are much like B.C. wines.

Dear Editor, Re: “Richmond drivers need to mind their manners,” Letters, Aug. 26. I do agree with some of the points that Janet Oakes raised in her letter. And, yes, we have in our midst many “dangerous and inconsiderate drivers.