Opinion

The Editor, Re: "Icon still outperforms others," DriveTime, Dec. 28. As a Porsche enthusiast myself, I quite enjoyed the article from Mr. David Chao on Dec. 28.

The Editor, Re: "Dredging will help business flow," Letters, Dec. 28. The maintenance of some of the side channels of the Fraser River is important for some marine oriented businesses such as that in Cannery Channel in Steveston.

The Editor, Dear friends and supporters of the Richmond Food Bank: As 2012 came to an end, it is a good time to look back on our successes and look forward to make sure that we are still "on track.

Most of the world now marks the beginning of each new year as the first day of January. Although, like all of the other dates still held as new starts by a number of cultures, it's really quite arbitrary from a cosmological point of view.

The Editor, Along with billions of people, I strive to understand my role and purpose in life. My efforts are helped by reflecting on principles that make sense of human reality.

The media is full of recaps of the year's past events, so rather than add another repetitive article to that collection I thought it would might be more interesting to look at what lies ahead.

change is better

The Editor, I understand that the City of Richmond is considering spending a million dollars to add "retail space" to the Richmond Oval. This would be a wonderful idea if Richmond were short of retail space.

The Supreme Court of Canada decision on whether a woman may wear a niqab (face veil) in court is not definitive, but it is - in the Canadian tradition - eminently fair.

The Editor, (Recently) I had the privilege of taking part in the formal announcement related to the much-needed Ladner Steveston dredging project. Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) led the event to announce $10 million in funding for dredging.