Opinion

C ritics of the B.C. Liberal government’s decision to green-light the Site C dam project (and there many reasons to be critical of it) are missing the key point in the whole debate.

S omeone in our government must think scientific researchers have had it too good for too long.

Dear Editor, I am writing today to advise you that the Richmond Firefighters are hanging around their halls with nothing to do. The BCAS paramedics are in the same boat, lounging around their stations.

Dear Editor, Education of children and adults in the developing world is a very important issue for me. This week in Richmond, B.C. children are going to school with visions of holiday festivities running through their heads.

The Editor, Re: “Don’t play head games,” News, Dec. 12. Cody Kusch, the Seafair Board of Directors, Dr.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is a strange beast. It exists to bash any and all attempts to raise taxes, and to call attention to wasteful government spending. And sometimes that sends it down weird rabbit holes of stupidity.

Chances are you were hearing the name Uber and associating it with controversy before you even understood what the company was offering.

If a majority of Metro Vancouver voters endorse Translink’s proposed half-point increase in the sales tax to fund transportation projects, the ramifications could go well beyond the region and the specific issue being voted on.

Dear Editor, Re: “Twisting brain a major factor in head knocks,” Letters , Dec. 17.

Dear Editor, Re: “Oval moves to private enterprise for yoga services,” News , Dec. 10. The Richmond Olympic Oval was always envisioned as a blending of public and private services, a common practice among municipal facilities.