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Letter: Council’s definition of progress not mine

Letter: Council’s definition of progress not mine

Dear Editor, Nothing has changed or will change as a result of Richmond’s recent elections.
Letter: Actually, fat not as bad as feared

Letter: Actually, fat not as bad as feared

Dear Editor, Re: “You are what you eat,” Column , Jan. 7. In his article, Dr. Wong stated that “unhealthy and excessive fat intake can promote heart disease.” Current thinking about saturated fats has turned that warning on its head.
Column: As the saying goes, you are what you eat

Column: As the saying goes, you are what you eat

I f you’ve ever said, “I feel like a bacon double cheeseburge,” you probably forgot about the old expression,You are what you eat. Too often, we reflexively eat what we crave and think of food as a means to satisfy our hunger.
Letter: Name change needed, what about Riverdale Bridge?

Letter: Name change needed, what about Riverdale Bridge?

Dear Editor, Re: “Rename bridge after Rick Hansen,” Letters, Jan. 2. I agree with some other readers that the No. 2 Road Bridge should be renamed. After all, the present name is very dull.
Letter: Lifeboat not search and rescue

Letter: Lifeboat not search and rescue

Dear Editor, Reports concerning the Canadian Lifeboat Institution (CLI) and the Steveston Lifeboat’s collision with the seawall near Steveston require clarification.
Editorial: Let’s face 2015 together

Editorial: Let’s face 2015 together

L ike pulling on a pair of new socks or climbing into a bed with fresh sheets, we revel in the New Year. It’s not the paper hats, budget bubbly and long wait for a cab but rather what Dec. 31 represents.
Column: Darkest days draw to a close

Column: Darkest days draw to a close

I ’m writing this just a couple of weeks after the winter solstice, aka the longest night of the year. Here in coastal B.C.
Column: What’s your new year strategy?

Column: What’s your new year strategy?

M y tradition with my children at the start of a new year is to walk through the old calendar and remember the year past.
Letter: Rename bridge after Rick Hansen

Letter: Rename bridge after Rick Hansen

Dear Editor, I found Graeme Wood’s article “Street names tell a city’s history” News Dec. 24 interesting. I would like to comment on his “Side note: ‘It’s time to rename the No. 2 Road Bridge.’” I couldn’t agree more with that statement.
Letter: Richmond highrises a cautionary example

Letter: Richmond highrises a cautionary example

Dear Editor, A very interesting situation is developing in Vancouver`s Chinatown that should bring wry smiles to many Richmond residents.