Opinion

The Liberal Senate caucus is dead. Long live the caucus of liberal senators. Justin Trudeau stripped the capital L from 32 senators this week, tossing them into independence in a bid to aid bipartisanship, and possibly his election chances.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Steveston worthy of UNESCO designation," Column, Feb 5. As to the future of Steveston, I'm surprised by Mr.

Richmond - The Editor, We have had the privilege to live on Alexandra Road (the street where Walmart is being built) between Garden City and No. 4 roads for almost seven years.

In one of the bluntest decisions to hit the parchment in a long time, this week a Supreme Court justice struck down a provincial law that had twice tried to do an end-run around teacher's collective bargaining rights in the name of political expedien

Ikea Canada - The Editor, Re: "Family ties are being severed," Letters, Jan. 24. We find it regrettable that there is confusion with regards to facts related to the on-going strike at our Ikea Richmond location.

It's funny how a parade of letters following a person's name or their business title can create a good impression. A PhD, or CGA designation can provide quite an enhancement. Same, too, for places around the world.

Richmond - The Editor, I read, with some misgivings, that the construction of our new $90 million swimming pool and seniors' centre was under way with the removal of turf at the site(s) affected in the plan.

Richmond News writer confesses to jumping on the Seattle Seahawks bandwagon

The perpetual morass that is TransLink planning is again veering off the rails thanks to the province. Provincial transportation ministers love to blame local mayors for not being able to get their acts together and agree on TransLink priorities.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "City sends advice back," News, Jan. 29.No one knows the Lingyen farm land better than the AAC chair Bill Zylmans and his information about drainage and the history of the land is very useful.