Opinion

This week, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled that Canada's laws against assisted suicide are constitutional. They may very well be, but it does not make them just.

Richmond - The Editor, The snow geese have started arriving again. So please will all those who hunt, spare us their entreaties to have hunting opened up on the West Dyke.

Richmond - The Editor, I thoroughly enjoyed The Metropolitan Opera's HD Live production of Eugene Onegin at SilverCity.

Each homeless person has his or her own life circumstance that led to homelessness.

Work matters. Having a job and being compensated for our skills, time and energy is an important part of life for most of us. So there is no doubt Mark Wafer's efforts to make our work force more inclusive and diverse is commendable.

Richmond - Open letter to Richmond, Re: "Grazing stock sheep-knapped," News, Sept. 13.My partner lives next to the farm where Sandy Chappell permanently kept his sheep.

The Editor, We wish to thank you, Richmond, for your support for the South Arm United Church Country Fair.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Walmart goes before council again," News, Oct. 9. I live on Alexandra Road, across the street from the proposed Wal-Mart, and have biked, walked and driven past the largest tree in the area hundreds of times.

Mission, B.C. - The Editor: Re: "Paralympic medalist inspires young Muslims," News, Oct 4. Thank you for your excellent article by Phillip Raphael on Paralympian Walter Wu. I had the pleasure of meeting Walter a few years back, as well as his father.

So they're going to replace the tunnel! As someone who uses it, (who doesn't?) I'm ecstatic. But then my scepticism starts up.