Opinion

The Editor, I live in the Riverdale area of Richmond on Gamba Drive and I am increasingly disheartened to see the old, large trees that once majestically lined our street being chopped down at an alarming rate.

The Editor, This past week was filled with many tricks and treats in my Steveston neighbourhood, but to me, one special treat stood out above all else.

The Editor, As a new resident of Richmond, I attended my first all candidates meeting (Tuesday, Nov. 1). As is my usual practice at such meetings, I took a blank piece of paper, drew a line down the middle and put a heading at the top of each side.

The Editor, On Oct. 11, I represented a delegation to the Richmond City Council seeking council's help to call for a moratorium on BC Hydro's wireless Smart Meters.

I get bored with the cars versus bikes argument sometimes. Blah blah two wheels good, etc.

On Monday, according to the UN, the Earth saw the birth of its seven billionth inhabitant. The news is a cause for concern, as the international body has said, but not a cause for despair.

The Editor, The reason I'm writing is to tell you that the plane crash happened right in front of my car on my way home from work. I saw the terrifying image of a small plane flying right above Russ Baker Way, clearly about to crash.

The Editor, I am a long time resident of Richmond and have lived on Caithcart Road most of my life. Caithcart Road was a wonderful place to live until the Shark Club appeared in December 2009. Our homes back onto the Sandman Signature Hotel.

In terms of sheer magnitude, the monkey business going on with BC Hydro's accounting practices may rank as the most misleading financial dodge ever performed by a B.C. government.

The Editor, I was involved with the airplane crash last week. On Oct. 27, at approximately 4: 20 p.m., I was cycling southbound on Russ Baker Way on Sea Island at the time the incident involving Northern Thunderbird flight 204.