Opinion

The Editor, Our family moved to Richmond four years ago with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. We knew the Canadian System could help us care for our disabled daughter, Kayla, who has cerebral palsy.

The typical winter water temperature in English Bay is less than 10 C. At those temperatures, the time it takes to lose dexterity without a survival suit is less than five minutes and unconsciousness follows in 30 to 60 minutes.

As pipeline politics heat up in this province, a looming environmental disaster in neighbouring Alberta may play a big role in shaping public opinion towards two proposed oil pipelines in this province.

The Editor, Re: "City reveals $4.5M surplus," News, June 6. Just a response to your story on city surplus article.

The Editor, The Parliament in Ottawa has become a circus for democracy with very little democracy happening there.

The Editor, My recent and ongoing experience with Richmond Health Care Services obliges me to "sing their praises," so to speak.

The Editor, Re: "Cross-border shoppers get dressing down," News, June 8. A number of people are happy because fewer rules to buy U.S. goods might save them money right now.

The Editor, I am not writing about the teenagers, but the seniors who put on a super show on Monday, June 4 at the opening of seniors week at Thompson Community Centre.

One hundred and eighty-six thousand seems a rather inconspicuous sort of number at first glance, but it is actually a truly remarkable string of digits that has two sciency things in common.

The Editor, I am writing to share an experience I had at the Richmond Public Library. I think you should be aware of an amazing librarian, Melanie Au, who works in the "Kid's Place" at Brighouse library.