Opinion

Richmond - The Editor, Thank you to the City of Richmond for the fireworks on Halloween.What a show, the best yet. And the three towers overlooking the park all had a great view.Madeleine BatesRichmond

We have character, just like Ben Stewart! Just sayin' - in case our premier has any other $150,000 jobs in Asia waiting to be filled without notice.

Richmond - The Editor, I'd like to thank the fine folks at the West Richmond Community Centre for putting on a wonderful Halloween fireworks show last Thursday night.I thought they did a great job.

Richmond - The Editor, My wife and I have lived in Richmond for about 10 years now and we've noticed a sharp decline in the number of kids coming to our house to trick-or-treat.

Richmond - The Editor, Had to go to emergency in Richmond Hospital on Friday. Arrived around 2 p.m. It took about four hours before I could see a doctor. This was the bad part.

Richmond - The Editor, I went for a walk the other day to check out the extension of the Railway Avenue Greenway path from Moncton Street through to the Heritage Village on the Steveston waterfront.

A lot is being made these days about competition for our cable services and our "airwaves." What about competition in our skies? It is timely to reflect on why Canadians pay so much for air travel. In short, competition, or lack of it.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Hamilton exists, too," Letters, Oct. 30. Good to see Agnes Shinkarik's letter in your Oct. 30 issue, standing up for the forgotten 5,000 who choose to live in Hamilton.

Thirty-four million tonnes of waste - that's the mountain of garbage Canadians generate each year. Over three-quarters of the material goes into landfills or Waste-to-Energy facilities at an annual cost of $2.6 billion.

In 2009, the lowest ever returns of sockeye salmon to the Fraser River were recorded.