Opinion

The Editor, The City of Richmond's promotion for citizens to ride bicycles instead of driving, to keep fit, cut down on the use of fossil fuels and to reduce pollution is admirable.

Re: "Only council benefits..." Letters, July 17. I certainly agree with the letter from KC Tuey regarding the useless waste of our taxpayer money on the past Sister City twinning trips to Japan, China and other locales.

This past week, the issue of the Liberal government's "ethnic-gate" scandal arose once again during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature.

I am 94-years-old and walk with a cane. The other day, I caught a #401 bus at Brighouse station. The driver saw me hurrying to the stop and patiently waited for me. He smiled when I got on and waited until I was seated before he started.

I had to take the car (I've owned it long enough for a simple definite article) through AirCare this week, for the last time.

Re: "Latest theft leaves bad taste in kids' mouths," News, July 19. It was with great dismay that I read about yet another theft from a community garden.

Two more people drowned over the weekend - one in the Okanagan and another on Vancouver Island, after the July 18 drowning of a 21-year-old Port Coquitlam man in Alouette Lake. So far this year, 43 people have drowned in B.C.

The Editor, Re: "Don't forget your faith," Letters, July 5.

Do political scandals really matter when all is said and done? It's a fair and relevant question to pose after the surprise result of the May provincial election. The B.C.

CN Rail's plan to cut the staff who operate the Second Narrows rail lift bridge and replace them with a system of cameras and remote control by the end of this year is troubling.