Opinion

Open letter to a motorist, I was returning home on a beautiful sunny day by bicycle after attending the Annual Island City Bike Tour when you almost ran me over in the crosswalk.

The Canadian Senate is to consider a plan to do a complete, top-to-bottom audit of its expenses, including the spending of each of its individual senators. It could be that this is a good thing.

The Editor, Re: "Young people not sold on home ownership," News, May 27. This article did not sit well with me, nor did it with my peers.

The Editor, Re: "City spokesman says Big City Spenders report is a "fail," News, May 31. If anything is a "fail" it's Richmond City Hall's Ted Townsend's response to the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses report on municipality spending.

Signs of a changing climate are everywhere. Ocean warming is melting the ice pack, causing rising sea levels and the tornadoes that killed 24 people last week. B.C. forests have been eaten up by bugs once killed off in cold winters.

The Editor, Every time the fate of the Garden City Lands comes up with the city inviting residents to an open house for their input, it's a waste of taxpayers time and money.

The Editor, I was part of a community group which produced the 2006 Richmond Food System Assessment, along with the late Mary Gazetas, and Arzeena Hamir, who is now farming near Courtenay.

The Editor, On May 26, I was invited to participate in the rededication of the cenotaph in North Vancouver. The North Vancouver cenotaph is situated in a park. There are benches nearby and it is surrounded by trees.

With B.C. Seniors' Week underway (June 2-8), we need to remember that "seniors" are one of the most diverse groups in the province, and one of the fastest growing. Canada, and B.C., are aging.

While the B.C. Liberals have debated among themselves for months now whether or not they should change the name of their party, perhaps it is actually the NDP that needs to have precisely the same kind of discussion among its own members.