Opinion

The Editor, Re: "Shark fin ban considered by city," News, July 11. I am very disappointed in Richmond city council's reaction to Mr. Marr's presentation.

The Editor, Re: "Developers control city hall decisions - again," Letters, July 11. As the developer constructing the project at the south foot of No. 2 Road, I would like to respond to the comments by Mr. Turner in his letter to the editor. Mr.

Dear Rapunzel, As I write this letter, your faux castle is being built in a Richmond sub-division. The turret is almost ready, reaching up to the sky, and all we need is for you to appear and let down your long hair.

In recent weeks, Iranian-Canadians have voiced outrage over TD Bank's decision to close their accounts to comply with Canada's sanctions against Iran. It's hard to say how many people have been affected.

The Editor, Re: "East Richmond could swell four times," News, June 8 (The Hamilton Area Plan Update is being devised by Oris Consulting Ltd. under city direction.) The idea of high density in Hamilton does not work.

The Editor, Having coined the phrase, "Good fences make good neighbours," Robert Frost would probably be shocked by the counterpoint to his notion that has emerged in neighbourhoods across Richmond.

The Editor, Re: "Population overload is depleting Mother Earth," Letters, July 11.

This week we mark one of the oddities of history. It's the anniversary of the day when a sitting U.S. vice president shot another man and got away with it. No, not Dick Cheney. It's happened before.

The Editor, The potholes at the Alderbridge/Garden City Road junction have been there for a long while. It has increasingly become a hazard especially when motorists swerve suddenly to avoid them.

The recent decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to charge West Vancouver property owners with alleged violations of the Fisheries Act will be felt most acutely by the owners themselves, but perhaps the province should also bear some of the departm