Opinion

The Editor, Re: "Mayor not cheering new RCMP deal," News, March 28. Mayor Brodie says he is not sure what options Richmond will have if it comes to severing RCMP ties.

The Editor, Re: "City plans trips to China, Japan," News, March 30. We are all familiar with the messages about the need for financial restraint, budget cuts, European countries in financial distress, local airline employees terminated, etc.

When Canada's auditor general ripped into Ottawa's bungled effort to replace our aging fighter jets this week, he placed the blame for the debacle at the feet of deceiving bureaucrats.

The Editor, Re: "Not all change is for the best, Joe," Letters, April 4. It was such a delight to read Alan Halliday's letter and I hope Dean Ben and Steve Kovacs also read it.

The Editor, The way teachers interact with students in B.C. may never be the same again. My mom was a teacher, and I'm a child of the '60s. If you're my age, you know the level of commitment and dedication teachers had.

Our local parks and trails system is one of Richmond's crown jewels. We have more than 90 parks covering more than 1,400 acres, complemented by another 200 acres of trails interlacing our community.

The Editor, Not far from where I live in Richmond is a big house. It is on a pie-shaped lot and has a large garden at the back. In short, it looks to me like a perfect family home as it was when we moved into the area.

The Editor, Re: "Residents plan to oppose Onni rezoning bid," News, March 30. I was born and raised in Vancouver but have been a Richmond resident now for more than 20 years, and a resident of the Steveston community for more than eight years.

As she enters her second year in power, Premier Christy Clark appears to be headed for one of two destinies: the Comeback Kid, or the second coming of Rita Johnston. You remember Johnston, of course.

Considering the free hand afforded them by their majority in Parliament, the budget handed down by the Conservatives this week was remarkably free of surprises.