Opinion

You've probably never heard of Paul Joseph Chartier, but you should have. Chartier died in 1966 in a washroom in the Centre Block of Parliament in Ottawa.

Let staff, councilors hear our needs for community centre at forum

The B.C. government's new jobs "plan" has a number of good elements to it, but does anyone believe, given the calamities afflicting the world economy, that many of those new jobs will materialize soon? B.C.

The Editor, I found Sabine Eiche's recent article, "Where have the words gone?" interesting and thought provoking. And texting these days means we're not even using real words. Hope we'll hear more from Ms. Eiche in the future. Gail Watson Richmond

Re: "More bike lanes on the way," News, Sept. 23.

The Editor, Re: "New provincial dyke standards to hurt Richmond budget," News, Sept. 23. I am very disappointed in the content and the tone of the article.

British Columbia's addiction to gambling is continuing to reap sad stories. But despite mounting evidence that gambling expansion has created a host of social problems, the government has been slow to do anything about them. Most recently, a B.C.

The Editor, "I'm worried, Sandy's not come home!" Like dozens of police family members before her and hundreds since, the wife of Chief Constable Alexander Main of the Richmond Municipal Police feared the worst. It was the morning of April 15, 1900.

The Editor, When I counted all the volunteers working at the annual Richmond Terry Fox Run, I was amazed and had to check my numbers twice -- we had over 150 volunteers! As any event organizer knows, we couldn't have done it without them, and each an

I was perusing (I peruse more often than you might think) some of the federal government's new crime legislation this week.