Opinion

Column: Dream big for Garden City lands

Sun Mar 14, 7:00 AM
On Monday, Richmond city council approved the funding to purchase the Garden City lands for $59.2 million. I’ve been receiving e-mails of congratulations from across the province and I’ve been accept… more

Column: Council makes gutsy move for land

Fri Mar 12, 1:00 PM
It was a gutsy decision when seven members of council voted Monday to buy the Garden City lands. Their vote was all about not missing an opportunity to finally obtain these lands for Richmond after a … more

Editorial: Finding consensus on Garden City

Fri Mar 12, 1:00 PM
If Richmond City Hall was searching for its next mega-project, it’s got it. If and when the Garden City lands are in the city’s sole possession—if, given this property’s roller coaster history—a huge … more

Editorial: Latest Garden City lands deal provides certainty

Wed Mar 10, 1:00 PM
Some will question the wisdom of buying the Garden City lands for $59.2 million when that money might have been better u… more

B.C. VIEWS: 'Dirt ministries' take the hit

Tue Mar 09, 11:00 AM
VICTORIA – Finance Minister Colin Hansen’s PowerPoint presentation for last week’s provincial budget included a slide sh… more

Column: School drawing new farmers

Fri Mar 05, 1:00 PM
On Thursday afternoon I sat in the Terra Nova Rural Park barn and listened to a group of people who are the first studen… more

Column: Olympics prove athletes thrive with support

Fri Mar 05, 1:00 PM
Go ahead. Really. It’s OK to raise your arms in celebration. To wear a tattoo of the maple leaf on your face. To say I a… more

Column: Nettles can be stingingly tasty

Fri Mar 05, 1:00 PM
When I was 21, I spent the summer in England on a student exchange at Reading University. I lived on campus and walked o… more

Guest Column: Olympics have made Richmond a better place

Fri Mar 05, 1:00 PM
by Mayor Malcolm Brodie I cannot begin to tell you how impressed I was with Richmond’s community spirit and volunteers … more

Editorial: Bridgeport residents deserve better

Fri Mar 05, 1:00 PM
If you buy a house underneath a flight path and next to an airport, it should come as no surprise that there’ll be noise… more
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