Page 10 · Richmond Review
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
letters
Greenway turns a wasteland into a wonderland Editor: I like the new trail along Railway. I took it a couple of times. I saw many people, families, kids, youth, middle-aged youth, couples, seniors, with different kinds of methods, by walk, on bicycle, cycling, rolling,
blading, jogging, running, walking dogs, etc., to exercise themselves. I like the trail on asphalt, for it will not be dusty or muddy when the weather is windy or rainy. I did not have sore legs after walking on it. I like to take walks on the dyke for the spectacular view, but my joints did not, because of the gravel topping—they ached after walking. I saw many community gardens are right next to asphalt topped roads. We see plants growing beautifully along roadsides. I suggest to set up different sections for community gardens, and encourage people of English, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Philippines, European, etc. to plant plants (trees, flowers, fruits) of their country, along the trail where there is still no planning. When the greenway is fully completed, it will be like Minoru track, crowded with people who like to do exercises. The greenway will become a facility to assist Richmondites to live a healthy life in Richmond. This greenway project turns a wasteland into a wonderland. Nothing is more beautiful than that. It’s not an eyesore, but an eyeful. I give my thumbs up. Shirley Wong Richmond
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Editor: Richmond School District’s CUPE support workers do not want to go on strike. We are very up front and honourable and want you to know, first of all, this most important fact. We love our jobs and are dedicated to the students and teaching staff in the district, the people we work with on a daily basis. Our work and our part in the educational system always meets the highest standards and Richmond School District’s reputation reflects that. Now that I have been up front, stating clearly that we do not wish to go on strike, I request that the provincial government be equally straightforward and honest in their negotiating with our union. Our negotiating committee has been negotiating for months with the provincial government. In the latest round of negotiations, we were told that if we asked for a pay raise we had to come to the table with ideas to save an equal amount of money. Our negotiating team did just this. The government representatives on the other side of the table replied with nothing. Nothing. No response. Were they just there on a fishing expedition to take our money saving ideas back to their bosses? In other words were they not being up front and honest in their negotiations? Despite hearing our cost saving ideas, are they going to force us to go on strike by not replying to our negotiating committee? I am sure they know that if we do strike, we will be causing great inconvenience to the families and teachers of the district. They also know it will cause anger towards us from the public. We do not wish to do this. We do not want to strike.
All we are asking is that the provincial government respect our work and respect us as human beings and citizens of this province.
The Richmond School District support workers have not had a raise in pay for four years and prior raises were .5 per cent in 2008, .5 per cent in 2007, and 1 per cent in 2006. We had no pay raises for a few years before that which means our pay has increased only two per cent in the last nine years. We are not “greedy.” The cost of housing, heat, hydro, food and transportation have increased by much more than 2 per cent in the past nine years. The taxes that pay for our municipal and provincial services are taken directly from of our paycheques before we receive our pay. That means we are important taxpayers. We also spend our paycheques locally, contributing to the prosperity of our communities. All we are asking is that the provincial government respect our work and respect us as human beings and citizens of this province. Do not force us to go on strike, our most extreme recourse. Return to the bargaining table before the scheduled start of this school year and speak honestly and openly with our negotiating committee. Thank you for your consideration. Sharon Schick Richmond
City Board
City of Richmond
Asphalt paving advisory June 4 to August 31, 2013
Come and join Alice for her free Annual Summer barbecue lunch!
The City of Richmond has contracted Imperial Paving Ltd. to grind and pave the following location in Richmond from June 4 to August 31: • Seahurst Subdivision • 4000 Block Garden City • 3000 Block Viking Way • Southdale Road • 6000 Block Blundell Road • Cityhall Frontage - No. 3 Road south bound lanes (Cook Road to Granville Avenue)
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• 9000 Block Ferndale Road • 7000 Block Garden City Road • 10000 and 11000 Block Blundell Road • Parking lot for Richmond Fire Hall No. 6 (Shellmont) located at 9400 No. 4 Road • 6000 and 7000 Block South Dike Road
Work hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends.
Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with free food, live music and entertainment for your family! Constituency Office: #360 - 5951 No. 3 Road Tel: 604-775-5790 Fax: 604.775.5790 alice.wong.c1f@parl.gc.ca
School support workers have not had a raise in pay for four years
Traffic will be reduced to single-lane and there may be temporary lane closures. Delays may occur. The use of an alternate route is strongly encouraged. This work is weather dependent and dates are subject to change without notice.
Alice Wong Member of Parliament for Richmond alicewong.ca
Questions may be directed to Wasim Memon, Supervisor, Engineering Inspections, at 604-276-4189, or visit the City’s paving program webpage at www.richmond. ca (City Services > Roads, Dykes, Water & Sewers > Construction Projects > 2013 Paving). City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000
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