Money grows on trees in Saanich?
Group questions $580,000 severance package for former Saanich CAO, Times Colinist, Dec. 28, 2021. FOI request: CAO eligible for $579,760 in severance While accolades may be deserved for its award-winning…
Code of conduct a sign of hope
Nothing gets the blood boiling more than having our electoral faith broken by misbehaving councillors or regional directors. What do Sooke taxpayers do when a councillor has missed 30 per…
Much malarkey from the mayors on E-Comm
RE Download of Costs for RCMP E-Comm 9-1-1 Dispatch to South Island Municipalities Island mayors warn of tax hikes and service cuts if 911 costs are passed on to their…
Ask Santa for a critical response exercise !
Is Greater Victoria ready for a catastrophic event? BY GEORGE BARNHART, BOARD MEMBER, GRUMPY TAXPAYER$ If Santa is still making a list, we hope he checks it twice and adds…
Candy Cane Awards 2021 revealed!
Hotdog, shiitake mushroom, bah humbug, kale or sardine flavoured candy canes, rejected for traditional and cheaper peppermint canes Congratulations to the City of Langford which grabbed top honours for improving…
Santa and Mrs. Claus suggests
Grumpy Taxpayer$ depends on your financial support in every season. We are a citizen’s advocacy group, and a non-profit group run by volunteers. If you like what we are doing…
Many questions about city budget
A free-spending and weary city council is proposing an over-ambitious $361.8 Million consolidated budget in the last year of their term. Rather than ‘setting the table for the future’, as…