Park restoration nears $1 million
Taxpayers in Victoria have already dug deep into their pockets to pay for damages and security as a result of campers during the pandemic, and will likely fork over $1…
Another set of eyes needed
If local politicians really believed in fiscal accountability they would create the position of independent regional auditor general to impartially watch the 13 local jurisdictions, says the Grumpy Taxpayer$ of…
Province must pay for policing protests
CFAX Interview with Host Adam Sterling, Sept. 22, 2021 Annual VicPD grant of $50,000 insufficient City of Victoria and Esquimalt taxpayers are unfairly picking up most of the bills for…
Soul-searching budget decisions
As if balancing any budget these days wasn’t challenging enough, it’s likely to get a whole lot tougher. During a punishing pandemic that remains in control, municipal overlords must grapple…
Lack of transparency at Langford
Why was the maintenance contract for Langford extended without tender? Langford council has quietly renewed a parks, boulevards and trails maintenance contract for $2.3 million annually for five years without…
Golden handshakes, parachutes and severances costly
Do councils know the role of the chief administrative officer is non-political, non-partisan, non-ideological and independent? You wouldn’t know it by looking at the millions of dollars in financial settlements…
Violent crimes going unsolved
CFAX INTERVIEW: Chair John Treleaven in conversation with Adam Stirling at CFAX Regional police force needed Fewer criminal charges for violent crimes are being laid making it more difficult to…
Affordable housing within our grasp
Ratepayers, homeowners and renters aren’t ATM machines BY GEORGE BARNHART, BOARD MEMBER, GRUMPY TAXPAYER$ OF GREATER VICTORIA Who doesn’t want their rent or mortgage payment reduced by a third? Finding…
Fractured local governance encouraged
A commentary by Colin Nielsen, board member, and Stan Bartlett, past chair of Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria Taxpayers are mystified as to why governments continue to encourage fractured local…