Is Victoria council drinking Kool-Aid?
A reconciliation tax quickly escalates to millions annually, proposal must go to fall 2022 referendum It won’t take long before the city’s proposed reconciliation tax for Songhees and Esquimalt First…
Is a bigger View Royal council better?
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the Times Colonist story (Nov. 5, 2021) ‘View Royal Council could add two seats“, it’s reported following public push back an expansion of council was rejected in…
Isitt lights up local politics
Like him or not, there’s no denying that Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt involves residents, stirs passions and sparks heated discussion on municipal issues. The latest dust-up is around a video…
Absentee councillors should resign
Two chronically absent Sooke councillors should resign The absentee rate of 30 per cent for Coun. Ebony Logins and 24 per cent for Coun. Megan McMath, appears to be another…
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…