Non residents dominate Victoria council (Update)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this story first appeared in Feb. 2020 there have been a few updates: In the Dec. 2020 byelection Stephen Andrew was elected to Victoria council – he…
Saanich’s crumbling infrastructure a priority
BY BRUCE AND LAURIE KENNEDY When newly-minted Mayor Fred Haynes and council sit down to plan priorities for the next four years, they must focus more on renewing the aging…
OPINION: Just ignoring the issues doesn’t fix regional challenges
‘Just ignoring the issues doesn’t fix regional challenges,’ Times Colonist (Dec. 17, 2017), Response by Stan Bartlett to former MLA and CRD director Gary Holman column ‘Just being grumpy doesn’t…
COLUMN: Identity crisis at the CRD problematic for taxpayers
Editor’s Note: This column below appeared in the Times Colonist Nov. 17 and was responded to by Gary Holman, a former CRD director and MLA for Saanich North and the…
Urgent Memo to Provincial Election Candidates: Half a century on, CRD steeped in myths
Back in 1966, when colour television was first introduced to Canada, Montreal-born actor William Shatner debuted in the science fiction series Star Trek. There were fewer than 60,000 residents in…
Tough 2017 municipal budget questions to ask your councillor
Better value for taxes urged by unflappable humanoids – This time of year you must have empathy for taxpayers, those unflappable humanoids who are normally florid-faced, calm, stoic, wiry, and…