Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye!
Global Love Day, St. George’s Day and Solidarity for Indian Farmers Victoria council continues to struggle managing their agenda at the expense of focusing energies and resources on the devastating…
Improve municipal transparency by adopting best practices
While most people associate glass, ice or plastic, with the word ‘transparency,’ Grumpy Taxpayer$ think about easy and complete access to local government information. In our view, the money government…
** PINOCCHIO AWARD: Do Saanich taxpayers pay less per capita than the region?
“One (pleasing) data sheet from tonight’s Saanich Council meeting came from the 2018 KPMG Audit. It showed Saanich’s taxation per resident compared to the rest of the region. Historically, it…
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…