‘Before you leave the house’
Most city park toilets substandard requiring $13-$14-million in upgrades, renovations Residents are wondering why most city washrooms are substandard and in shambles and now need $13-14 million in upgrades and…
End doesn’t justify means
Langford fast-tracks a bylaw taking 72 hours or less It’s evident that good governance of a city includes letting the taxpayer weigh-in thoroughly on bylaws which impact their lives. The…
VicPD snags Candy Cane Award
Colwood and Saanich also recognized Drum roll, please! The civic watchdog Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria has awarded VicPD top honours in its 7th Annual Candy Cane Awards for providing…
Governance, leadership & communities
BY John Treleaven, Chair of Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria, 2022 Chair’s Report at Annual general Meeting As our seventh year begins, we look back with gratitude and forward withconfidence.…
Collective action needed
Collective action needed to improve pathetic voter turnout CRD should lead a broad community dialogue Collective action will be essential to bolster voter turnout in future civic municipal elections, according…
Decision 2022 – A Capital Region without a clue
Who doesn’t agree we need a transportation authority? Can a region of 420,000 survive with no coherent funding approach to urban transportation? Our political leaders in the thirteen sovereign neighbourhood…
Decision 2022 – How much is enough?
Politicians giving themselves huge wage increases A lot of people are struggling these days, after coming out of a multi-year pandemic only to be hit by a cost-of-living crisis. They…
Decision 2022 – Taxpayers Deserve Straight Answers
You need empathy for taxpayers, those unflappable humanoids who are normally calm, stoic, even wiry and immune to any privation. Especially now during a municipal election, when it’s your time…
Spanking parking-ticket scofflaws
When a note under your windshield wiper says ‘Parking Fine’, they are not complimenting your driving ability. It’s no laughing matter for municipalities when millions of dollars worth of unpaid…