Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…