Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria

BY JOHN TRELEAVEN AND STAN BARTLETT, vice-chair and chair of Grumpy Taxpayer$ Local taxpayers are better served with unaligned independent politicians. For starters, Grumpy Taxpayer$ does not support any mayor,…

Where are the best generals when you need them? A recent article on the website ‘We Are The Mighty,’ which provides military entertainment for American veterans, did a statistical analysis…

RE: Councillor wants review of how city is governed, Times Colonist, Oct. 22, 2020. A governance review for the City of Victoria is very welcome and holds potential for doing…

EDITOR’S NOTE: City staff told CTV and CHEK News that it cost $85,000 to clean up Pandora Avenue (including staff costs) during the last several months (Oct. 3, 2020). Centennial…

Helps joins Trudeau Foundation board EDITOR’S NOTE: Mayor Helps is also the co-chair of the informal B.C. Mayors’ Caucus, described as a non-partisan group of the province’s 13 largest cities.…

Amalgamation Yes calls for an immediate response to intractable and insular municipal relationships and the need to streamline emergency response BY JAMES (JIM) ANDERSON, CHAIR, AMALGAMATION YES Once again senior…

Our municipal overlords at city council seem to have forgotten the words of John Muir, “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where…

Elected public officials earn $10-15,000 annually as directors of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority Taxpayers now have a better idea what elected public officials are compensated on the Greater Victoria…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This opinion piece by Mr Anderson does not necessarily reflect the position of Grumpy Taxpayer$, and is meant for discussion purposes. BY JAMES D. ANDERSON The draft Uptown-Douglas…