Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria

Consider the long-term property tax implications before casting your vote in the Feb. 8 city referendum to spend as much as $215.9 million on a new Crystal Pool. The special…

Structural reforms needed to meet growing needs City council will spend the next few months trying to tame a proposed $460 million consolidated budget to deliver quality services. Facing a…

People don’t whistle as much as they used to. That may change during the next few weeks now that municipal taxpayers – about half of those on the South Island…

Colwood, Langford, Sooke recognized, and an Ol’ Lump of Coal Award for Victoria council To recognize extraordinary performance, three municipalities on the South Island are savouring their very first sweet…

New minister, renamed ministry, added portfolios Every time there’s a new minister in charge of municipal affairs appointed in BC, it raises high hopes in residents for significant reform in…

BY DR. DAVID BLACK, SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND CULTURE, ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY, KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED AT 10TH ANNIVERSARY GRUMPY TAXPAYERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, ON NOV. 16, 2024 PROF. BLACK TEACHES…

Langford council has finally updated its council and staff reimbursement expense policy that has been in place since 2006. The expense policy came under fire from Grumpy Taxpayer$ following the…

EDITOR’S NOTE: Written by George Barnhart, Director with Grumpy Taxpayer$ People who rent seem disconnected from municipal government. As a group, they tend to vote less, become less involved in…

Mr. John Penniless, Ms. Jane Penury and Mx. Angel Broke wants to talk with municipalities about their relationship. With the election behind them, municipal taxpayers will continue to think about…