City of Victoria
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NDP Provincial Government Clear Cuts Old Growth While Victoria NDP Municipal Government Clear Cuts Old Neighbourhoods, by Arthur McInnis
NDP Provincial Government Clear Cuts Old Growth While Victoria NDP Municipal Government Clear Cuts Old Neighbourhoods By Arthur McInnis March 18, 2026 The provincial and municipal governments are running the exact same playbook. They are fast-tracking irreversible destruction while using… Continue reading
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Camosun College’s Tree Massacre
Camosun College’s Tree Massacre By Sasha IzardMarch 15, 2026 It’s been an ongoing theme on CRD Watch, and in my writings that Post-Secondary Institutions on Southern Vancouver Island, shackled to the unsustainability of ecology destroying growth-based capitalism and a government… Continue reading
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Elections BC allows Matt Dell to get away with impunity for not disclosing the last name of campaign donor [an Abstract Executive] during the 2022 election campaign for Victoria Council.
Elections BC allows Matt Dell to get away with impunity for not disclosing the last name of campaign donor [an Abstract Executive] during the 2022 election campaign for Victoria Council. By Sasha IzardMarch 14, 2026 You may recall that I… Continue reading
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Our City is not Serious, by Arthur McInnis
Our City is not Serious Arthur McInnis March 11, 2026 Victoria’s HR Director Job Posting Is a Masterclass in What Not to Do The City of Victoria is looking for its next top people leader. Its own job ad suggests… Continue reading
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The Crystal Pool’s $140 Million Gap that Inflation Cannot Explain, by Arthur McInnis
The Crystal Pool’s $140 Million Gap that Inflation Cannot Explain Arthur McInnisFeb 21, 2026 Summary: Victoria’s Crystal Pool replacement project carries a $209.2 million price tag, $140 million more than the 2017 estimate of $69.4 million. While the City has… Continue reading
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Marianne Alto and the Problem of Apparatchik Governance in Victoria, by Arthur McInnis
Marianne Alto and the Problem of Apparatchik Governance in Victoria Arthur McInnis Feb 16, 2026 The word apparatchik once referred to career officials embedded in the permanent machinery of the Soviet state. These were people whose authority flowed not from… Continue reading
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New Facebook page created to Save Saanich from Amalgamation
New Facebook page created to Save Saanich from Amalgamation Sasha IzardFeb 6, 2026 Today I founded a new Facebook page created to save Saanich from amalgamation. Saanich may not survive the ballot question on amalgamation, which will be voted on… Continue reading
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The Bayview Development Project in regard to the Vancouver Island Rail Situation, by Arthur McInnis
The Bayview Development Project in regard to the Vancouver Island Rail Situation This article summarizes the critical issues surrounding the City of Victoria’s handling of the rail corridor through the Bayview development project and its implications for regional rail restoration… Continue reading
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