City of Victoria
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After much pressure from the public, Victoria City Council finally decided to end the Centennial Square redevelopment project. The Sequoia, Morioka cherry, other trees, the fountain, and monolith have all been saved.
After much pressure from the public, Victoria City Council finally decided to end the Centennial Square redevelopment project. The Sequoia, Morioka cherry, other trees, the fountain, and monolith have all been saved. The City has also saved, as a result,… Continue reading
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CRD Watch awarded the Grumpy Taxpayers Media Award at their Nov 22, 2025 AGM
CRD Watch awarded the Grumpy Taxpayers Media Award at their Nov 22, 2025 Annual General Meeting By Sasha IzardNov 22, 2025 It was with significant thanks, that I was able to accept today, the Grumpy Taxpayers Media Award, on behalf… Continue reading
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“Some copies of physical invoices could not be located” City of Victoria FOI Department provides strange responses regarding missing records of purchases.
“Some copies of physical invoices could not be located” City of Victoria FOI Department provides strange responses regarding missing records of purchases. I asked: “Which invoices could not be located?” By Sasha Izard Nov 21, 2025 The City of Victoria… Continue reading
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The Case for Honest Transit Planning: Why Words Matter When Building Cities by Arthur McInnis
The Case for Honest Transit Planning: Why Words Matter When Building Cities By Arthur McInnis Nov 14, 2025 Let’s talk about a word that’s being stretched so thin it’s practically transparent: “rapid transit.” In British Columbia’s current planning regime, this… Continue reading
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The Vanquishing of the Public Hearing: how a single rezoning exposed the quiet dismantling of the public’s voice in Victoria’s planning process, by Arthur McInnis.
The Vanquishing of the Public Hearing: how a single rezoning exposed the quiet dismantling of the public’s voice in Victoria’s planning process. By Arthur McInnisOct 18, 2025 Victoria’s new Official Community Plan was meant to guide growth. Instead, it has… Continue reading
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The Roundhouse site in Vic West is not Downtown by Arthur McInnis
The Roundhouse site in Vic West is not Downtown By Arthur McInnisSept 29, 2025 Lately, a person suggested to me that the Roundhouse development at Bayview needed to have been approved as a means of saving downtown. While that is… Continue reading
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Ebycrats by Arthur McInnis
Ebycrats by Arthur McInnis Sept 28, 2025 There is a Comment in the Times Colonist today by Gene Miller entitled:“Victoria OCP: a triumph of political authority over community.” Victoria OCP a triumph of political authority over community – Victoria Times… Continue reading
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