Comment: Victoria city council needs to show that it listens
I have witnessed over the past 10 years the systematic erosion of confidence in the way decisions are made and a corresponding…
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Comment: Victoria needs a plan that will truly make city safer
While we can’t eliminate overnight the social conditions that have led to drug addiction and its attendant social disruption, we can take…
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Comment: Mayor’s radical proposal will spread disorder throughout Victoria
I fear that the crime and disorder that we find in encampments will soon migrate to previously peaceful and safe neighbourhoods throughout…
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Comment: Councillor pay increase wrong on many levels
Marg Gardiner is a Victoria councillor who voted against the 25% pay raise for her and her colleagues.
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Comment: A better way forward for Victoria’s city council
In discussions with the public, I increasingly hear people express unease about the direction council is taking.
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Comment: To fix what ails the city, we need to change course
I have watched the steady deterioration of the quality of life in parts of our city and the intractability of this problem.
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Comment: Acrimony is hobbling Victoria council
I am troubled by many things, but I am especially troubled by the polarization and acrimony that characterizes council meetings.
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