Victoria City Council

• Victoria bar patrol program gets funding to resume operations after much debate

  Victoria city council has agreed to reinstate the police bar patrol program, but with a catch —- the city will only fund the task force for this year.

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2023
  
• Confusion over funding cut leaves Victoria late night police patrols in limbo

  Victoria city council moved to cut funding to a program that includes late night downtown police patrols, but at least one councillor says it may have been a misunderstanding.

  Crime

  Mar 23, 2023
  
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• With so many incumbents out of the race, Victoria City Hall faces fall overhaul

  Mayor Lisa Helps is not running for a third term in the municipal election, and at least six council members have declared their intention to vacate their seats.

  Politics

  Aug 29, 2022
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• Victoria to allow some affordable housing projects to skip public hearings

  Some affordable housing projects in Victoria will now be able to skip rezonings or public hearings after city council unanimously passed a motion at a meeting Thursday.

  Politics

  Apr 16, 2022
• Victoria city council debates Indigenous property tax option

  Homeowners in Victoria could soon have the option to voluntarily add between 5 and 10 per cent extra to their annual property tax bill as a contribution to a reconciliation fund.

  Politics

  Mar 23, 2022
• Coronavirus: B.C. city councillor apologizes for travelling to Somalia over the holidays

  Sharmarke Dubow said he adhered to local public health guidelines while away and took the PCR COVID-19 test multiple times. All the results came back negative.

  Politics

  Jan 5, 2021
• Victoria council to debate giving free bus tickets, passes to the homeless

  Councillors say the proposal would allow the city's homeless to have better access to crucial services, such as showers.

  Nov 5, 2020
• Victoria council to explore alternatives to police response in mental health cases

  The vote comes amid a nationwide conversation on defunding police, a concept that argues funding should be moved from policing agencies to other front-line social services.

  Jun 17, 2020
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• Victoria councillor suggests council duties should be reduced if pay isn’t raised

  That includes councillors making themselves less available to the public and the media, Coun. Ben Isitt says.

  Dec 5, 2019
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• Survey respondents bash idea of Victoria city councillors getting a pay raise

  It may not be scientific, but a survey has found a huge number of Victoria residents don't want city councillors to get a substantial raise.

  Politics

  Dec 3, 2019