Victoria City Council

• 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.

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  Aug 29, 2022
  
• 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
  
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• 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.

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  Mar 23, 2022
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• Victoria council approves motion to cap cruise ships, seek climate-friendly power

  Victoria city council has approved a controversial motion seeking to limit the number of cruise ships coming into the city over environmental concerns.

  Oct 18, 2019
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• Victoria mayor, councillors propose limiting cruise ships to protect environment

  The motion also calls on the harbour authority to install on-shore power to help reduce emissions.

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  Oct 12, 2019