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To: Committee of the Whole Date: June 16, 2026 From: Councillor Gardiner Subject: Island Health’s “The Harbour” Safe Consumption Site
G.3 Victoria-Saanich Amalgamation That Council receieve the Victoria-Saanich Amalgamation report for information.
A Road closer at the corner of Pandora and Cook St.
a vertical panorama of a (if i might say, amazing!) bicycle and Victoria BC sunset on the hottest day of the year (so far) taken at Ogden point around 20:45/8:45pm 2026/06/14
A honeywell digital thermostat showing 30 °C
Comparison of 420mm Salsa Cowbells vs 440mm Ritchey Beacon Comp in 440mm
chmond said B.C. businesses face greater challenges than those in many other provinces because of housing affordability issues that have driven up rents and the cost of goods. “The employers that navigate the changes like this the most successfully are usually the ones that are heavily investing in operational efficiency and modern tools,” he said, adding that the company has seen growth in B.C. users in recent years.
Graffiti Prevention: Options for Age Restrictions, Retail Access and Storage Controls of Spray Paint
Gardiner, Marg 33.71% 9255 Orcherton, Steve 33.47% 9188 King, Anna 33.15% 9099
Pandora @ Store street cycling intersection with bollards removed
Vote intention tracking was conducted through the full month of February among n=700 BC residents. With the mid-month release of the BC budget. Additional sample was added to provide a sample of n=500 BC residents for budget questions.
Recommendation That Council direct staff to: 1) Prioritize expansion of the All Ages and Abilities (AAA) bike and roll mobility network on Pandora street, east of Cook, to connect with both Oak Bay Junction and the Shelbourne protected route via Begbie by the end of 2026. 2) Provide a verbal update to council on the current plans for the expansion of the cycling network in 2026 and what the implications to the 2026 financial plan would be, if any, to complete the Pandora East Begbie/Shelbourne project by the end of 2026.
Caradonna pointed out that even if the number of new patrol officers was cut by two, the department would still have added 20 officers in the last year. Coun. Marg Gardiner, who voted against the cut along with Alto and councillors Stephen Hammond and Chris Coleman, said it was going down the path of defunding the police. She said the challenges on the street are huge and “we need VicPD to do what they’re doing.” Thompson dismissed any suggestion that the move is about defunding police, noting the police budget has gone up by almost 40% during council’s term.
A Map showing the.. actually pretty dumb choice to combine both bicycle and foot traffic down one narrow path, when multiple paths are available.
MLA Tara Armstrong is calling for the abolishment of the BC Human Rights Tribunal, which just fined a former school trustee $750,000 for opposing gender ideology curriculum. Do you agree? Tara Armstrong @TaraArmstrongBC. .1h The BC Human Rights Tribunal is a political extension of the NDP that exists solely to punish their political enemies. It just fined Barry Neufeld, a former school trustee $750,000 because he wouldn't indoctrinate our kids wit...
Gender demographics of mass shooters[note 1] in the United States from 1996 to 2024[1][3] Cisgender men: 192 (97.5%) Cisgender women: 4 (2.03%) Transgender men: 1 (0.51%)
FYI, pro bike lane is just a new narrative for anti high density buildings. More bike lanes mean less road traffic and less infrastructure to move people around.
zTest Wednesday, 4 February 2026 @ 1:30 PM Test-JTG
While the police force had beat teams in the past, Wilson said the most recent version was disbanded because of a lack of funding and a shift in priorities towards other types of policing.
$236.5 million! Is this normal for @CityOfVictoria ? It's not something I usually track. Are there other large amounts *we've* borrowed in addition to this cool chunk of change? How deep is this hole? Coming to next week's daytime Council. #Budget #Debt #yyjpoli
Since I was elected as an MLA and since I became the interim leader of OneBC, my commitment has always been to my constituents, to the party members, and to all British Columbians. My values haven't changed. My vision for BC hasn't changed. My policy positions haven't changed. My team and I worked very hard; I couldn't have done this alone. For months, I've been raising concerns with my then Chief of Staff, Tim Thielmann, and Interim Executive Director of the party, Paul Ratchford, about a staffer, Othman Mekhloufi. New information was brought to my attention a week ago about values Othman Mekhloufi has expressed publicly, online and offline, that are absolutely incompatible with my personal and OneBC values. This last week instead of removing Othman from the OneBC caucus team, which I had verbally requested 3 times by that point, Tim Thielmann decided to terminate a different member of the team for raising issues about Othman. This was a clear attempt to censor all conversation about an employee Tim Thielmann and Paul Ratchford were uniquely protective of. After the wrongful termination of the other team member and in light of new information about Othman’s activities that was shared with the executive team, I sent a written demand that OM be removed from any position with my caucus and the party. Tim Thielmann and Paul Ratchford deliberately subverted the order to remove Othman by carrying out his termination on caucus side while simultaneously hiring him onto the party side of OneBC. There was clearly more going on than I had previously been aware of. I pulled on a thread that seemed to risk unravelling something that Tim Thielmann and Paul Ratchford did not want to be touched. Now my team is being told by individuals familiar with the situation that they knew Othman and Paul Ratchford were in contact with the BC Conservatives executive team, without our knowledge, to pass information and make deals. To call this unethical would be an understatement, and t…
A quoted tweet by everyones least favourite facebook addicted spinster aunt Dallas Brodie: Join me and Francis Widdowson today at the University of Victoria campus. You can't silence the truth. Canadians never committed a genocide. @OneBc Today we're coming to UVic. Nothing will stop us from telling the truth.
In fact, if you look closely, you’ll notice that the Prairies and the Atlantic Coast tend to have higher property tax rates. As you can see, the lowest rate is in BC, but those don’t stop in Vancouver. In fact, Abbotsford, Kelowna and Victoria actually have low property tax rates. They’re actually also some of the lowest in the country. Abbotsford has a tax rate of 0.37086% Kelowna has a tax rate of 0.39799% Victoria has a tax rate of 0.43621%
posted in the Victoria Rave and Randomness facebook group Does anyone know of any conservative friendly coffee shops where i can go without being called facist or a Nazi for how i dress? As a political minority I find it hard to go anywhere to sit down for a coffee without getting mean looks for the hats I wear. Anyone know where I can go and not be judged for expressing myself?
Bike & Beat -9 officers Crime Reduction Unil - 80fficers Total Optional Increase Total Increase Total 2026 Budget 2.71% 4.53% 14.35% 1,607,630 1,025,165 2,632 795 8,672,665 $ 76,825,808 242,945 215,955 458,900 1,160,590 1,850,575 3,091,695 a 786,637 $ 77,986,398
Beat and Bike Enforcement Team Victoria resources: • 9 officers already committed under the City's Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan. • 2 officers dedicated to work with Bylaw. • 7 officer 'walking the beat' • Increased visible/street level police presence (in uniform) walking and biking in Victoria. • Supports local businesses, residents and community partners.
Listening to Victoria Residents • 14% safety/crime as one of the most important local issues. • 62% - quality of life in Victoria has 'worsened'. • Among residents who rated Victoria's quality of life as poor, 17% cited public safety/crime as a main reason. • 58% City should invest more in improving safety & well- being. 9% (largest • Public safety needs the most attention - increase across all services).
More than Just Crime Protests Major special events Mental health calls Suicidal persons Persons in distress Missing persons Elopees from hospital Disturbances Prowlers Community engagement Motor vehicle incidents 55:34 Municipal bylaw offenses Proactive & preventive initiatives Provincial statutes (traffic, liquor, etc.) Abandoned 9-1-1 calls Suspicious circumstances Assist other agencies (City, VFRS, El-is, VCH, etc.) Duty to warn (imminent violence) And many more...
New Business G.1. Council Member Motion: Council Remuneration bylaw, 2024 Motion: 1. Council Direct Staff to alter the Council Remuneration Bylaw 2024 (No 24-075) to: a. Maintain the mayor's remuneration and cirease it only by estabkished City CPI Annual adjustments (delete section 3(2) of No. 24.075); and b. End the acting mayoral payments as of en dof this councils term in 2026 (delte section 2(3) and alter 6(b) of No 24.075) 2. This motion be forwarded to teh daytime Council Mettings of November 6th 2025 for consideration.
Oaklands Bible Chapel thanks the City of Victoria for our exemption from property taxation. We continue to serve the community.
Mom, Can we stop and get some "Progressive Budget" ? Mom: We have "a budget" at home "The Budget" at home. Committee of the Whole Report For the Meeting of November 7, 2025 To: Committee of the Whole Date: October 24, 2025 From: Susanne Thompson, Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Subject: 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan
Asked if it had denied funding to such a project in the Cowichan title area because of the case, National Bank initially said in a one-sentence response that "no specific directive has been given to our teams regarding this court ruling." In a second statement hours later, the bank said: "We cannot comment on specific cases for confidentiality purposes, but what we can confirm is that this is not a factor that is currently taken into account in our financing decisions, and no guidelines have been issued by the bank in this regard."
Tim Thielmann & @timthielmann • 6m Teachers are prohibited from saying the Lord's Prayer in class. Why should they perform ritualized land acknowledgments? Spencer Chandra H... @SChandraH... • 2h Replying to @SChandraHerbert Today an ugly bill was tabled to ban land acknowledgements. It is not only an attack on free speech, but an attack on Indigenous peoples and their history and culture. I am gla...
A Tweet from @vancolor Mo Amor: How many women will John Rustad blame when he tenders his resignation?
1. That Council rescind first and second reading of Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1357) - No. 25-015 (received at Council meeting of May 8, 2025) 2. That after publication of notification in accordance with section 467 of the Local Government Act, first, second and third reading of Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1357) - No. 25-015 be considered by Council. 3. That subject to third reading of the zoning amendment bylaw, the applicant prepare and execute the following legal agreements, prior to adoption of the bylaw: a. With contents satisfactory to the Director of Planning and Development and form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, legal agreements to secure: i. provision of $1,000,000 to the Housing Reserve Fund ii. provision of no less than 11 three-bedroom townhomes and 15% of the remaining dwelling units as two- or three-bedroom units iii. provision of a daycare of no less than 310m², for a minimum period of ten years, and that the space will be sold to a not-for-profit provider for no more than $1 prior to occupancy permit being issued. b. With contents satisfactory to the Director of Engineering and Public Works and form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, legal agreements to secure: i. a triangle-shaped right of way at the corner of Montreal Street and Quebec Street that is 6m in length along each of the street frontages, for highway purposes ii. provision of transportation demand management measures including: A. two shared vehicles B. two shared vehicle parking stalls located on the property C. public access to the shared vehicle parking stalls D. 108 car share memberships E. design and installation of an on-street dual head level two electric vehicle charger F. 11 spaces of cargo bike parking G. additional bike parking beyond the amount required by the Zoning Regulation Bylaw (160 long-term spaces proposed instead of the required 135 spaces and 32 short-term spaces proposed instead of the required 15 spaces)