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Victoria’s Budget Plan: Plastic surgery won’t solve our debt problem

Paul — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:01:21 +0000

Our City has some tough choices to make. We can no longer afford to spend like we have in the past.

City Hall This Week – December 3 – 9

Derry — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:06:22 +0000

Will Councillor Marianne Alto's bid to increase staff to handle Freedom of Information requests make it to the decision stage this week?

Town Hall Dialogue on the CRD Sewage Treatment Project

Derry — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:19:45 +0000

"Sufficient public concern is now being expressed throughout the CRD to warrant further engagement and discussion about this project before the shovels come out"

City Hall This Week – Web links

Derry — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:06:40 +0000

Links to this week’s Governance and Priorities Committee meeting agenda and background info are here:

Full agenda with staff reports included

Vic News report concerning decision to reduce contribution to the City’s Housing Fund.

Letter to Council from the Victoria Company of Canadians re Council’s funding decision.

City Hall This Week – Oct. 28 – Nov. 2

Derry — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:15:57 +0000

Governance and Priorities Committee to tackle several staff reports with far-reaching budget implications for Council.

City Hall This Week – Oct. 22-28

Derry — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:04:54 +0000

Council to hear from Johnson Street Bridge critic Ross Crockford on contract options and risks.

City Hall This Week – Oct. 14-21

Derry — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:09:52 +0000

Changes to Public Advisory Committee structure and a new staffer to handle FOI requests highlight this week's GPC meeting

City Hall This Week –Oct. 8-14

Derry — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:38:55 +0000

If you're planning to pick up this week's Council agenda, better eat your Wheaties first!

Focus released–but still on a leash

Derry — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:41:58 +0000

While withdrawing its Section 43 application, the City is still claiming a unilateral right to stop accepting any future FOI requests from Focus until it has ‘caught up’ with the work already in hand.

Council opts to stay out of FOI dispute

Derry — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:27:28 +0000

Despite Councillor Lisa Helps' argument that Council oversight would "only apply to an application under Section 43--a rare and extreme circumstance” the majority shied away.