Negligence by the City of Victoria I am concerned about snow clearance in downtown Victoria from Dec. 19 to 22.
Negligence by the City of Victoria I am concerned about snow clearance in downtown Victoria from Dec. 19 to 22.
It is a clear and stark risk for essential emergency and transportation routes to remain uncleared and hazardous, while bike routes are being prioritized. The Fairfield sidewalk past Porter Park is a particular, hazardous mess. I have noticed this at many other City of Victoria locations.Armoury sits empty, people sleep in tents A recent letter commented on the possible use of the Bay Street Armoury as a cold weather shelter. As an “old” former air cadet who used to parade down there, I have been trying to advocate for the same thing for a few years now.
While there I saw a number of people sleeping outside in snow-covered tents and some had lit a fire right in front of the building on the sidewalk to try and keep warm. Any organization that restricts its talent pool to the people within commuting distance is placing itself at a severe market disadvantage. This would be an especially irresponsible stance for government to take in the capital region.
The intangible water-cooler conversations that are suggested as justification for meeting in person are mostly code for “Old Boys’ Club” cliques. A 2021 poll indicates that 65 per cent of Canadians support access to MAID for those whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness, if they meet all other criteria and have the capacity to provide informed consent.
Victoria’s beauty is admired and celebrated as the city of gardens. Great cities are organic and grow not to indiscriminately house more people but to guard and enhance past beauty and ensure future generations’ quality of life. To replace the enormous amount of gas consumed by personal and public transportation, this power has to be provided by and distributed by the electric grid. This means huge upgrades to production and transmission of electricity, with the corresponding expense, be it public or private to pay.
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