Victoria’s police budget compared to Halifax The regional Halifax municipality, hosting about 40,000 more residents than Greater Victoria, approved an operating budget of $1.1 billion this year.
Of that amount, $89.2 million was delegated for regional policing, which amounts to 8.1 per cent of the municipal budget.
I have experienced a few orthopedic surgeries in my life and recall with great appreciation coming out of the anesthesia and finding myself wrapped in the warm, loving embrace of a heated flannel sheet. Please let it be known that the solution to inflation is not giving money away, but by ensuring that business needs to adapt and control their greed.They were never Liberals, only opportunists The B.C. Liberals changing their name? They were never Liberals to begin with.
Buried in the past — are they hoping that people will forget? They weren’t Liberals in the first place, only opportunists. That’s the point. In the family model, two parents pay $8,409 taxes at $24.50 wages. Make it easier for families with federal and provincial tax reductions or program investments like $10-a-day daycare and $500 a year for dental work.Please do not assume the only answer is to increase the minimum or living wage.Amalgamation must start at the grassroots level Re: “Province must take the lead on amalgamation,” commentary, Nov. 16.
Provincial support of this initiative is limited to the $250,000 in funding, matching that approved by each of the Victoria and Saanich voters. May I suggest that discussions should rather pertain to providing access and good health care to the citizens of Canada instead of trying to revive a “system” that is past its best-before date?Our head of state deserves our respect Several recent writers have opined that it is time for Canada to dump the monarchy.
Also, riding a bike from Courtenay or even Duncan into Victoria for a day trip is not a realistic option for most.
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