A Toronto-based firm will initiate a civic lottery to randomly select the 48 members of the assembly — 27 from Saanich and 21 from Victoria
Victoria and Saanich have taken another step toward the creation of a citizens’ assembly on amalgamation, hiring a consultant to lead the process.
Plans for the assembly, whose mandate is to explore amalgamating Victoria and Saanich, were delayed by the pandemic, but got started again this year. In 2018, voters in both municipalities agreed to explore the costs and pros and cons of amalgamating Victoria and Saanich. Murdock said if the recommendations include full amalgamation, council will put the idea to voters in a referendum.
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