News Release – October 3, 2022
This morning we woke up to news of an email having been sent to a number of people in Victoria purporting to be from “Island Health BC”. The email endorsed a number of VIVA Victoria candidates for City Council and School Board SD 61 as well as others. The email was the subject of much […]
Accessibility Gathering and Walk in Beacon Hill Park
VICTORIA – People with disabilities (PWD), advocates and all candidates for Victoria City Council are invited to an accessibility gathering and walk this Sunday, October 2nd, at 2:00pm in Beacon Hill Park. The gathering and walk are being held to highlight changes to the park that have made it less accessible for PWD, seniors, persons […]
Not in the Room – Not in the Deal
It's my observation that taxpayers and parents are increasingly shut out from participating in the democratic process of policy making and governance at all levels of decision making in our country. Canadians are nice and trusting folks, generally, so we go along to get along. We trust our institutions to be competent and have our […]
Affordable Housing Requires an Understanding of Incentives
The Mayor of Victoria’s recent offer to throw another $250,000 drop into the affordable housing bucket feels like building a sandcastle to stop a rising (inflationary) tide. When the province spent $18.5-million for the Comfort Inn on Blanshard (assessed at $14.17-million), and a further $15-million for Paul’s Motor Inn (assessed at $8.757-million), it didn’t solve […]
Welcome to VIVA Victoria
Welcome to VIVA Victoria. We are a registered Elector Organization in the City of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The motivation behind creating VIVA Victoria has been our desire to bring principled leadership back to local government, starting from the ground up. With the upcoming municipal elections on October 15, 2022, we hope to do just that. […]