Motion to refer passes with Gardiner and Hammond opposed.
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Motion to refer passes with Gardiner and Hammond opposed.
Oh - Apparently it was mostly motivation to eventually bring a motion forward to end our $1800 membership with the chamber of commerce?
... I'm not even sure what the fuck he's now talking about. Honeslty.
The totes financially conservative "Evidence based" Duo is going to save tax payers.. $1500/yr.. for..uh.. reasons? #yyj #yyjpoli
Our one positive Motion today #yyj #yyjpoli - Giving the The BreakOut West Music Festival and Conference an in kind contribution of $25,000 (use of the Vic conference centre) - Exciting and totally supportable.. Thanks Matt!
Yeah, fails with only Marg in support. Thank eff for the adults in the room.
Defeated, only Marg in favour.
Hammond hot micing himself busily typing into his laptop is a thing. #yyj #yyjpoli
For the sake of my blood pressure, I'm not going to note out Councillor Gardiner's motivating speech here.
Yeah i honestly hope she pulls a Stephen Andrew.
... And Marg fumbles her response to Krista... hard.. Wow.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 - @kristaloughton.bsky.social with an incredibly compassionate, informed, and knowledgeable response to Marg's motion - Incredible. #yyj #yyjpoli
#yyj #yyjpoli - We're now onto this eventual writers prompt for a Times Colonist opinion piece. - At least she was self aware enough not to shout "Obscene" when motivating.
Back in open. Gardiner and seconder Hammond willing to split items 1+2 away from consideration of 3.
I wonder if I could bill for providing legal advice bc www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...
lol oh, 100% that's what is happening right now.
When the meeting is back from break and closed i'll grab a clip.
... yeah but could a bigger ladder SURVIVE A MINE BLAST?! - maybe we should just stick one of our existing ladders ontop of the Gurkha.. it'd add nearly 9 feet to any ladder ontop of it. And it'd look even more like a clown car in fire-engine yellow.
Staff and councillors should better familiarize themselves with the building act; an act that was created so that local governments no longer make their own technical building requirements. www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/f...
I'm assuming that's why legal council sounded a bit exasperated/spicy in response to Coleman's question that prompted a move into closed for legal advice.
lol - Legal was pretty professional about it, but their response to the question that prompted moving into closed had a bit of spice to it.. #yyj #yyjpoli
I'm so confused. #yyj #yyjpoli
also: Fire chief just went on a rant about how the major consideration on all of this should be about water supply - Dave Thompson asks if the Chief has any concerns about the water supply in Victoria. He apparently is extremely proud of the level of emergency water access in Victoria #yyj #yyjpoli
OK - So Gardiner (and apparently the Vic Fire Chief) want us to wait for code updates we don't even use or enforce? WTF. #yyj #yyjpoli
Apparently they did these super area specific things like.. update their response and training materials, and modernize their equipment and training.. You know, things VFD couldn't possibly do.
... it's really frustrating to hear a fire chief argue against Single Egress Stair buildings with "Victoria is a special case" - Also frustrating to hear our Fire Chief (or honestly any chief) argue against a code change because "Victoria isn't as capable as $X" - seriously? #yyjpoli #yyj
.. weirdly something never mentioned by people that argue in favour of car-infrastructure expansion
... Stephen Hammond spending actual breath motivating for a leaflet/pamphlet going to each Victoria resident re: Parking updates and comparing it to.. tolls on the port man bridge and the carbon tax.. #yyj #yyjpoli
This current version of Covid is.. frustrating - no real fever, but consistent chills, body aches, and weakness - Had to get my wife to open a cat food can for me.. Gaming is suffering because left clicking makes my hand shake 🤣
Vancouver’s Integrity Commissioner has found Mayor Ken Sim and ABC councillors broke the code of conduct on multiple occasions for coordinating amendments to controversial motions in separate private online conversations ahead of public council meetings
(i “parks for the sake of parks” version of this also plays through my head whenever people get weird about green space..)
a sing-song “housing for the sake of housing” repeats in my head whenever i spend any time in langford - ugh.
can try minimising or killing motion blur - also lower the FOV slider for less fish bowling
last i heard LD and MoY are moving into retail space created in Phase 1 temporarily @ cook and fort - the moving back into their permanent location @ Vancouver/Fort once phase 2 is done
housesigma.com/bc/oak-bay-r... - given now many doors with electronic keypads are in this house, someone made a really bad instagramable AirBNB decision... #yyj #victoriabc
vancouversun.com/news/us-batt... #bcpoli - i hope no one is surprised by this..
🫠 #yyj
BC Conservatives right now: “ah ha! i know what will bring down the NDP! Fast Ferries!”
People keep saying that but the Feds, Union, and every news agency speaks like Canadian ship builders were ready and waiting for those contract.
"OH hey Union! Yeah we've totally ended the contract with the Chinese owned CMI Weihai and are signing a contract with the U.S. Owned Seaspan because of that super strong bid you put in, and, btw, it's Fine if the ferries are done in 2050 or whenever once your contract ends with the feds! ❤️"
... and our current German built 'floating stock' has had endless problems.. I Dunno, i just find the entire dialog around this tiring because it seems so nonsensical..
And Bathrooms! - I do really hate how.. allergic.. Western politics is to spending money - But in this case i think i'd be far more outraged if any of the Domestic ship yards had bothered to bid.
I feel like i'm taking crazy pills, or completely missing something - Where were the unions when this was going through tender and our shipyards couldn't be bothered to put in bids? Why the double standard re: Seaspans foreign ownership? #bcpoli dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc...
cheknews.ca/cyclist-dies... Awful news :( #yyj #yyjpoli
Doubt online petition will do much. Please contact your MPs and senators! This puritanical nonsense must be stopped.
www.maangchi.com/recipe/tongb... - this is the one we used (and loved) Maangchi is awesome.
This is currently my favourite story in BC, where a man had to be saved by search and rescue from his own private Nickelback singalong. apple.news/AD2Or-fPZTUy...
The instinctive protectiveness about regulations is yet another problem with left-NIMBYism. I think regulations banning or restricting denser types of housing are bad regulations.
Realtors warn that if housing market collapses everyone could one day afford house
Part of the last Victoria B.C. City Council, ended up leaning heavily into left NIMBYism by opposing basically everything because of really hard-line affordability expectations… Was really frustrating.
.. Racial segregation, Women’s right to own property.. child labour laws >_>
oh god don’t ask any of the Ward System advocates that question. They might very loudly out themselves.
Yeah 2026 election season is going to be… fun.. Especially with Hammond/Gardiner already trying to get the wards question on the ballot… ugh.
Why I will oppose amalgamation in Victoria, exhibit 312.
I'm assuming they're still stuck behind a parked car on Blanshard, engine idling, writing opinion pieces while fending off by-law officers and tow trucks with the occasional pop out to get coffee, Pho or Italian Imports sandwiches.
Yeah it really does hit all the right spots to be Victoria specific rage bait. From the authors background to the subject matter..
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... Instead of looking right and using the powers of observation, You get out of your car, mad, fully intending to have a boomer moment only to find a parked car, your rage impotent and unsatisfied. Only then you do the right thing and just go around. #yyj #yyjpoli
Well certain people who no longer live in Downtown Victoria were posting video of a cheap decibel meter showing the supposed levels at Centennial Square yesterday during MetalFest..
#bcpoli #yyjpoli - just Tim Thielmann and “OneBC” ignoring anti canadian rederict because *checks notes* Christians are opressed 🤦♂️
Hammond delivered this notice of motion like it was literally tearing out his soul - Wendy Bowkett will be happy. #yyj #yyjpoli
or 24/7-in-the-height-of-summer Asphalt recycling.
Motion passes with only Gardiner in opposition. Congratulations to the staff, applicant, and future residents of 933-935 Convent Place.
Thursday, July 31, 2025 COTW kicks off. Last meeting before we break for the summer.
Marg cannot fathom people living in housing she can't imagine herself living in - Which is basically everything, because she lives in one of the most affluent condo buildings in Victoria.. #yyj #yyjpoli
God damn it. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/p...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September.
www.reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC... - this thread is every single reason why we need automated enforcement.. Endless excuses. #yyj #yyjpoli
that intersection has /really/ good viability in that direction as well.. Ugh.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c... #yyj #yyjbike - :(
cheknews.ca/quadra-stree... - looks like this is the story
I get WHY this is happening - the Atlantic Ferries are operated by a federal crown corp, "Marine Atlantic", so the federal government can just pull a lever and poof lower prices - But you'd think they would throw us an Announcement worthy bone #bcpoli #cdnpoli #cadpoli
B.C. Premier David Eby tore into the federal government on Monday after Ottawa slashed ferry fares on the East Coast by 50 per cent, calling it "structural unfairness." globalnews.ca/news/1130746...
www.squamishchief.com/opinion/edit... - the tone change in the middle of this article is /wild/
I wish services would stop masquerading as users when sending standard correspondence… This practice enables phishing - or at best makes it harder to combat.. Put a users name in the subject line if you have to.. Don’t use their name as the “Display Name” if you want your email in their inbox..
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this used to be the only signage - which was easy to miss and couldn’t be seen when you were on gladstone..
#yyj #victoriabc - doh, forgot to tag..
… now to see if having the larger raised “do not enter” signage does anything to stop the wrong-way rat running though that choke.. #yyj #victoriabc
Glad to see @victoria.ca updated the signage at Gladstone and Fernwood! “except bicycles” signage is now way clearer and on both sides of the patio’d lane choke! thanks @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social and @Victoria.ca staff! :D
todays #yyjbike report is - The goose was a shit show between Selkirk and Blanshard. Super busy and hyper aggressive, and Drivers are no better - Something is in the water.
Interesting - The CRD has it wrong then www.crd.ca/government-a... - According to this, Each Electoral area elects one Director, and the others are chosen by the municipalities.
I'm sorry, we don't what? - From here: opendata.victoria.ca/documents/3a...
Summary of our progress on the Victoria Housing Strategy: ☑️On track to hit our 6-year housing target of 6,000 new homes ☑️ Added 500 below-market homes ☑️ Created Family Housing Policy ☑️ Created RTE (tax redux for adding below-market units to rental projects) ☑️ Dev. cost charges grant for non-market
I honestly wonder why - Stubbornness? People waiting on AirBnB groups with lawsuits moving through the system?
Selkirk is def smelling a little "Eau de Industrial" this morning
… how is arbitrarily choosing “212°F” as the boiling point of water (at sea level) “ better for the human experience” ?
I'd say the Esquimalt/Victoria police mergers are mostly failing because of Manaks silly political games - And the CRD is made up of elected officials, and we do vote for CRD Directors. tyvm.
If you did get behind one you would be covered in Meat.
… Someone at a social event was talking about rewatching End Game and Infinity War and i’m back on my “Thanos is some weird fucking space Nimby” spiral - Dude could do literally anything and took the least imaginative route possible.
you do, sadly - as that’s 100% every lead in to every anti-bike argument made.
Missing middle housing projects in Victoria are slowly being picked up, but still behind its 150 unit permits per year goal.
Why does “character” always boil down to Xenophobia? I wish people were at leash honest about their motivations
“the concept of a CAN is so REDUCTIONIST Define BEANS”
lol they blocked me :’(
You miss the point and are trying to cover ignorance with “nuance” - no one (outside of pie-in-the-sky dreamers) wants private cars gone - they want usage reduced and alternatives made available - You are embiggening the argument into silliness because the reality of it is really common sense.
This is a really, really, really good column by John Ducker in the Times Colonist. #yyj #safestreets
… i wish people would stop the reductionist “well they said car but obviously they also mean delivery vehicles there for they want businesses to fail” argument
Sadly i could easily see part of the Yes campaign arguing for Saanich voters being able to “fix” Victoria transportation “problems” - “Tired of the Victoria Anti Car agenda? Have your say, vote yes to Amalgamate and fix Gorge Road!”