This evening (Saturday Jan 30) I had the honour of attending Ken Watson’s celebration of his years of service as City Manager and Engineer for the City of Port Alberni. Even though I grew up in Port Alberni, I am of course a bit of an outsider when it comes to the City workplace having been …
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Why are my Taxes so High!? A City and Beaver Creek Comparison.
(I’ve updated the post with a correction on the VIRL library fees thanks to info from ACRD Director from Long Beach Tony Bennett) People really love to complain about their taxes.  If they didn’t there wouldn’t be a meme about it (left).  And since the AVNews ran a story in December with the headline that …
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Marking a Year since the Election
A year ago today was my first full day after being elected as a Councillor for the City of Port Alberni.  Of course it was another few weeks before I was sworn in and almost two months before we actually had our first full council meeting.  But today seems like a good day to reflect …