It's that time of year again, no, not Thanksgiving, or Black Friday, or even giving Tuesday. It's the time of year cities start to work on their annual Five Year plans. I was going through the local news sites this morning at AVNews (Port Alberni proposes 5.1 percent tax increase for 2020) and the Peak …
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[PREAMBLE: Before I get to the letter, I want to expand on this a bit. As the kids say these days... I have a lot of "feels" when it comes to this issue, thus the slightly strong title to this article. I am sure many of you reading this have strong feelings too. I have …
Dear Mayor and Council, [This letter and information was sent to City Council on November 26th in time for the Organizational Meeting on December 2 at 2PM - Council Chambers where I am told the final decision will be made. You can send your feedback to the city through: citypa@portalberni.ca] I see in last night's …
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