After Public Input – Now come the hard decisions – Alternate title: Do you really want an 11% increase?

So over the weekend and today I've been going through the latest input from you, the public, about what you like and don't like about the City, and what you feel needs to be done or not done. If I thought before that that input would make my decision easier now I know for sure, …

Logging truck broadside indicates desperate need for Industrial road network

[poll id="11"] In today's paper... the story on the logging truck broadsiding a minivan is pretty frustrating and again illustrates the need for a proper industrial route that includes safety measures and traffic calming measures so that truck drivers, car and minivan drivers, pedestrians and all other road users are safe. I brought up this …

Breaking down the costs of commuting – now with two jobs!

Update: I've added the savings if someone was driving a car/truck that got more average mileage. (9L/100km or 26 US mpg) As many of you likely already know, I commute to work at VIU five days a week. Yup, this means driving back and forth everyday in some fashion. Since about 2008 (I can't even remember anymore …