Poll. So? Should we still do it? Airport expansion.

New poll! [poll id="10"] The good news is the new lights and GPS routes are already happening. (new lights are part of the borrowing, see bottom of post).  The bad news is the ACRD has so far been unsuccessful trying to get grants to cover some of the cost for the upgrades and runway lengthening …

The Mark of a Well Respected Man

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 …

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 …