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In 1956, Oak Bay residents banned the sale of raw milk. In 1958, Victorians voted 2-1 in favour of amalgamation with Saanich (though Saanich rejected the idea by a similar margin). In 1961, Saanich residents OK’d the sale of beer by the glass. In 1981, Victoria voters gave their blessing to Sunday shopping. Direct democracy isn’t as exciting these days, though an Esquimalt case is currently causing a bit of a kerfuffle. It involves a proposed replacement for the municipality’s cramped, crumbling public safety building. There’s some grumbling over the $42-million cost $7.1 million from the Capital Regional District money Esquimalt got for hosting the McLoughlin Point sewage plant, the balance to be borrowed and some over the approval process.
“It’s had a dramatic effect,” said Tofino Mayor Dan Law. “There are still people here from away, but the numbers are clearly lower.” Law said it’s evident the latest travel orders put in place amid a surge in COVID-19 cases have had more of an impact than previous restrictions, with traffic thinning to a trickle in the popular resort town. The restrictions, issued Friday, prohibit non-essential travel between Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and the Interior until after the May long weekend. People have also been asked to stay close to home. Law said there is more a sense of urgency to get a handle on the virus and vaccines and there isn’t any “resentment” between locals and visitors as seen last spring and summer.
Nor did the SRD board opt for its Plan B to discipline the director.
Instead, after in-camera consultation with legal counsel, the SRD board voted Feb. 10 to issue a public statement to Anderson on its expectations around a director’s conduct when communicating with SRD staff or board members.
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The board’s decision follows a public hearing on Jan. 27 to examine allegations Anderson had used her office in an attempt to influence staff decisions regarding the subdivision of land that she co-owns on Cortes Island.
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