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The current “housing shortage” in Greater Victoria continues to be a hot topic for all levels of government. In Oak Bay, for example, Mayor and Council want a housing plan and have already completed studies on housing needs and are completing public engagement on infill housing and nearing completion on secondary suites. This work has … Read more
POST-ELECTION POST
After a hectic municipal election campaign that wound up on October 20, 2018, election day, Oak Bay voters elected a new Mayor and Council. I was gratified to be among the seven candidates elected and am deeply grateful to Oak Bay voters for their support, awarding me over 3,800 votes and giving me the privilege … Read more
Housing Affordability in Oak Bay
Oak Bay Election 2018 CAIRINE’S COMMITMENTS Issue #4 Increases in housing prices and decreases in affordability have posed tough housing challenges here and across the region in recent years. With Oak Bay’s land values at an all time high, housing demolitions of older, smaller character homes more commonplace, a real estate market driving an average … Read more
ROBUST HERITAGE CONSERVATION
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MANAGING DEVELOPMENT
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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Oak Bay Election 2018 CAIRINE’S COMMITMENTS Issue #1 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT MEANS ACCOUNTABILITY & TRUST Because local government is closest to the people it serves, regular dialogue between Mayor and Council and residents, on important community issues, is not only desirable but essential, for two key reasons: for the public, good governance should never … Read more