How Probable Is A 'Seismic' Event?
Singing The Public Safety SongUsed To Build New AnnexIt is now quoted in the Bulletin that the city claims there is a 40% chance the Colliery dams will fail in the next 50 years! Says who? In...
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Colliery Park Lakes Delegation At City Council
Delegation Appeals To City CouncilThere are three delegates listed on the Monday Committee of the Whole meeting who will be presenting to council regards the Colliery Lakes Dam removal...
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Friends Of Collery Dam Will Have Input
Councillor Pattje's Motion Opens Door To DiscussionAfter hearing credible representation from the society to save Colliery Parks Lake, Councillor Pattje's motion to have city staff meet with society...
View ArticleColliery Park Lakes Destruction Plan
Many Questions Need Answering About ProcessThe recent controversy over the city staff-led decision to destroy Colliery Parks Lakes has brought to light some serious questions about the whole process...
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Money For Annex But Not Dams?
Money For New AnnexBut Not To Upgrade Colliery Dams?Anyone who has been down to city hall lately will see that the shiny new office for city staff is just about ready for all that shiny new furniture....
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Nanaimo Taxes & Fees Up 4% In 2013
Nanaimo 2013 Taxes & User Fees Up 4% Finance Director Mr. Clemens gave council and Nanaimo the first look at his financial plans for Nanaimo going forward. As could be expected taxes are once again...
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VICC Needs $234,000 Next Year
Budget Another $234,000 Subsidy For VICCIn spite of reporting the most number of delegate days since opening, and optimistic reports for future conventions it seems the conference centre is just the...
View ArticleNanaimo City Sick Leave Costs Nearly $2,000,000.00 Yearly
Sick Leave Per Employee Group For Year 2011Employee GroupHoursCostAverage # of DaysCUPE47,697$1,298,920.6813.42IAFF11,428$410,664.6910.32Management/Excluded3,739$172,711.525.46The above chart shows by...
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City of Nanaimo Wage Increases
City Employee Wage IncreasesThe following are the wage increases you city council have agreed to since 2007 for both CUPE and IAFF employees. The increases following are for wages only and do not...
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Risk Overblown All Along??
Mayor & Legislative ServicesForced Into 'High Risk' AnnexThe following statement is taken from an announcement on the city website with regards information about the opening of the new...
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Annex Sells For $1.00 !! Really!!
$4,000,000.00 Building Sold For $1.00A recent announcement on the city website states in part:"The decision to sell the building originally presented a number of challenges on account of its condition....
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Wellcox Property The Best Deal??
Is CP Rail Pulling Another Fast One??With much fanfare and hoopla' city hall has announced the potential acquisition of what sounds like a great piece of property on the waterfront. Note, I did say...
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Article Raises Serious Questions!
City Staff Proposing $100,000 StudyThe Daily's scribe Tamara Cunningham reports in the Dec. 22nd issue of her paper that city hall staff are proposing spending $100,000 on an study to try and figure...
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Five Year Financial Plan Questions
A Few Points To PonderTaxes To Increase 23% In Next 5 Years The current draft five year financial plan for 2013 - 2017 has some less than comforting projections as to the level of tax increases planned...
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In-Camera Meetings & Transparency
Do Council & City Staff Abuse This Tool?The 'Three-L's" as they are called, Land, Labour and Litigation are the three topics which 'may' require city council and city staff to discuss some matters...
View ArticleAl Kenning Weilds Power At City Hall
Kenning #1 In CityRuttan #9 In CityThe local daily published it's 'Top 20 Most Powerful People List' and it seems they have finally figured out who really wields the power at city hall when it comes to...
View ArticleCouncilor George Anderson Nanaimo
Passes Third Reading of Budget BylawComfortable It Can Be Changed LaterAt the council meeting of Jan. 28, 2013 the youngest member of Nanaimo City Council expressed his concern that some other members...
View ArticleNaniamo Councilor Ted Greves
Not Interested In Looking For 5% Budget Reduction"We don't have enough money now"At the council meeting of January 28, 2013 during debate of the motion to ask staff to prepare a list of possible budget...
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Nanaimo Mayor John Ruttan - Wrong Information?
Daily News April 30, 2012Thought Annex In PerilWith Even 'Slightest Shake'?Mayor Ruttan is quoted in this article by Daily scribe Tamara Cunningham;Mayor John Ruttan said there is risk and concern...
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Is Annex Unsafe? Mr. Holmes Seems Confused!
The above screen grab for the local Daily quotes assistant city manager Mr. Doug Holmes as saying the old annex could not accurately be characterized as unsafe.This statement would seem to contradict a...
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Reduces Public ParticipationMuzzles Councillors Who Don't AgreeTwo alarming documents are currently being considered by this city council, which will affect how the city get's run for decades and they...
View ArticleDemocracy --- Nanaimo Style
One of the premises for adopting the City of Nanaimo Procedure bylaw is to make city council meetings more productive by limiting the amount of time allowed for public input. The author of the bylaw...
View ArticleIssues With Governance Documents
Why Needed At All??The first issue with the three reports that have burned through nearly 100,000 TAX $$$$$ is why in the world after years and years the Mayor and City Manager don't know how they are...
View ArticleNanaimo Taxes Did NOT Have To Increase!
Note: Email Subscribers may have to visit Nanaimo Info Blog to view videoThe above is a video clip of my address to city council on May 12, 2014 just before they adopted the 2014 - 2018 Financial Plan...
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Council Paves The Way For Another $700,000 Down The Drain!City Council voted 6-3 (Kipp, Bestwick, McKay opposed) to grant a licence of use to a new group wanting to use the old building at 25 Victoria...
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