by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 2, 2014 | News, Village Vibe
On November 26, the Village Vibe caught up with Victoria’s new Mayor, Lisa Helps, to hear her views on neighbourhoods, villages and the significance of being from Fernwood ›› Lee Herrin VV: What do you love most about living in Fernwood? LH: The feeling of...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 2, 2014 | Editorial, News, Village Vibe
In the recent municipal election, turnout in Victoria grew 42% to 24,447. In total, 39% of eligible Victorians voted. ›› Lee Herrin Fernwood was no exception. If we allocate the advanced polls back to each neighbourhood on a pro rata basis, Fernwood’s turnout grew...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 1, 2014 | Events, News, Village Vibe
Did you know? There’s another municipal election coming on Saturday, November 15th, 2014 ›› Lee Herrin Historically, voter turnout in municipal elections in Victoria is dismal—in the last election in 2011 it was 26.3%, up a whole percentage point from 2008 when it...
by Geeks on the Beach | Sep 12, 2012 | News
The City of Victoria passed a motion put forward by Councillor Helps this past spring to cap property tax increases at no more than 3.25% per year for the next three years. This means the City of Victoria needs to cut $6 million from its budget over the next three...
