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Shocking lack of foresight here. Yes there are factors like long lead times for transformers, but the fact that Kelowna was running so close to capacity limits that this is a factor is crazy. Not assigning blame since I don't know enough, but this should never happen. storeys.com/kelowna-...

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Important data showing single stair apartments are very safe

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Trump: you need to do something about fentanyl coming to the US! Canada: that’s… not a real problem Trump: do something damnit! Canada: appoints fentanyl czar Fentanyl czar: how should I tackle this non-problem? Canada: I dunno, start by look stern and serious. Czar: done

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Mining critical minerals is not at odds with a greener future, its critical to it. The naive idea that we can just push pollution to China and pretend it doesn’t exist is over.

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Looking forward to a lively election

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Victoria still has the lowest unemployment rate in the country. And other than Saguenay, it's not even close.

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Wow this update was overdue! The OCP pre-dated the biggest run-up in rents and home prices in history. And most current Victoria residents had zero opportunity to provide their views on the Zoning Bylaw when it was adopted. Why? Read on: davethompsonvictoria.ca/ocp-update-t... #yyj #VictoriaBC

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Adding Karen Harper @kareninsaanich.bsky.social Karen has been a great advocate for housing in Saanich. Welcome. go.bsky.app/5X12nXL

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I’m not usually a fan of the “jumble of materials” architectural style we see so much these days, but somehow this one works for me

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The Official Community Plan Update report is available. I wrote a post, probably the first of a few. davethompsonvictoria.ca/ocp-update-p... #yyj #VictoriaBC

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Dismantling equipment that's already paid for, stranding purchased assets, and shutting down something that saves the government money on fuel. These are the dumbest people on the planet. electrek.co/2025/02/...

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I am grateful that our local mayor has been quite forceful in enforcing order during public hearings to avoid this kind of hostile behaviour towards people speaking in favour of housing

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We've had negative natural growth for a long time, but deaths in Victoria have really picked up in recent years. Over 1000 more deaths than births the last 3 years. Based on my modelling, annual deaths will double between now and ~2040

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Apropos of nothing, here's a slide from a presentation I just gave about factors affecting the real estate market this year

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Did raising the CMHC cap from $1M to $1.5M remove the distortion it had on the market? Early indications are yes. In Victoria, the distinct weak spot right above $1M was the most active category of sales after the limit was raised

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The national mood

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It’s a good thing this is happening when the EV market has hit escape velocity and there are many other good options rather than 10 years ago when Tesla was the only real game in town

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BC in good shape for electrification goals cleanenergycanada.org/report/reali...

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Infuriating article. There’s hundreds of trucks like this and RCMP could solve the problem tomorrow by just ticketing every one they see. But nope, they don’t care at all until someone gets killed and then they issue a lame “warning” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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3 hours in, I think the mayor has captured the general vibe 😂 By the way if you care about housing in Victoria and want to follow these meetings you should join our discord discord.gg/853ZG4eNxW

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Older folks lose their drivers licenses. This will happen to all of us, and we need to ensure not being able to drive doesn’t mean being condemned to social isolation.

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I see your lap cat and raise you: MEGALAPCAT

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Quadra-Mckenzie plan public consultation is tonight! We'll tweet any highlights from what is sure to be a long, contentious night.

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Saanich: "We recommend cutting a bunch of housing out of the Quadra McKenzie corridor plan" "Oh and we should spend $30k that we saved to accelerate housing to allow us to spend more time slowing down housing"

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I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge. We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style Here’s the details 🧵

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On the plus side, Greater Victoria completed more units in 2024 than ever before. On the downside by my estimate it was still about 21% fewer bedrooms than we built 50 years ago

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Out of 440 comments so far this week on my blog, I think this one about sums it up.

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Folks, the new Victoria pool is like Trump, and renters should not be allowed to vote. The TC opinion section is in top form today www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett...

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Saanich is backpedaling their pretty good plan before it even goes to public hearing

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Wow, did not know the City of Victoria has been so busy installing EV chargers. 108 of them in just one parkade

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Added Langford Councillor Mary Wagner. @marywagnerlangford.bsky.social Welcome go.bsky.app/5X12nXL

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