How about a new art gallery in Oak Bay? Sharing goes both ways. Would ships dock in Esquimalt or Sidney? Let’s replace the aging courthouse with a building in Langford. Would those who promote sharing police costs support distribution of the benefits to other municipalities? Would a new Central Library be built in Saanich? Perhaps a performing arts centre could be built in View Royal. Victoria also benefits from the commercial, government, and tourist activity which the focus of our region attracts. The people who “go downtown to party” are spending money there. They ignore what Victoria gains as the centre of our region. Several writers say the costs of policing downtown Victoria should be borne by all municipalities. Victoria Want to spread the costs? Spread the benefits, too
Not only had it not been stolen, but someone had transferred it from its more exposed location and placed it back at the trail entrance by the beach, leaning against a tree where only lake visitors would be likely to walk by it.Īlong with our thanks and shout-out to whoever this Good Samaritan was, we can only hope that the integrity demonstrated by their action was witnessed by any children in attendance it’s never too early to learn that there are still many out there whose default setting is to do the right thing. Last week, after a visit to Eagles Lake in the Highlands, we inadvertently left our inflatable sports lounger on the grass shoulder of the street near the lake entrance.Įarly the next morning, not expecting much, I returned to the lake - a half-hour drive - and found the lounger still there.
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