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Decampment update, questions addressed, birthday messages and new affordable housing units approved – mayor’s sunday email – October 25 2020

October 25, 2020

Hello everyone, Thanks to those of you who have emailed me this past week with questions, thoughts and suggestions on sheltering in parks and related issues. We’re still receiving quite a few emails on this topic, so I’m writing all of you back together. If you’d like to stay in touch and stay updated on…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness, Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric, Mental Health and Addictions, Well Being and Healthy Cities

Decampment working group update, Rent supplements, questions answered and a personal note – Mayor’s Sunday email – October 18 2020

October 18, 2020

Hello everyone, Thanks to all of you who have written to me this past week with questions and comments on the situation of people sheltering in parks and the impact this is having on everyone. As I’ve been doing for the past few months , I read all your emails and then respond to them…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness, Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric, Mental Health and Addictions, Well Being and Healthy Cities

Thanksgiving, How Housing Works in the City of Victoria, Sheltering in Parks – mayor’s Sunday email – October 11 2020

October 11, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone, For those of you who might be wondering why the mayor is writing to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, it’s because you’ve written to me in the past week about sheltering in parks. I’m still receiving a high number of emails on this topic so – as I’ve been doing for the…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness, Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric, Mental Health and Addictions

Update on Sheltering in Parks, Mental Health, Addictions and Homelessness, Front Line City Staff, Election Calls to Action – Mayor’s Sunday Email – October 4 2020

October 4, 2020

Hello everyone, Thanks for writing to me this past week. As I’ve been doing for the past few weeks, I read all of your emails, and then, because there are many, I’ve been responding to everyone all together so you can all hear directly from me, and so that you can hear each other’s concerns…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness, Mental Health and Addictions

Sheltering in Parks, Provincial Election and Bylaw Enforcement – Mayor’s Sunday EMAIL – September 27 2020

September 27, 2020

Hello everyone, Thanks for taking the time to write to me this past week. Because of the high volume of emails we’ve been receiving about people camping in parks, I’ve been reading all of your emails, then responding to all of you at once. I don’t want to repeat myself from previous Sunday emails, because…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness, Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric, Mental Health and Addictions, Well Being and Healthy Cities

Update on Action, Sheltering in Parks, Kids at Play, Mental Health and Addictions, Victoria is not alone – Mayor’s “SUnday” Email – September 21 2020

September 21, 2020

Good afternoon everyone, Thanks to those of you who have written to share your concerns in the past week and few weeks. I have been writing back to everyone all at once because of the large number of emails I’ve been receiving, but also so I can share some of your points of view and…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness, Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric, Economic Development and Prosperity, Mental Health and Addictions, Well Being and Healthy Cities

Camping in Parks Update, Mourning, For Now not Forever – Mayor’s Sunday email – September 13

September 13, 2020

Good morning everyone, Thanks so much for taking the time to write to me over this past week, and the past few weeks. I’ve read all of your emails and I’ve received a lot! So as I have on previous Sundays, I’m taking the opportunity to write back to all of you together. As I’ve…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness, Civil Society and a Strong Social Fabric, COVID-19 Recovery, Mental Health and Addictions, Well Being and Healthy Cities

Sheltering in parks, Kids at Play, State of Emergency and Confronting Reality – Mayor’s Sunday Email – Sept 6 and August 30

September 7, 2020

Good morning everyone, For the past many months I’ve been spending my Sunday mornings responding one at a time to emails I receive from residents during the week. Because I’m receiving many emails on the same topic with shared concerns and a variety of perspectives, I’ve decided to write back to all of you at…
Budgeting and City Finances, COVID-19 Recovery, Economic Development and Prosperity

Council balances 2020 budget and leaves additional $17.6 million in reserve funds

August 9, 2020

Facebook live update August 7 2020. We’ll be back on Friday September 4th at 1pm to update on City’s continued COVID-19 initiatives and Council decisions more generally. I opened my remarks on Friday with gratitude to front line city staff. Over the past months of the ongoing global health pandemic, our bylaw team, our public…
Affordability, Housing and Homelessness, Well Being and Healthy Cities

Right to Home – A National event on housing, homelessness, human rights and COVID-19

July 26, 2020

Organizations from across Canada, including the City of Victoria, are partnering to create Right to Home, a week of virtual film screenings and live panel discussions from coast to coast to coast about what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next, as we re-imagine the right to home during and beyond the pandemic. COVID-19 has exposed…

Sheltering in Parks, Provincial Election and Bylaw Enforcement – Mayor’s Sunday EMAIL – September 27 2020

Council balances 2020 budget and leaves additional $17.6 million in reserve funds

Right to Home – A National event on housing, homelessness, human rights and COVID-19

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