Transportation & Infrastructure

The biggest public backlashes against Victoria City Council (2023–2026 term) centred on a few recurring themes that generated the highest public anger, media coverage, and engagement across X (Twitter) and Facebook: Short-term rental (STR) restrictions (especially 2023–2024 provincial alignment and local implementation): Landlords, hosts, and tourism advocates saw it as economic harm and scapegoating. CHEK News coverage of delay motions drew thousands of views and dozens of r

Bill 44 must be repealed because it represents a sweeping, top‑down restructuring of land‑use authority pushed through without public consultation and municipal partnership. It is, put simply, a governance bypass: a bill that strips away public hearings, sidelines elected councils, and replaces community‑driven planning with a one‑size‑fits‑all mandate drafted behind closed doors. Back in 2023, when the most invasive Housing Bills were pushed through, several opposition MLAs

The city of Victoria is embarking on a bold journey by revising its Official Community Plan (OCP). This includes an extensive upzoning initiative that intends to transform single-family lots into areas designated for four-story apartment buildings. The city anticipates a population surge, but many residents and stakeholders are concerned about the necessity and impact of such drastic rezoning. In this blog post, we’ll examine the details of this upzoning plan, its potential i