this brings them down to 91 total candidates since already dropping the Victoria candidate after his racist social media posts were revealed

Like, older conservative Saanich residents, let me spin my chair and my baseball cap backwards and sit down for some real talk with you for a sec. You don't like me building skyscrapers next to your house so that young people have place to live, and I don't like you pretending to care about individual mature trees so that things can stay exactly the same.

But can we set that aside for a moment, and agree that the concept of having a slate of candidates is garbage?

It insults your intelligence first of all, by asking you to just vote for a brand rather than for each individual who best represents you.

It reduces your choice, because everyone in the slate makes the same ambiguous promises, so they're functionally interchangeable.

Finally, you don't need to vote for them because there are alternatives that represent you. Karen Harper isn't on the Save Our Saanich slate, but she ain't no progressive, she'd represent your older homeowner interests just fine. Same with council, there are plenty of non-slate candidates opposed to development, opposed to bike lanes, opposed to all the same things you oppose.

Can we all please agree that slates suck, and make it known with our votes on voting day so that no one tries it again the next time around?

By that I mean a person you see around constantly. Someone who shows up in your day-to-day who you are aware of but know nothing about them.

By cactus club downtown, tons of green uniformed bulletproof vest with dogs and guns. What did I miss 😭

I'm looking forward to next years blooms.

I'm curious if anyone has been to one of these events and what their insights might be. Google just reminded me that I have a ticket for next week and I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect. Are there games or group activities planned? Is it just a solo mission? What's the flow and facilitation like? Should I just take up knitting cat outfits and give up on dating?

https://rbcm.ca/event/slow-burn-dating-straight-edition-3/

I have two tickets to tonight’s showing of The Odyssey at IMAX at 7:15pm. I can no longer make it and don’t want them to go to waste! They’re decent seats too .. row J which is near the top/back and not in the front/closest to the screen.

Edit: tickets have been claimed!

Not an endorsement or a campaign ad. I just thought the sign was hilarious, had to share!

It's one of the only things going on in Victoria this Halloween. I have never been there before and just wondering if it's worth it.

This municipal election cycle felt pretty tense. Just wondering if there was anything that made you smile that wasn’t related to all the usual campaign noise. Something silly, maybe even juvenile.

For me it was a “Vote for Plant” sign right across the street from the HCP Gardens entrance. If it was intentional, it was genius.

Poll tightening....

If you can't make it this Saturday (Oct 17th) to vote in municipal elections, then consider going to the advanced voting! It's easy and efficient!

🗓 When: Thursday Oct 15th

🕐 Time: 8AM-8PM

🔎Where: Crystal Gardens, 713 Douglas St (just across the street from the Empress/Victoria Conference Centre)

You need: Two pieces of ID to register to vote (on site), one of which must include your signature. You can find examples of valid identity documents on the city’s website.

You can vote in Victoria if you are: a Canadian citizen, 18 or older, a BC resident for at least six months, and a resident of the City of Victoria. You can vote on these days!

https://www.victoria.ca/city-government/elections

I'm curious about people's views on independent candidates and municipal slates, and how they affect democracy and governance. Thanks, Colette Baty

Does anywhere in Victoria still offer or sell rapid antigen test kits?

Just a reminder than Rishi Sharma ran as a BC “Liberal” (now the conservatives) not long ago. Him and the entire Save our Saanich people are conservatives and NIMBYs! They will slash services and build nothing! No new homes or infrastructure will be built with them!

Vote for anyone else!

I feel like I've missed something. Why is the firefighters union's endorsements such a big deal?