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See full Victoria election results

By Capital Daily Staff
October 15, 2022

Meet the new mayors, councillors and school trustees across Greater Victoria

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Capital Daily's 2022 municipal election coverage

By Capital Daily Staff
October 13, 2022

For weeks, we've been reporting on issues at the centre of this year's local elections—and candidates' thoughts on those topics. Now we've updated it with what has changed following the election

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Council candidates near consensus on mental health support and safe supply—and divided on involuntary treatment

At a forum attended by 15 candidates, public safety discussions exposed a wide gulf in plans and priorities

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No rules, considerable consequences: the difficult issue of council pay and diversity in public office

By Shannon Waters
September 7, 2022

Voting for higher salaries puts councils in an awkward position while low wages can be a barrier to diverse representation

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Missing Middle public hearing comes to a close after 11 hours

By Shannon Waters
September 2, 2022

Council candidates were out in force to stake their stances on the controversial housing policy

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Victoria’s Missing Middle Housing Initiative heads to second public hearing session

By Shannon Waters
September 1, 2022

A national newspaper came out in support of the policy this week while two opponents have launched council bids since last month’s hearing

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More than Missing Middle needed to address housing affordability in Victoria

By Shannon Waters
August 13, 2022

But that’s not a reason not to proceed with the policy, which one expert says will ‘make things less bad in the long run’

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Should non-residents get to vote in Victoria's election?

By Kate Korte
August 14, 2022

Property owners and business owners can vote municipally. Council candidates tell us whether they think that's a good or bad idea