‘Frustration’ pushes lifelong Saanich resident to enter fall election race

‘Frustration’ pushes lifelong Saanich resident to enter fall election race

When Laurie Lidstone picked up her bills from the mail and sat down to look at her taxes this year, she was met by an all-too-familiar feeling. “I got very frustrated because I realized that we have, in the last four years, seen over a 28 per cent increase, which is two to three times inflation, and that’s not even the compounding increase, and that’s not sustainable.” This very frustration, Lidstone said, is what pushed her to put her name forw…

Teale Phelps Bondaroff launches re-election campaign

Many people cannot attend the council’s Monday meetings, he explained, “and those people are often shut out of the process.” Phelps Bondaroff said that this engagement has been very important to him as a councilor, and that it has led to much of his advocacy work.  The post Saanich Councillor Teale Phelps Bondaroff launches re-election campaign appeared first on Martlet.