OT: Vancouver People

[Bloody Brian Burke]

these increases are freaking insane.\


For Delta - The 2023 Financial Plan that was approved by Council included a 4.9% property tax increase. this is more resonable.

Everything costs more. Not sure what people expected.

And Surrey voted for a mayor to undo all the police transition progress. Did they think that would be free?

 

[puckhead]

Everything costs more. Not sure what people expected.

a shred of fiscal responsibility?
to not view your constituents as bottomless reserve?


can't speak for Surrey, but in Vancouver, the proposed property tax increase will cost me more that $100 more per month.
that is not insignificant. At a time when lending costs have doubled/tripled in the past year.
If I am getting a raise at work, is it merely to hopefully (after income tax) keep pace for one single form of taxation?

my garbage gets picked up most of the time. unless it snows a tiny bit.
my street gets cleaned once per year ... maybe.

guess they need the $$ to pay for $6 million in office furniture for city hall though.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

a shred of fiscal responsibility?
to not view your constituents as bottomless reserve?


can't speak for Surrey, but in Vancouver, the proposed property tax increase will cost me more that $100 more per month.
that is not insignificant. At a time when lending costs have doubled/tripled in the past year.
If I am getting a raise at work, is it merely to hopefully (after income tax) keep pace for one single form of taxation?

my garbage gets picked up most of the time. unless it snows a tiny bit.
my street gets cleaned once per year ... maybe.

guess they need the $$ to pay for $6 million in office furniture for city hall though.

I won't lie I'm clueless as to what Vancouver's municipal gov spends and what on, or their funding formula etc. but the city is on the low side of property tax rates nationally compared to other cities, in that it's literally the lowest rate in the country:

Canadian Property Taxes - By Province | Wealthsimple

Here's a full breakdown of Canadian property taxes, province by province.

www.wealthsimple.com

 

[puckhead]

I won't lie I'm clueless as to what Vancouver's municipal gov spends and what on, or their funding formula etc. but the city is on the low side of property tax rates nationally compared to other cities, in that it's literally the lowest rate in the country:

Canadian Property Taxes - By Province | Wealthsimple

Here's a full breakdown of Canadian property taxes, province by province.

www.wealthsimple.com

surprising information - it certainly doesn't feel cheap!
(and on absolute terms it for sure isn't)

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

surprising information - it certainly doesn't feel cheap!
(and on absolute terms it for sure isn't)

I wonder whose fault that is...

BC Assessment - Independent, uniform and efficient property assessment

BC Assessment provides current actual value assessments for tax purposes on all properties in British Columbia and provides expertise in real estate data, mass appraisal systems and management.

www.bcassessment.ca

Fuckers.

 

[puckhead]

listed for $10.5 Million.

'No showing of property at seller's request': Land value behind $10.5M listing for Vancouver teardown

A modest, four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home on Vancouver's west side is currently listed for sale for more than $10 million, but prospective buyers aren't allowed to take a look inside.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

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A second pigeon wearing a tiny makeshift backpack presumably meant for smuggling drugs has been found at a corrections facility in Abbotsford, B.C., nearly two months to the day after a bird carrying a package of crystal meth was found at the prison next door.

Officers discovered the latest bird wearing its backpack inside Matsqui Institution during a routine search on the morning of Feb. 27, according to its union. The backpack, possibly made from cut-up jeans, was empty — leading guards to believe the bird might have still been in training.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/second-pigeon-caught-with-drug-backpack-inside-bc-prison-1.6779808

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Stevie Janowski demands action! And fixins.

Vancouver politicians call for probe of report of election interference by China

Vancouver politicians past and present call for an investigation into reports of foreign interference in Canadian democracy.

vancouversun.com

 

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[jstewismybastardson]

Had it yesterday. It finished #1 on my family vacation fast food power rankings as compiled by my daughter lol

BUT … i ordered the cheese fries with it … atrocious!

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

If it’s anything like the Chick Fil A’s in Ontario it just won’t be the same as it is in the US, which already aren’t the same as the ones in NYC.

 

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[mattola]

Walking my dog in North Delta and on our way back at 630am something catches my eye from a house window and it's a big screen TV with a full on p0rno playing with the curtains wide open .... 630am.man lol

 

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Walking my dog in North Delta and on our way back at 630am something catches my eye from a house window and it's a big screen TV with a full on p0rno playing with the curtains wide open .... 630am.man lol

I've been told they go hard in North Delta

 

[mattola]

I've been told they go hard in North Delta

I can't even come up with a pun that's not inappropriate


Anyway I was so offended I left after 16 minutes

 

[mattola]

 

[mattola]

Walking my dog in North Delta and on our way back at 630am something catches my eye from a house window and it's a big screen TV with a full on p0rno playing with the curtains wide open .... 630am.man lol

2 days in a row... guy has some early morning needs apparently.... this time it was 5:45am

 

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2 days in a row... guy has some early morning needs apparently.... this time it was 5:45am

Consistency is key - Whether it's walking the dog or stroking the log.

 

[mattola]

Consistency is key - Whether it's walking the dog or stroking the log.

if it is on tomorrow do I check if hes dead on the couch and its just replaying over and over....

 

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if it is on tomorrow do I check if hes dead on the couch and its just replaying over and over....

Eventually firemen might have to break the door down to find him in a puddle of drool ala Costanza...