Currently, under the Residential Tenancy Act, the rent increase formula is 2 per cent plus CPI (consumer price index). In 2019 that is calculated to be 4.5 per cent.
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Did you know going on strike was once considered a criminal conspiracy? That trade unions were illegal in Canada?
Read more →Courtesy of the likes of President Trump, Twitter and other forms of electronic communication have the same beauty and the curse characteristics of Fire and Water. All 3 make great servants but terrible masters.
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Recently, Victoria’s Mayor and city Council, in the name of reconciliation with First Nations peoples, decided to remove the statue of Alexander A. McKenzie from the front of the city hall and replace it with a plaque commemorating his achievements while abhorring him as the “Father of
Read more →Do you get that feeling at about 3pm that you just want to crawl under your desk and take a nap? Here’s 1 simple trick to stop the mid-afternoon slump that I use with my clients. And, that I use in my life.
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Wherever the statue ends up, what happened Saturday was a comment on today’s politics more than anything that happened in John A. Macdonald’s time. The country is his monument, and will remain so long after Mayor Helps and the other pipsqueaks on Victoria council are forgotten.
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B.C Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, today released a report that compared hospitalization rates for residents of contracted long term care facilities (both not- for- profits and private companies) with residents from publicly operated care facilities. “After careful review of multi-year data, a consistent pattern emerges that shows
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In early July 2018, Green Aura Cannabis was devastated with the most disheartening news.
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Green Aura Cannabis Canada was an upscale, community and education focused cannabis shop located within Chemainus BC.
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Island Woman Magazine will actively support and encourage all the women candidates on Vancouver Island that will be running in the upcoming 2018 municipal elections.
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