Marianne Alto

Up and down Vancouver Island and across British Columbia, voters head to the polls today to cast their ballot for local candidates in the 2022 B.C. ...

In View Royal, Sid Tobias, a newcomer to council who works in environmental assessment and previously served in the Canadian Armed Forces, narrowly beat out incumbent David Screech for the mayorship. This new mayor and council will have to make big promises and carry through on those promises…and we need to hold them to account.” Speaking to his supporters, Andrew said: “I know you are disheartened by the outcome tonight, but don’t lose your voice. “The people of Victoria think that it’s time for some new blood for sure, and I think they’ve elected some very diverse people with some incredibly good ideas and some interesting visions, but at the same time I think there’s also been an appreciation for what’s been done,” said Alto. Alto on win: “The people of Victoria think that it’s time for some new blood, for sure, and I think they’ve elected some very diverse people with some incredibly good ideas.” Adds there’s “appreciation” for what’s been done in past term. — CHEK News (@CHEK_News) She added that she understand the importance of creating “a safe space, an incredibly important safe space for civil discourse, for a really reasoned but passionate debate in a place where it isn’t personal, where it’s all about ideas and solutions.” The new council will be sworn in at an inaugural Council meeting at 7 p.m. “The job of a new mayor is a tremendous honour and I wish her the best of luck, and the hope that her tenure, the citizens of Victoria will be put back at the centre of local government and decision-making,” said Andrew. [October 16, 2022] For many, the Victoria election was seen as a referendum on whether the city should stay the course it’s been on for the past eight years, with Helps at the helm, or take a new direction under Andrew. “It’s clear that people wanted someone with experience at the helm and someone who can be a bit of a mentor to those [new councillors].”