Remunerations committee changes course on council pay raises after backlash
25Kudos to the committee for finally reading the room right and now not wanting anything more to do with this.Scapegoat committees like this are set up by weak and spineless elected politicians to do their dirty work and bear the brunt of public opposition and did Mothus and company ever receive that.Shame on the cowards that sit on council and shame on the weak and cowardly Mayor.If you want a pay hike, then organize a town hall at CN Centre to plead your case in person to your adoring public.And as for the idea of meeting stipends do not end up like MetroVancouver where attendees get paid over $ 500 per meeting and double that if the meeting goes over time....bad idea.I remember when councillors made $ 5000 a year and ran for office to make a difference.Now they're in it for the money and don't care what difference they make.
3- BGeez
Remunerations committee changes course on council pay raises after backlash
21Also, Duscherer's idea of tieing pay raises to the provincial MLA pay structure is just dumb.The Province has ballooning deficit and debt and government/public union pay increases are a big part of that problem.Do not bring dumb provincial government guidelines and practices over to municipal governments.
5- BGeez
Remunerations committee changes course on council pay raises after backlash
25Yes they did expect the scrutiny. Your published comments by Jen Higham support. She cites social media scrutiny as being a reason council needs raises. Thank goodbess for public accountability. I also want to state if someone needs to fear social media backlash, a public seat isn't the space for them!
1- Tammy Lopes
Northern Health issues measles warning for Prince George
14Guess it's to be expected living in a conservative stronghold.
10- DMANP
Council rejects additional funding for seniors' centres
20October 2026 can’t come soon enough🤦🏼♂️
2- Marshall Dillon
Hunter sues BC Conservation Officer Service, government for defamation
17Regardless of some technical loophole, you poached and broke the law. You don't deserve to have this erroneous case even go to trial.
4- Chestor
Mayor's engineering association disciplinary hearing delayed again
16Speaking of geotechnical engineers, what were the repercussions for the geotechnical engineers who originally planned the slope stability for Site C ?When that slope fractured millions were spent to rectify the error.Was the association as hard on those engineers as they are on Yu for building a garden wall ?
3- BGeez
MLA Rosalyn Bird appointed new caucus whip for BC Conservatives
13Great stuff ! Can't wait for the Conservatives to lead the charge in undoing and repealing DRIPA, the NDP's failed fiaso piece of legislation that is ruining B.C..B.C. is the only region in the world that actually listens to and abides by UNDRIP.A silly policy drawn up by the goofballs at the UN.
6- BGeez
Northern Health board wraps up 2025, looks ahead to 2026
15One thing there is no shortage of is vice-presidents.There are five health authorities in B.C. with a grand total of 63 vice-presidents.NH has ten.Each VP makes at least $ 300,000 a year with annual increases.Time will tell if Health Minister Osbourne follows through with her promise to reduce executive administration in all five health authorities.63 vice-presidents is just plain stupid and a colossal waste of tax dollars.
3- BGeez
Winter conditions see two cars slide into embankment near Highway 97
17Be aware of the conditions and slow down.No one will care if you're late for work or whatever.
1- BGeez
Council rejects additional funding for seniors' centres
15i bet council's pay raise happens, and snow budget is reduced and rather than refurbish the pool a replacement l is built....
2- bcracer
CNC and Northern Health warn of campus measles exposure
10It’s everyone’s, with the exception of the incredibly rare medical reason, moral obligation to get the vaccines easily available to protect themselves & others along with reducing costs to our healthcare system. Flu, mmr, shingles, covid, etc. All are very effective. Trust science; not Q-anon.
6- Mr Science
Winter conditions see two cars slide into embankment near Highway 97
10Poor drivers blame road conditions on their inability to drive to road conditions. 😂
5- Marshall Dillon
Remunerations committee changes course on council pay raises after backlash
14so as long as they pretend to be working harder they get the pay raise...make perfect sensewas there any doubt they would get the raise... we have a lot of pretenders
1- bcracer
Remunerations committee changes course on council pay raises after backlash
1I’m actually on the other side of this… I think city council members should be paid more, so that maybe it can be a real job and not just a part time hobby like the current pay suggests… maybe if the pay was enough, it would attract people who know what they’re doing and want to make a positive difference…
14- DD22
Snowfall warning issued for Prince George
410 cm, horrible, it comes all the way up to about your ankles.... don't believe me measure it...and think of all the money council can save on snow removal... you can bet their roads will be sparkling clean and so will CN center so they can have a hockey game and Cougar fans don't get showy shoes
11- bcracer
Mayor's engineering association disciplinary hearing delayed again
13It would be interesting to know the dimensions of the retaining wall and the angle of the slope behind it
1- BGeez
Other seniors centres surprised by exclusion from mayor's funding plan
9Too much favouritism to the Brunswick Senior Centre. This unfair treatment and cronyism leads to resentment and fosters bad relationships. Be fair to all the senior centres and share the funds. The Mayor is SUPPOSED to support all equally.
4- PG Whirly Girl
Remunerations committee changes course on council pay raises after backlash
12Thanks to the press or these issues may never have seen the light of day
1- Randy Flavel
CNC faculty say layoffs could be coming
11Just like any other business, when business gets slow layoffs are a reality. In this case the liberals are quietly cutting the number of international students entering Canada. Quietly because they know they screwed up with excessive numbers but can’t let taxpayers know they screwed up. That would be admitting they were wrong.
2- Marshall Dillon
