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Amalgamation question OK’d for 2014 election Victoria residents will be providing their opinion on amalgamation during next year’s municipal election. Council approved the non-binding question at a committee meeting Thursday. The question will be: “Are you in favour of reducing the number of municipalities in Greater Victoria through amalgamation?” “This resolution is not intended to persuade you to support or oppose amalgamation in the South Island at all,” said Coun. Marianne Alto before the vote. “I think we need to discover if there’s enough interest in the concept before we start spending a lot of money (on any research).” Coun. Ben Isitt said he believes municipalities like Oak Bay and Victoria are good potential amalgamation partners, but said the ballot question should be crafted by City of Victoria lawyers and staff before approval. “You could end up with a buffoon like Rob Ford as the mayor of a mega-city, and this has to do with … fuelling resentments between suburbs and core areas, where there’s very different political cultures,” he said. Isitt and Coun. Pam Madoff ultimately opposed the resolution. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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Fall’s folly Stig Karlsson, head gardener of the Fairmont Empress Hotel, faces a wall of leaves as he clears the back lawn of the hotel. Karlsson, who has been in the role for 40 years, once spent days raking the leaves by hand and now finds with the leaf blower the job can be done in a few hours. After leaves are put into piles, they are picked up and recycled.
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With more than a decade of working as an auto journalist under her belt, Driveway columnist Alexandra Straub knows a thing or two about being on the road. In this Friday’s edition of Driveway, Straub writes about the importance of training yourself to be a better and safer driver. “Poor driving habits – not shoulder checking, not using your signals, driving in the left lane when you’re not passing – are minor details in the grand scheme of things, but have a large impact,” she says. “It’s never too late to refresh the basics and then pick up a few new good habits.” Also in this week’s auto section, Zack Spencer test drives the 2014 Cadillac GTS while Bob McHugh looks at the benefits of buying used, specifically the 2010-12 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedans. Driveway is the weekly automotive section that runs in Black Press community newspapers in B.C. editor@vicnews.com