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Esquimalt council votes in favour of pay increase Township’s next mayor will see salary increase by 34% to $46,400 Daniel Palmer
monthly for communications expenses. “We all receive 75 per cent of Esquimalt’s next mayor will our salary tax-free,” she said. get a salary bump of 34 per “That’s meant to fund our comcent after council voted four to munications costs.” Brame said she’s not sure the three to increase remuneration increased amount will for their public serattract better candivice roles. dates in the fall, but Effective Decemshe said it’s sure to ber 2014, the mayoral attract detractors. salary will increase “People should do from $34,667 to about this job because they $46,400, while councilhave a passion for lor salaries will jump it. You should have from about $14,600 to some compensation, $18,600. it’s not free. But that “We need to attract people to run for coun- Meagan Brame big a jump all at once is not reasonable,” cil and for mayor,” said Coun. Dave Hodgins, who she said. Mayor Barb Desjardins prevoted in favour of the increase. “We need youth, more diversity viously supported the salary on council, people with expe- increases at a committee of the rience. If they don’t believe whole meeting, but rejected they’re compensated in an the motion at council when it equitable way, I don’t think was packaged with an ongoing two per cent annual increase, they’ll run.” The vote split council with as well as the $75 monthly stiMayor Barb Desjardins, Mea- pend. gan Brame and Lynda Hundpalmer@vicnews.com dleby opposed, and Hodgins, Robert McKie, Tim Morrison and David Schinbein in favour. Brame said she would have Give us your comments by been in favour of a more mod- email: editor@vicnews.com. All est raise, and she questioned letters must have a name and a the logic of an additional $75 telephone number for verification.
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A weekend for pirates Country Grocer’s Stephen Glover came to work in his pirate finery Saturday for Esquimalt’s annual Buccaneer Days. Thousands turned out for the three-day event, which included a midway and other family entertainment. For more photos, please turn to page A3.
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