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[spanky123]

Mayor Alto has mentioned reducing their grant as part of this year’s budget discussion.

https://www.timescol...savings-7974196

[Victoria Watcher]

Saanich has adopted its first economic development strategy, with 21 initiatives designed to diversify the district’s economy, while retaining and growing its existing business base.

The strategy, to be implemented over a five-year period, aims to ensure the availability of services needed by businesses, investors and institutions to both expand existing enterprises and create new employment ­opportunities.

“We know that more people will be moving to this community and we want to ensure that we have employers that offer good-paying, family-supporting jobs and ideally that is going to happen in areas where people can settle in walkable neighbourhoods,” said Mayor Dean Murdock.

https://www.timescol...trategy-8138725

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 20 January 2024 - 05:30 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Greater Victoria struggles to retain students as grads lack local prospects

Diversifying the local economy, boosting housing could help keep grads in the region

https://www.vicnews....ospects-7342781

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 12 April 2024 - 10:21 AM.

[Mike K.]

Has this not been a perennial issue for generations? Victoria is too small of a city to adapt to the needs of thousands of grad students. There’s no major industry here outside of some military services and local governments. If you’re a grad student of Econ, you’re likely going to end up working in Toronto. That’s just the nature of that industry, in Canada. Maybe eventually you’ll make your way back west. Where does a comp sci grad student eventually work? Probably Seattle or SFO.

[Victoria Watcher]

Ya, I'm not sure we should be spending tax money to create some type of magnet more so than any other small town.