Please find our former Board Director (who moved back to New Brunswick in recent years) John Vickers’ letter in the Times Colonist (from last week) https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comment-when-does-consultation-end-and-decision-making-begin-12451104
Former AY vice-chair John Vickers’ opinion in the TC Read More »
link below: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victoria-to-go-ahead-with-non-binding-amalgamation-question-12476505 Listen to this article 00:04:29 Four days
Gregor Craigie interviews Karen Harper & Marianne Alto [tape delay from wednesday] please click below to listen to the podcast episode: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1417-this-is-vancouver-island/episode/16223157-debate-continues-about-amalgamation-in-victoria-and-saanichhttps://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1417-this-is-vancouver-island/episode/16223157-debate-continues-about-amalgamation-in-victoria-and-saanich
CBC’s Vancouver Island podcast – debate continues… Read More »
Global News in Vancouver finally covered our story: click below… https://globalnews.ca/video/11941099/victoria-saanich-move-forward-with-non-binding-amalgamation-question
Global News video – yet two more non-binding plebiscites Read More »
AY President Trevor Barry’s reaction and pitch to voters, following a devastating week of bad faith and bad news: no ministerial orders means we get what we don’t want (and nobody asked for): yet another NON BINDING QUESTION (Plebiscite ballot for voter opinion). Click play button below, or click here: https://omny.fm/shows/cfax-1070/we-can-t-let-this-die-on-the-vine-amalgamation-proponents-lament-province-not-allowing-a-referendum-as-victoria-and-saanich-go-with-non-binding-ballot
CFAX interview #3, AY’s Trevor Barry, Josh&Jade show Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – an open letter (e.g. share it on your substack with attribution) Capital Region Municipal Amalgamation Society (“AmalgamationYES”) June 25, 2026 “Yet Another Plebiscite” The directors of the board for the local governance reform society known as AmalgamationYES are once again disappointed in the provincial government and local political leadership. For the third time in
PRESS RELEASE – June 25, 2026: “Yet Another Plebiscite” Read More »
https://omny.fm/shows/cfax-1070/province-nixes-2026-binding-amalgamation-vote-for-victoria-saanich?in_playlist=josh-jade-soundbites click above to listen on OMNY. Trevor Barry, president of the Capital Region Municipal Amalgamation Society (2026 Chair, AmalgamationYES) returns 2wk later to the Josh and Jade show on CFAX 1070; this time in a much-changed context (about 3 versions of the story later). Enjoy.
CFAX interview #2, AY’s Trevor Barry, Josh&Jade show Read More »
June 24th, 2026 By Curtis Blandy https://victoriabuzz.com/2026/06/saanich-approves-non-binding-amalgamation-question-on-octobers-election-ballot
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vancouver-island/article/province-halts-binding-victoria-saanich-merger-referendum Province halts binding Victoria-Saanich merger referendum By Megan Yamoah Published: June 24, 2026 at 6:45PM EDT
CTV- Province Halts Binding V-S merger referendum Read More »
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/amalgamation-question-for-saanich-voters-to-be-non-binding-after-province-weighs-in-12459686 EXCERPT << Trevor Barry, president of Amalgamation Yes, said having what he called a “useless, non-binding plebiscite put out instead of the promised referendum” is a waste of time. He urged council to push the province to change its mind or delay the referendum for another four years. “Let us go fight the province
