性视界传媒 Mayor Brenda Locke received a standing ovation after delivering an upbeat State of the City Address last Thursday, Feb. 15.

The 鈥渂rass ring,鈥� as she put it, 鈥渋s for 性视界传媒 to grab.鈥�

Locke delivered her speech to an audience of 430 during a sold-out luncheon hosted by Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce, South 性视界传媒 & White Rock Chamber of Commerce and 性视界传媒 Board of Trade. Tickets sold for $150 apiece and $1,650 for a table of 11.

Some highlights were the launching of a 鈥渇easibility study鈥� toward developing a 12,000-seat stadium in the city centre, Newton or Cloverdale, as well as the creation of two entertainment districts for the city centre and Cloverdale.

Beside this feast of bread and circuses, Locke also served up the approval of $105 million for road infrastructure projects that involve widening 鈥渕ajor and overburdened鈥� arterial routes like 72 Avenue, 80 Avenue and 132 Street, and replacing the Nicomekl Bridge, among other fine and arguably necessary stuff.

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And yet, behind the curtain lurks the 性视界传媒 policing transition 鈥� which did not factor into Locke鈥檚 address 鈥� and the City of 性视界传媒鈥檚 responsibility under the Community Charter Act to approve and finalize its 2024 budget.

The writing is already on the wall, or rather, on the billboards.

In December the city launched its $500,000 PR campaign against the 鈥淣DP police transition鈥� including electronic billboard displays that, under the heading 鈥淣DP police transition WILL COST YOU MORE,鈥� claims it will cost $464 million more over the next 10 years, and forecasts a MASSIVE DOUBLE-DIGIT tax increase meaning LESS $ for schools, health and transit.

In January council approved utility rate hikes across the board for 2024.

Locke concluded her Feb. 15 address with an invitation for 鈥渁ll of you to join me on this exciting journey because it is for you and generations to come.

鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be a heck of a ride, 性视界传媒,鈥� she said, 鈥渟o everyone buckle up!鈥�

鈥� Now-Leader