This is my third post on the 2026 budget. If you want the full context, the first two are here: https://www.duncancavens.ca/posts/2026-initial-budget-thoughts/https://www.duncancavens.ca/posts/2026-budget-capital-budget/ As always, these comments… Read More »Budget Thoughts 2026 – Part 3: The Operating Budget
Esquimalt council is once again in budget season, and dealing with a difficult 13% draft budget that staff have presented. A big part of the proposed budget… Read More »2026 Budget – Capital Budget
Budget Thoughts Esquimalt is about to start its annual budget process. Council will see staff’s first draft at the Council meeting on Monday, January 12.… Read More »2026 Pre-Budget Thoughts
[As Council struggles with a draft budget increase of 14.5%, I thought I’d write a few posts summarizing some of the key drivers behind staff’s… Read More »2025 Budget: Sewer Infrastructure
I’ve been reflecting on my first year on the Esquimalt Council—it has been quite a year, filled with a lot of reading, meeting lots of… Read More »Thoughts after a year on Council
Here’s my responses to the Chamber’s questions. I did submit them by deadline Sunday night, but apparently some technological gremlins prevented them from being posted.… Read More »My Responses to Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce Questions
The Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce hosted an All-Candidates meeting last Thursday at the Esquimalt High School. We were asked to answer questions relating to business… Read More »My vision for Esquimalt (from Chamber of Commerce All-Candidates Meeting)
Last week the Esquimalt United Church and ECO, the Esquimalt Climate Organizers, hosted an all-candidates meeting. The meeting was broadcast on Zoom and was also… Read More »Video of All Candidates Meeting (Sept 28)
I believe that we all, as residents of Esquimalt, have a role to play in reconciliation with Indigenous people and especially our neighbours, the lək̓ʷəŋən people… Read More »My Thoughts on Reconciliation
This will be where I will include updates on the campaign, thoughts on Esquimalt, meetups etc.