Research into what amalgamation could look like for the two largest municipalities in Greater Victoria is back underway, following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2018, the City of Victoria and the District of Saanich asked residents if they would support exploring amalgamation between the two municipalities.
That process is now back on the table, however, with a citizens' assembly soon to be formed. That 48-person assembly will be tasked with researching the benefits and disadvantages of amalgamating the two municipalities. "I don't know that they will come back with a recommendation to go all in," said Murdock."Certainly that's what they're going to explore."
"That will happen on a sort of civic lottery system, names will be drawn and people will be brought in to participate in that process," he said.The mayor says it will take a number of weeks to teach the citizens' assembly about what municipality responsibilities include, and what the scope of their research will be, once it is.
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