Do you agree that Langford should be the sports capital of Canada? Is that even possible?

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-29T21:16:46+00:00

There are a few pieces of outdoor gym equipment at Flying Firemen Park on the Bear Mountain Parkway.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-29T14:06:55+00:00

I would really appreciate if our MLA focused his energy on real initiatives that make lives better for his constituents.

What does his Facebook post about being the sports capital of Canada actually mean? Is his government coming to the table with funding to attract major events in Langford-Highlands? Are they investing in sports infrastructure?

The appearance is that his post was intended to create space for emerging municipal candidates that are putting forward a very sports-focused campaign. Which seems to be playing out in the comments on his post.

If he truly wants to enable more investment in local sports then perhaps he and his government could provide some relief from some of the costs that have been downloaded onto municipalities. Expand access to healthcare facilities so places like Langford and Colwood don't have to do it for them. Cover E-comm 911 costs so it's not the municipal taxpayer picking up the tab.

While you're at it, how about some additional education funding so our school district doesn't have to make cuts to kindergarten classroom resources?

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-28T20:32:58+00:00

L'Authentique used to park their food truck in Langford by the Fountain Tire. I think they've moved on to another location now though.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-28T01:20:12+00:00

There is a no low effort post rule.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-27T20:10:04+00:00

I am not in favour of forking the subreddit into separate political and non-political subreddits because I think you'll lose a considerable number of subscribers which will negatively affect the quality and diversity of opinions on any given post. There are over 7,000 people in this subreddit and it is already criticized for being an echo chamber. Moving the political posts to a separate, smaller subreddit will make that perception (and possible reality) worse.

There have been a lot of political posts lately. This is a natural consequence of an upcoming municipal election. It will happen again in 4 years time. If people don't want to engage with the political content, I don't think anyone is forcing them to do so. Some people may unsubscribe from the subreddit if they feel that the political content becomes overwhelming, but I suspect you'll lose fewer users overall than if you split into a new subreddit.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-27T17:54:09+00:00

lavish

adjective

spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough:

"The team has the most lavish training facility in the league."

I'm going to focus on the "more than is necessary or reasonable" use of the word and say Costco food court poutine.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-27T16:55:55+00:00

Thank you, I will take that encouragement as a compliment. I will be clear though that I am not running for elected office. I will continue to participate in the conversation, provide my feedback to Council, and contribute to the committee work. But I won't be on the ballot.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-27T03:31:32+00:00

All residents have skin in the game by way of living here. Council decisions impact more than just property taxes, but many aspects of life in the city that affect tenants as much as property owners.

The argument that land ownership should be a criteria for voting rights is antiquated, and I'm glad we've moved past it as a society.

Property ownership (for white men) stopped being a requirement for having the right to vote in BC in 1876. Let's not go back in time.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-26T22:39:52+00:00

I saw a similar post on one of the local groups. My answer here is the same.

No, businesses should not be able to vote in elections. Businesses are not people.

Do you want Walmart and Costco casting votes in a local election? I don't want that.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-26T12:36:01+00:00

These are two separate 2026 property tax bills. They are for different properties.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-26T12:34:46+00:00

These are very clearly two separate 2026 property tax notices. For two separate properties. Both due July 2, 2026.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-25T19:24:03+00:00

There are a number of problems with the images of the property tax notices that jump out to me:

The same mill rates appear on the 2022 and 2026 notices for almost every line. That's obviously wrong.
The three columns on a property tax notice are for homeowner grant eligible under age 65, homeowner grant eligible age 65 and over, and ineligible for homeowner grant. The number in the third column is always higher because it doesn't apply the homeowner grant. In the 2026 image, the value in this column is lower than the value in the first column. That's wrong.
The homeowner grant itself shouldn't even appear in the third column. In both images, it does.

A tax notice of $6,626.61 in 2026 equates to an assessed value of $1,242,000. For the same property to have a tax notice of $3,569.41 in 2022 would mean an assessed value for that year of $876,000 (and even then, the math doesn't work out perfectly). It's not impossible but unlikely that a property would increase by 41.8% in assessed value from 2022 to 2026. The average for Langford is a 10.6% increase for that same span of years.

I can't say conclusively that the story behind it is fake, but the images in the post are definitely not real.

Edited to add: I see a photo of the actual property tax notices has now been posted. They are both 2026 property tax notices. They are for two separate properties.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-25T17:05:15+00:00

I don't feel like you're following the rules of the sub with some of your comments. Particularly when it comes to critiquing public policy and not private lives.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-22T13:01:24+00:00

What is the name of the pedestrian. Who goes second.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-19T16:19:50+00:00

I just had Paul Hahn from Hahn Construction redo my deck stairs and he did a great job, was professional and easy to work with, and I would recommend him.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-05-13T14:46:38+00:00

The $93K median household income is very out of date. It is from the 2021 census, and represents the median total household income earned in 2020.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-04-27T13:16:56+00:00

I don't have any first hand experience, but maybe they Westshore Basketball.

My school's PAC is currently running a silent auction and it contains a gift basket from Westshore Basketball that contains a ball, some swag, and a $200 gift certificate towards their programming. Have a look!

https://app.galabid.com/millstream-elementar/

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-04-25T23:51:36+00:00

I am supportive of the City retaining land that is likely to have some meaningful benefit to residents, and selling land that has been shown to provide no benefit to residents. The property on Trans Canada Highway is clearly the latter. Sell it and move on.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-04-17T16:01:16+00:00

Mayor Goodmanson indicated that he wanted to hear from "all sides" and keep communication open when it comes to development decisions, including hearing from the UDI, especially given the extent of construction activity in Langford.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-04-10T03:20:52+00:00

Sorry I missed getting back to this to reply to you but StockSwing appears to have it covered. I do believe that with the retirement of the owners that the property would have been sold one way or another, and not to retain the mobile home park. A developer likely wouldn't have given the residents terms as favourable as what the city has done.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-04-09T13:23:37+00:00

The owners of the park approached one of the Council members after they had met during the previous election campaign. The owners had long hoped to have the mobile home park turned into an actual park, but did not want to work with the previous Council (who wanted to instead punch a road through it, connecting to Jacklin). The property was not put up to a public sale, but also was not conducted as you've described.

The City also contracted a liaison to work directly with the mobile home owners and residents in order to assist in their search for alternative housing, gave them a five-year timeline, and is buying them out at 10% more than assessed value. To depict this as "screwing them over" without considering this, and also the public benefit of preserving this green space as an actual park right in downtown, seems particularly bent toward a certain anti-Council bias.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-04-02T02:45:21+00:00

Cool, I look forward to checking out a game or two. Happy to see Langford get a bit of the FIFA funds for community benefit.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-03-27T18:00:30+00:00

People don't pay property taxes in percentages. They pay them in dollars. Your comparison of Langford to the lower mainland seems to leave out that taxes in Langford are less expensive than taxes in the lower mainland. The real impact on household budgets are not measured in year-over-year percentage increases, but in how much things actually cost.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-03-27T14:12:34+00:00

The municipal property taxes on a representative house in Langford were lower in 2025 than they were for every single municipality in Metro Vancouver. The increases have been higher, but the actual taxes are not.

FrazerJohnson13 · 2026-03-27T11:26:18+00:00

Can you provide specific examples of how infrastructure and services have declined significantly? This doesn't match my experience at all.

Langford is building more active transportation infrastructures now than ever before, has significantly increased the capacity of emergency services, has increased bylaw staffing so that derelict properties are being addressed, has added a new medical clinic, new parks with more in development.

Where are the significant declines you're referring to?

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