Victoria businesses painted a picture of a downtown on the brink during a panel discussion with members of the mayor’s community safety and review panel on Wednesday morning.
Speakers at the meeting, which followed the Downtown Victoria Business Association’s annual general meeting, all stressed the need for action, said Jeff Bray, DVBA chief executive.
“They were saying we don’t need another plan, we’ve heard all that before.”
Representatives from more than 200 businesses attended the panel discussion with Mayor Marianne Alto, VicPD Chief Del Manak and Robert Jawl, managing director of Jawl Properties.
Bray said he was not surprised by anything he heard Wednesday, as it mirrored the feedback
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