City Hall — Local services in Victoria

I had a good experience with the staff about a parking issue. But it seems Parking in general has a lot of issues.

I parked on the street and at 8am, I put in $5 CAD. It gave me time until 9:15am. I decided to add time since we were gonna check out from our hotel at a 11am.

I added $6 CAD more, but instead of actually adding the time on, it just overlapped the time. So I had one ticket covering up to 9:15am and another covering up to 9:30am.

Right away, I went to City Hall and asked about this issue. The lady there helped out (I wish I got her name). She said she made a note with my license plate, but if they did give me a ticket, just come back in and it will be taken cared of. Sure enough, there was a ticket! LOL. I did go back (it is a couple minutes walk from my hotel and the van can be seen down the street). She said it was taken cared of and that was it.

Still can't believe the officer ticketed with a digital note from the parking office about my license plate.

The take home is, if there is any issue with parking meters, definitely go to...

I’ve grown up in this city but it’s become a disgrace and a shame, with particular shame for City Hall Staff.

Do you have a messed up downtown Victoria story too? Sharing that I am boycotting downtown Victoria. I was in a parkade in the dark by myself, turned the corner to find myself within a meter of a man with a foot long dagger held straight up in the air. Ran away and found Security but they didn’t confiscate his weapon. Witnessed a bike being stolen and had to turn and hide because the man noticed me noticing him and I was afraid he’d come after me. My female friend was chased and threatened for blocks by a man having a meltdown. When I called about a parking ticket review and explained I always pay for parking (and tickets) the “service” rep suggested I must’ve been lying and cut me off. Was very rude and unprofessional. I’ve found needles in the parks and even saw a man with his lower half exposed and doing things to himself across from South Park elementary school. I’ve had enough. My thoughts with the business owners but I can’t go...

Victoria City Hall is the city hall for Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the corner of Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue adjacent to the CTV Vancouver Island studios and the McPherson Playhouse in downtown Victoria. It is home to the Victoria City Council. It was completed in 1890. Victoria's first city hall was designed in 1875. The building was begun three years later and completed in 1890. The designer was John Teague, an Englishman long resident in Victoria, who was responsible for planning many of the city's early buildings. His city hall was conceived in the Second Empire style popular at the time with a typical mansard roof, tower and rich ornamentation. The building remains one of the best surviving examples of this style in...