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Mike K. has just posted a new topic entitled "Amazon headquarters in langford" in forum "Victoria and South Island Economy".
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Langford has entered the race to woo Amazon's second North American headquarters to the Westshore.
This is for real.
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Friday, September 22, 2017
VicHockeyFan posted topic The 'I Belong Downtown' very short story project
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VicHockeyFan has just posted a new topic entitled "The 'I Belong Downtown' very short story project" in forum "Urban Design".
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The DVBA passed this along to me and it looks like a worthy project, and maybe somebody from here can win.
We were selected by the Canadian Urban Institute as one of five Canadian cities to participate and we are tiny behind other cities in terms of stories collected, I am hearing.
The best story will win $500. Here is a sample of a story – doesn't have to be long... https://www.ibelongdowntown.ca/stories-all/2017/9/20/growing-up-in-victoria-kristy-f (https://www.ibelongdowntown.ca/stories-all/2017/9/20/growing-up-in-victoria-kristy-f)
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The DVBA passed this along to me and it looks like a worthy project, and maybe somebody from here can win.
We were selected by the Canadian Urban Institute as one of five Canadian cities to participate and we are tiny behind other cities in terms of stories collected, I am hearing.
The best story will win $500. Here is a sample of a story – doesn't have to be long... https://www.ibelongdowntown.ca/stories-all/2017/9/20/growing-up-in-victoria-kristy-f (https://www.ibelongdowntown.ca/stories-all/2017/9/20/growing-up-in-victoria-kristy-f)
The link with more info and story upload is at https://www.ibelongdowntown.ca/submit/ (https://www.ibelongdowntown.ca/submit/)
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Friday, September 15, 2017
sandradavis posted topic Premiere of Victoria Comedy Series!
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sandradavis has just posted a new topic entitled "Premiere of Victoria Comedy Series!" in forum "Arts, Culture and Entertainment".
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The first public screening of Building the Room is taking place on September 28th, 2017 at 7PM at the Roxy Theatre (2657 Quadra St, Victoria, BC). This is going to be a fantastic event featuring extremely talented local comedians who you should know about if you don't know already. Come support local productions and enjoy a night of comedy.
When: 7:30PM September 28th, 2017
Where: Roxy Theatre (2657 Quadra St, Victoria, BC)
What: Screening of comedy series Building the Room
Cost: $10 GA/ $20 for Cisgender White Males (Justice Pricing)
More info: http://buildingtheroom.com/2017/building-the-room-screening-announced/
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The first public screening of Building the Room is taking place on September 28th, 2017 at 7PM at the Roxy Theatre (2657 Quadra St, Victoria, BC). This is going to be a fantastic event featuring extremely talented local comedians who you should know about if you don't know already. Come support local productions and enjoy a night of comedy.
When: 7:30PM September 28th, 2017
Where: Roxy Theatre (2657 Quadra St, Victoria, BC)
What: Screening of comedy series Building the Room
Cost: $10 GA/ $20 for Cisgender White Males (Justice Pricing)
More info: http://buildingtheroom.com/2017/building-the-room-screening-announced/
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VicHockeyFan posted topic [Downtown Victoria] Store St. | Condos; commercial | unknown design/height | proposal coming
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I'm hearing this proposal is nearly at City Hall's door.
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I'm hearing this proposal is nearly at City Hall's door.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Awaiting Juno posted topic Vintage Victoria - The Justice Education Society's Annual Gala - October 13, 2017
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Nurturing trust and respect for the law by bringing over 2,000 Victoria school children from the classroom to the courtroom, the Victoria Justice Education Society relies on its annual gala to raise funds for the program. The evening promises to be fun with a theme of "Vintage Victoria" (Got some retro clothes you'd like to bust out, this would be the place!). Good food and good fun in support of a good cause. Tickets $150 contact Tanya Driechel at 250-812-5151 or via emal tanya.driechel@justiceeducation.ca - details at: https://www.facebook.com/events/123377855055479/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22ref_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22event_calendar%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D (https://www.facebook.com/events/123377855055479/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22ref_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22event_calendar%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D)
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Saturday, September 9, 2017
Mike K. posted topic Trudeau's small business tax changes
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Mike K. has just posted a new topic entitled "Trudeau's small business tax changes" in forum "Victoria Politics".
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Trudeau's proposed changes to Canada's tax laws as they pertain to private corporations (i.e. small businesses), I feel, are a grab at revenues from a segment of the population that the Liberals believe is not powerful enough to affect election outcomes.
Calling small business owners tax evaders or individuals operating on a different plain than other Canadians, is not only shameful, but it's downright derogatory when the so-called evaders are utilizing tax laws as created by the very government that now considers them to be "unfair."
What the changes will translate to is an erosion of safety nets for small businesses, the erosion of investment capital a business has at the ready to expand, hire more employees, or weather a downturn. And they will also make operating a small business an even riskier undertaking.
Remember, this is the government that cut the Tax Free Savings Accounts by half, calling the investment of already taxed monies unfair. Now they want to tell small business owners, as the below G&M article segment posits, that a business putting away capital to sustain its future operations is ...offensive.
Of the tree changes, the one pasted below is the one that will be a hard pill to swallow for business owners. The income sprinkling change (allowing a spouse in a lower tax bracket to share some of a spouses earnings as far as taxes are concerned) will affect a lot of doctors who rely on stay-at-home spouses. The third change, related to capital gains, I don't understand enough as its more complex, but it's not the biggest issue, I don't think.
Passive income - https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/taxes/proposed-tax-changes-will-shake-the-small-business-world/article35754872/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& (https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/taxes/proposed-tax-changes-will-shake-the-small-business-world/article35754872/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&)
When a corporation generates income, it's eligible for a pretty attractive rate of tax (about 15 per cent, but it varies by province) on the first $500,000 (federally) of active business income. If a business owner doesn't need all of his earnings to support his lifestyle, it's common to leave the rest in the corporation to invest – perhaps in a portfolio earning passive income. For example, if you earn $100 in active business income and pay $15 of that to the taxman, you'd have $85 left to invest in the corporation. If you had earned that business income personally, and you're in the highest tax bracket (a marginal tax rate of about 50 per cent), you'd be left with just $50 to invest. So, there's an advantage to earning business income in a corporation if you earn enough that you won't spend it all.
The government thinks this is unfair, notwithstanding that you'll actually pay more tax over all if you invest inside the corporation and then eventually pay that income out to yourself as dividends later. That's right, corporate tax rates on passive income are high even under today's rules – don't let the government tell you otherwise. So, the only meaningful benefit is the larger amount to invest up front as noted in my example above. It appears that the government believes that having more money working for you today, if you have a corporation, is offensive (so much for helping Canadians save for the future).
The government is exploring how to limit the perceived benefit of leaving excess earnings inside a corporation to grow in a passive portfolio. Mr. Morneau is looking for comments from Canadians on a couple of primary options: (1) implementing a refundable tax that would apply to ineligible investments (the tax would be refunded once the capital is either paid out to you as taxable dividends personally, or is used in the active business), or (2) change the current refundable tax system on annual passive income so that the tax is no longer refundable if the investments were made with excess business income taxed at low rates. How does all of this simplify our tax system?
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Trudeau's proposed changes to Canada's tax laws as they pertain to private corporations (i.e. small businesses), I feel, are a grab at revenues from a segment of the population that the Liberals believe is not powerful enough to affect election outcomes.
Calling small business owners tax evaders or individuals operating on a different plain than other Canadians, is not only shameful, but it's downright derogatory when the so-called evaders are utilizing tax laws as created by the very government that now considers them to be "unfair."
What the changes will translate to is an erosion of safety nets for small businesses, the erosion of investment capital a business has at the ready to expand, hire more employees, or weather a downturn. And they will also make operating a small business an even riskier undertaking.
Remember, this is the government that cut the Tax Free Savings Accounts by half, calling the investment of already taxed monies unfair. Now they want to tell small business owners, as the below G&M article segment posits, that a business putting away capital to sustain its future operations is ...offensive.
Of the tree changes, the one pasted below is the one that will be a hard pill to swallow for business owners. The income sprinkling change (allowing a spouse in a lower tax bracket to share some of a spouses earnings as far as taxes are concerned) will affect a lot of doctors who rely on stay-at-home spouses. The third change, related to capital gains, I don't understand enough as its more complex, but it's not the biggest issue, I don't think.
Passive income - https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/taxes/proposed-tax-changes-will-shake-the-small-business-world/article35754872/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com& (https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/taxes/proposed-tax-changes-will-shake-the-small-business-world/article35754872/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&)
When a corporation generates income, it's eligible for a pretty attractive rate of tax (about 15 per cent, but it varies by province) on the first $500,000 (federally) of active business income. If a business owner doesn't need all of his earnings to support his lifestyle, it's common to leave the rest in the corporation to invest – perhaps in a portfolio earning passive income. For example, if you earn $100 in active business income and pay $15 of that to the taxman, you'd have $85 left to invest in the corporation. If you had earned that business income personally, and you're in the highest tax bracket (a marginal tax rate of about 50 per cent), you'd be left with just $50 to invest. So, there's an advantage to earning business income in a corporation if you earn enough that you won't spend it all.
The government thinks this is unfair, notwithstanding that you'll actually pay more tax over all if you invest inside the corporation and then eventually pay that income out to yourself as dividends later. That's right, corporate tax rates on passive income are high even under today's rules – don't let the government tell you otherwise. So, the only meaningful benefit is the larger amount to invest up front as noted in my example above. It appears that the government believes that having more money working for you today, if you have a corporation, is offensive (so much for helping Canadians save for the future).
The government is exploring how to limit the perceived benefit of leaving excess earnings inside a corporation to grow in a passive portfolio. Mr. Morneau is looking for comments from Canadians on a couple of primary options: (1) implementing a refundable tax that would apply to ineligible investments (the tax would be refunded once the capital is either paid out to you as taxable dividends personally, or is used in the active business), or (2) change the current refundable tax system on annual passive income so that the tax is no longer refundable if the investments were made with excess business income taxed at low rates. How does all of this simplify our tax system?
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Sunday, September 3, 2017
Greysangel posted topic Which is your fav Victoria Gallery?
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Greysangel has just posted a new topic entitled "Which is your fav Victoria Gallery?" in forum "Arts, Culture and Entertainment".
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I love looking at original,art and am always looking for great galleries to visit.
My favourite is The Avenue Gallery on Oak Bay Ave.
Love Ron Parker'swork. Also gorgeous jewellery and pottery on display.
Anynfavs to,share?
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I love looking at original,art and am always looking for great galleries to visit.
My favourite is The Avenue Gallery on Oak Bay Ave.
Love Ron Parker'swork. Also gorgeous jewellery and pottery on display.
Anynfavs to,share?
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Friday, September 1, 2017
Kapten Kapsell posted topic Sugar --] Capital Ballroom
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Kapten Kapsell has just posted a new topic entitled "Sugar --> Capital Ballroom" in forum "Victoria Pubs, Bars and 19+ Venues".
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This morning I noticed that Sugar Nightclub on Yates Street had a new awning/name: Capital Ballroom. I'm not sure if the name change also indicates a change in the way the business operates? I understand that new ownership came in a while back per media reports...
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This morning I noticed that Sugar Nightclub on Yates Street had a new awning/name: Capital Ballroom. I'm not sure if the name change also indicates a change in the way the business operates? I understand that new ownership came in a while back per media reports...
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