Dear Brentwoodians,
New Mural
As reported by Lee Hunt last month, the Brentwood Community Association will be painting a mural under the Crowchild underpass where Brisebois Dr NW becomes 40 Ave NW.
They are looking for volunteer artists and artist assistants to help out during July/August. Approximately 30 to 40 youth (ages 10 to 20) are wanted to help paint, and adults are wanted to help with prepping the wall and providing refreshments. If you or your child would like to help, please contact [email protected].
Blanket Rezoning
Development and Transportation Committee Chair Melanie Swailes reports on the outcome of the City Council hearings and vote – regular readers will not be surprised to learn that she is very disappointed not only with the result, but also with the process, and the sense that many of the councillors had their minds already made up. Nevertheless, our community owes her a great deal of thanks for her attention to this issue and her time and hard work representing Brentwood. She is an exemplar of the kind of connected, engaged, and passionate neighbourhood resident that make our communities great.
Correction
At some point during the editorial process, my June column had the word “times” replaced with “percent”, which fouled up my numbers and my point. I fully expect to get some mail about this from the mathematically minded in our community, but I’ll take the opportunity to reiterate.
Between 1980 and 2024:
• Average annual wage in Canada increased, cumulatively, by 2.6 times or 260%.
• Consumer prices increased, cumulatively, by 3.6 times, or 360%.
• Average house prices increased, cumulatively, by 10.4 times, or 1,040%.
• Top CEO pay increased, cumulatively, by 74.9 times, or 7,490%.
Apologies for belaboring the point, but I think it is important to present these figures correctly to illustrate the stark change in how society’s wealth is distributed and the impact this has had on housing accessibility.
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