2026 North Cowichan Council Candidate Jaclyn Casler is not impressed by the level or quality of data finally revealed by the municipality regarding the 2026 capital and operation budgets.

North Cowichan Council Candidate Jaclyn Casler starts to explore public data related to tangible capital assets maintained by the Municipality of North Cowichan

Municipalities are funded in large part by property taxes, but are all the people who pay property taxes aware of these services their taxes pay for? Are these services efficient or effective? Are they sustainable?

North Cowichan Council Candidate Jaclyn Casler finds the municipal approach to budgeting for the 2026 to be lacking in focus on what matters and wonders why Council do not appear to be in charge of their budgeting process?

Council Candidate Jaclyn Casler asks: How can Council provide guidance and oversight when they don’t even appear to be looking at the full $178 million+ budget for 2026, seemingly focusing instead only on the different in spending since 2025?

Jaclyn Casler continues to look into information provided by the municipality in advance of 2026 budget discussions

Jaclyn Casler looks into information provided by the municipality in advance of 2026 budget discussions

Before we think of an election, we need to understand the role and function of Council

We need to vote in the 2026 municipal election