MattersCommunityFirst seen Aug 18, 2025
The Forge mental health donation
ApprovedThe City will match a $5,000 donation to The Forge, supporting mental-health work in the trades, and join a joint media release. The match comes from Council Contingency.
Where it stands: $5,000 donation match and media release approved Aug 18, 2025.
Timeline
Every time this matter appeared in council records, newest first.
City to match $5,000 donation supporting mental health in trades
Council directed staff to join a joint media release supporting mental health in the trades and matched a $5,000 donation to The Forge funded from Council Contingency.
Decision: Directed staff to join a joint media release and match $5,000 donation to The Forge.
Passed 7–0
- Fraser Johnson (Langford)Mixed · FIFA World Cup; policing project; The Forge
Opposes the FIFA base camp but supports the policing-project funding and a $5,000 city donation to The Forge. - Wendy Hobbes (Luxton Highway)Opposes · FIFA World Cup; municipal spending
Opposes FIFA spending and urges council to prioritize residents, citing tax burdens, unfunded commitments, and disruption to community users. - West Shore Developers AssociationAsks · The Forge donation
Asks council to match the association’s $5,000 contribution to The Forge and support tradespeople’s mental-health and recovery services. - Mike BenhasSupports · The Forge
Supports The Forge’s recovery hub, describing free counselling and sustained aftercare for tradespeople and thanking council for community support. - Rossander (Langford)Mixed · FIFA World Cup; policing project
Opposes the FIFA base camp and questions a proposed policing-project funding increase, asking for assurance that no further requests will follow. - Natalie McNeely (Lakehurst Drive)Concerned · FIFA World Cup
Urges council to weigh the base camp’s costs, stadium restrictions, and pressure on city resources against benefits unlikely to last.
- Fraser Johnson (Langford)Mixed · FIFA World Cup; policing project; The Forge