Speaking of zombie apocalypses — a topic dear to all of us who believe there’s something lurking beyond (or behind) Tim Horton’s — I’ve always wondered if zombies have to, well, register.

Photo ID and the rest of the package. Or do they just get to zombie around anytime and anywhere they want?

Next time you’re in the beauty parlour for an eyebrow trim, take a really close peek at who’s next to you getting a full facial.

Check for skull sutures, snaggle teeth and that re-animated dead body look. Oh, and lousy taste in clothing.

You. Never. Know.

Now, go ahead, ask: “What do the zombie apocalypse and the City of Victoria’s current draft Official Community Plan have to do with each other?”

You mean, besides the fact that they’re indistinguishable?

Let’s start back at the 10-yard line. What, exactly, is the Official Community Plan?

Thanks for asking. Here’s the offhand answer.

It’s a “living” municipal growth planning framework that, based on a set of population-growth projections and other assumptions, lays out what, and how much of what, goes where, and under what terms and conditions.

It projects for some multi-year period, say a decade, and despite an aura of........

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