Our next meeting will be Tuesday Sept. 18th 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Colquitz Middle School - Foods Room
agenda will be posted in August
Please note that effective Sept. 2018, our meeting night
will change to the third TUESDAY of each month
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Nigel Valley Project
Rezoning and development permit application for Nigel Valley project will be considered by Saanich Council at a Committee of the Whole meeting to be held on Monday July 23, 2018, in Council Chambers, Saanich Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue, commencing at 7:00 p.m.
A copy of the report is available on the Saanich website at: www.saanich.ca under Local Government/Development Applications/Active Development Applications/Saanich Core.
You are invited to attend the meeting and make representation to Council on the matter if you so choose. Correspondence may be submitted to the address noted below, or by email to council@saanich.ca and should be received no later than 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting. All correspondence submitted to the District of Saanich in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and may be attached to the agenda.
If you have any questions with respect to the contents of the report, please contact the Planning Department at 250-475-5471. If you have any questions with respect to meeting procedures, please contact the Legislative Services Division at 250-475-1775 or by email to council@saanich.ca .
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Notice from Saanich
We'd like to hear from you!
We are building a path for our strategic and financial plans, stopping along the way to include your input. Tell us how you want to be part of the ride. With your help, we can create public input opportunities that reflect your ideas and preferences for how you want to be involved.
Here’s how you can get involved:
Take our online survey
Complete our weekly poll
Visit our kiosk at a variety of locations and events around Saanich
Got questions? Check out our FAQs for more information.
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Saanich is moving ahead with more consultation to validate the results of the first community survey and to gather additional input on specific aspects of the potential regulations for Garden Suites.
You are invited to attend on Sunday July 15th at 11 am the "Installation Ceremony" of Saanich's Canada150 time capsule at the municipal hall. Enjoy light refreshments served at 11:30 while listening to string music provided by Laura and Maggie Moore. More information at Saanich
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For the latest information on the Regina Park encampment.
see Saanich website
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Left turn on to Carey Road
At article in the Saanich News June 13 , 2018 indicates that access to Carey Road from Hwy #1
will be permanently closed and the intersection of Douglas St. and Saanich Road will be upgraded.
article at Saanich News
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The District of Saanich has committed to new climate targets, and is inviting the public and stakeholders to help develop an updated Climate Action Plan. The Plan will be drafted over the next year and will provide long-term direction and an action plan to:
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Active Transportation Plan
May 2018 draft
Colquitz Middle School - Foods Room
agenda will be posted in August
Please note that effective Sept. 2018, our meeting night
will change to the third TUESDAY of each month
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Nigel Valley Project
Rezoning and development permit application for Nigel Valley project will be considered by Saanich Council at a Committee of the Whole meeting to be held on Monday July 23, 2018, in Council Chambers, Saanich Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue, commencing at 7:00 p.m.
A copy of the report is available on the Saanich website at: www.saanich.ca under Local Government/Development Applications/Active Development Applications/Saanich Core.
You are invited to attend the meeting and make representation to Council on the matter if you so choose. Correspondence may be submitted to the address noted below, or by email to council@saanich.ca and should be received no later than 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting. All correspondence submitted to the District of Saanich in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and may be attached to the agenda.
If you have any questions with respect to the contents of the report, please contact the Planning Department at 250-475-5471. If you have any questions with respect to meeting procedures, please contact the Legislative Services Division at 250-475-1775 or by email to council@saanich.ca .
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Notice from Saanich
We'd like to hear from you!
We are building a path for our strategic and financial plans, stopping along the way to include your input. Tell us how you want to be part of the ride. With your help, we can create public input opportunities that reflect your ideas and preferences for how you want to be involved.
Here’s how you can get involved:
Take our online survey
Complete our weekly poll
Visit our kiosk at a variety of locations and events around Saanich
Got questions? Check out our FAQs for more information.
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Saanich is moving ahead with more consultation to validate the results of the first community survey and to gather additional input on specific aspects of the potential regulations for Garden Suites.
- Community Survey #2 - is available online until August 12, 2018. Your input is important, so please take a few minutes to complete a survey. Paper copies are available at Saanich Municipal Hall (770 Vernon Ave).
You are invited to attend on Sunday July 15th at 11 am the "Installation Ceremony" of Saanich's Canada150 time capsule at the municipal hall. Enjoy light refreshments served at 11:30 while listening to string music provided by Laura and Maggie Moore. More information at Saanich
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For the latest information on the Regina Park encampment.
see Saanich website
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Left turn on to Carey Road
At article in the Saanich News June 13 , 2018 indicates that access to Carey Road from Hwy #1
will be permanently closed and the intersection of Douglas St. and Saanich Road will be upgraded.
article at Saanich News
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The District of Saanich has committed to new climate targets, and is inviting the public and stakeholders to help develop an updated Climate Action Plan. The Plan will be drafted over the next year and will provide long-term direction and an action plan to:
- transition as a corporation and a community to 100% renewable energy by 2050,
- achieve an 80% reduction in GHGs by 2050, and
- prepare for and adapt to a changing climate.
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Active Transportation Plan
May 2018 draft
Our booth at the Saanich Cycling Festival - April 22
Garden Suites Study
The District of Saanich is embarking on a study to explore potential regulations for garden suites as part of a larger effort to expand housing choices for residents. The public is invited to share ideas and concerns about garden suites at upcoming open houses and through a community survey. Input will be used to help inform potential regulations. information at garden study
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Saanich Police 2018-2022 Strategic Plan
Please follow the link below to access the digital copy of the plan. Link to the plan:
www.saanichpolice.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1236:2018-strategic-plan&catid=38:uncategorised
Link to just the videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Xd_w1vH5W6gzuYD6NpsSZe40o5JRT0b
A hard copy of the plan is available as well and can be mailed directly to you or your association. If your Community Association is interested in having an officer attend one of your meetings to discuss the plan, or if you would like a hard copy of the plan, please email strategicplan@saanichpolice.ca.
information provided by: The Strategic Plan Steering Committee
Saanich Heritage Register
Our guest speakers at the January meeting spoke about the value of the many heritage buildings in our part of Saanich. A heritage designation usually applies to only the exterior of the building. If you feel that you have a house that has
architectural, historic or contextual value, application forms are available from the Legislative Services at the Saanich Municipal Hall. For information about local history contact Saanich archives
Draft Strategic Facilities Master Plan
Staff will be conducting a final round of public engagements located at various locations, mostly through our recreational facilities between January 15 and January 25, 2018. After compiling the input from the public, staff will be presenting the final document to Council sometime in February or March. The dates and times of these engagements can be found on the website.
Residents can visit the site and directly contribute by taking an on-line survey which will provide staff with the necessary input required to further advance the document for Council's consideration in the next few months.
The document as well as supporting information can be found at the following location: Saanich facilities
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Uptown - Douglas Corridor preliminary report was presented to council Nov. 6th, 2017
The project information is available at the Saanich website information page
Campus of Care Building - 3816 Carey Road
Development details are online at www.crd.bc.ca/crhc
Bus Lanes on Douglas
For current information see: Better Transit Alliance of Greater Victoria
The Seaton Tunnel will be closed for about two months during the bus lane construction
Mural for Seaton Street Tunnel
On June 26, 2017 Saanich Council authorized the installation of a mural on the retaining wall at the north entry to the Seaton Street tunnel. Constable Lisa Bruschetta of Saanich’s Community Bike Squad arranged funding and Jessie Campbell supervised the youth artists from the Native Friendship Centre.
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New technology to study traffic
A drone vehicle can provide traffic and street use information by either stationary, time lapse photography
or video. The residents of Arlene Place illustrate their traffic problem with this YouTube video:
Arlene Place traffic problem
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