June 8, 2023 board minutes

The minutes of the June 8, 2023 meeting of the CCA board of directors may be found here.

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Emergency Preparedness Workshops, fall 2023

The Saanich Emergency Program will again be hosting a variety of free presentations this fall. Presentations include Preparedness 100: Emergency Preparedness Speaker Series, Preparedness 101: Emergency Preparedness Begins with You and Volunteer Information Sessions.

Presentations and dates plus additional information can be found here on the Saanich website.

We encourage you to register for and attend these informative and educational free presentations.

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Bowker Creek Biodiversity Day: August 12th, 1-4 pm

The Friends of Bowker Creek invite you to a community event on August 12th, 1:00-4:00 pm, at Kings Community Nature Space to celebrate the Bowker Creek Biodiversity Corridor.

Did you know that Bowker Creek flows almost 10 kilometers through Saanich, Victoria and Oak Bay? Urban development has buried much of the channel as a storm sewer.

We envision a living stream that supports a biodiversity corridor from the creek’s source to the sea: a corridor of urban forest, active transportation, adaptation to climate change, and natural beauty and wellness, all at the heart of urban density.

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May 18, 2023 board minutes

The minutes of the May 18, 2023 meeting of the CCA board of directors may be found here.

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Save Lansdowne South

The CCA and The Friends of Bowker Creek together oppose the sale of part of the Lansdowne School south campus property.

To understand our position and to help us preserve this as green space within the floodplain of Bowker Creek, please take a few minutes to understand our position and hopefully help us make our case to Saanich and the BC government.

For those of you who would like School District 61 trustees to follow the rules set out by our provincial government for land disposal, the history on this subject may be of interest.

Timeline of Land Sale – SD61 Lansdowne Middle School South

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

  • Signed September 17, 2021
  • 3 Conditions:
    • 3rd Reading of SD61 Disposal Bylaw
    • Minister of Education’s approval of land disposal
    • Subdivision approval (Saanich Approving Officer) and rezoning by Saanich council.

CHRONOLOGY

  • Sep 17, 2021 – SD61 signs Purchase and Sale Agreement for 1.9 acres
  • Oct 14, 2021 – SD61 announces proposed land sale nearly a month after the Sale Agreement
  • Nov 3, 2021 – Online public Q/A session
  • Dec 8, 2021 – multi-agency meeting/BCI presentation
  • Jan 24, 2022 – SD61 Board passes 1st and 2nd reading of disposal bylaw
  • Feb 11, 2022 – SD61 Board suspends 2 trustees
  • Mar 14, 2022 – SD61 passes 3rd reading (1 vote margin) for sale of 1.28 acres, reduced from 1.9
  • Sep 23, 2022 – BC Supreme Court finds that suspensions not appropriate.
  • Sep 27, 2022 – Minister of Education approves land disposal

COMMUNITY EFFORTS

  • Online Q/A meeting, SD61 Board and Committee Meetings
  • 605 pages of public correspondence
  • ~16 presentations to SD61 Board and committees
  • >25 presentations at Feb 23, 2022 SD61 Special Meeting
  • 10 joint FOBC/CCA letters to Minister of Education & SD61 including legal analysis
  • Lie-Down for Lansdowne Rally – Feb 17, 2022 120 people attended.
  • ~2500-name petition
  • One-on-one advocacy with trustees and municipal Councillors
  • Meetings with/requests to MLAs Rankin and Fleming
  • Zoom “meeting” with senior staff at Ministry of Education

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Open Houses for draft update to Active Transportation Plan

Saanich has reminded us that community engagement on the Draft Updated Active Transportation Plan (ATP) is underway. You are invited to join two upcoming open houses and a pop-up event to provide feedback on the Draft Plan.

Details:

  • Saturday, June 10 – 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Gordon Head Recreation Centre (Auditorium)
  • Saturday, June 10 – 10-11:30 – Tillicum Mall –look for a booth set up near Save on Foods
  • Wednesday, June 14 – 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Saanich Commonwealth Place (lobby/corridor and Douglas Fir Room)

Also, a reminder…

The online survey is open until June 18. This is a joint survey for the Road Safety Action Plan and Draft Updated Active Transportation.

Take the survey today!

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Notice of Public Hearing, June 20, 2023 re: 3385, 3399, 3401 and 3405 Shelbourne St.

The CCA has received an email to notify us that the Rezoning and Development Variance Permit Application for 3385, 3399, 3401 and 3405 Shelbourne Street will be considered by Saanich Council at a Special Council – Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Council Chambers, Saanich Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue, commencing at 7:00 p.m.

See prior posts on this rezoning and development:

Written correspondence received up to 12:00 p.m., noon, on the day of the meeting will be copied to Council for their consideration.  All correspondence submitted will form part of the public record and may be published in a meeting agenda.

  • Send your comments to Council by emailing council@saanich.ca
  • Mail your comments by post to Legislative Services, District of Saanich, 770 Vernon Avenue, Victoria, BC V8X 2W7.
  • Leave your written comments in the dropbox by the main door at Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue.

The agenda will be available online on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Saanich.ca/agenda .

To speak at the meeting, you may register to speak in person or via video on MS Teams.  Please register by:

  • Emailing the meeting date, agenda item you wish to speak to, and your phone number to council@saanich.ca; or
  • By calling 250-475-5501 and specifying which meeting date and agenda item you wish to speak to.

Instructions will be emailed to all registrants on the afternoon of the meeting.

An opportunity to speak during the meeting will be available, please watch the webstream for details. All meetings are streamed live on Saanich.ca

The deadline for registration is 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

If you have any questions concerning the report’s contents, please contact the Planning Department at 250-475-5471. If you have any questions concerning meeting procedures, please contact the Legislative Services Division at 250-475-1775 or by email to council@saanich.ca.

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Official Community Plan Presentation: virtual meeting

You are invited to a virtual Official Community Plan presentation for both the Mount Tolmie Community Association and the CCA. 

When: Thursday June 8th 7pm – 8 pm

Speaker: Cameron Scott , Community Planning Manager (Saanich)

You may enjoy reading up on the draft Official Community Plan here.

Instructions to join this Microsoft Teams meeting:

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 228 378 272 949
Passcode: XsCR9k

Download Teams | Join on the web

Or call in (audio only)

+1 437-703-5385,,886735963#   Canada, Toronto

(833) 214-3122,,886735963#   Canada (Toll-free)

Phone Conference ID: 886 735 963#

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April 13, 2023 board minutes

The minutes of the April 13, 2023 meeting of the CCA board of directors may be found here.

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Guest Speaker Patrick Condon: Land Price Impact on Affordable Housing

You may view a recording of this event here (https://camosuncommunityassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/video1223581896.mp4).

The CCA in partnership with the MTCA invite community members to an online lecture with guest speaker Patrick Condon.

Lecture: “It’s All About the Dirt: How Urban Land Price Gets in the Way of our Affordable Housing Efforts

When: Wednesday, May 3., 2023
Time:7:oo pm – 8:oo pm

Please RSVP by scanning the QR Code or sending an email to camosunca@gmail.com (Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 24 hours before the event).

The RSVP link can also be found here.

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