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Category Archives: Association
June 8, 2023 board minutes
The minutes of the June 8, 2023 meeting of the CCA board of directors may be found here.
Posted in CCA Meetings and Minutes, Development, District, Shelbourne Valley
Tagged bowker creek initiative, housing, Overall Community Plan, Saanich Active Transportation Plan
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Association, Events, Local Food Security, Municipality
Tagged emergency preparedness, volunteer
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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, … Continue reading
Posted in Association, Environment, Events
Tagged biodiversity, bowker creek, bowker creek initiative, Hydro Field, Kings Community Nature Space
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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.
Posted in Affordable Housing, CCA Meetings and Minutes, Development, District, Environment, Events, Local Food Security, Shelbourne Valley
Tagged bowker creek blueprint, housing, OCP, Pat Condon, richmond elementary, school land sale, SD61, shelbourne community kitchen, storm water management, Victoria Hospice Society
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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, … Continue reading
Posted in Association, Development, Municipality, Shelbourne Valley
Tagged bowker creek, bowker creek initiative, flood plain, green space, Lansdowne Middle School, rezoning, richmond elementary, SD61
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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.
Posted in Affordable Housing, CCA Meetings and Minutes, Development, District, Environment, Events, SCAN, Shelbourne Valley
Tagged affordable housing, Hope Lutheran Church, housing, richmond elementary, school land sale, SD61, shelbourne community kitchen, storm water management, Urban Forest Strategy, Victoria Hospice Society
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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. Patrick Condon is the James Taylor chair In Landscape and Livable … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Housing, Association, Development, Environment, Events
Tagged affordable housing, urban development, urban land prices
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March 9, 2023 board minutes
The minutes of the March 9, 2023 meeting of the CCA board of directors may be found here. Context for housing developed referenced in minutes may be found here. Concerned about inflation, rising taxes and affordability? Saanich draft financial plan … Continue reading
Posted in CCA Meetings and Minutes, Development, District, Environment, SCAN, Shelbourne Valley
Tagged 3385 Shelbourne, 3399 Shelbourne, 3401 Shelbourne, 3405 Shelbourne, biodiversity, food trucks, friends of bowker creek, housing, Resilient Saanich, Shelbourne Valley Action Plan, SVAP, Victoria Hospice Society
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Housing: investors impact on supply & demand
The Vancouver Sun has published an op-ed by Arny Wise that expresses his observations regarding the current housing crisis. Mr. Wise, an urban planner and retired developer, focuses on the impact that investors have on new housing being created, making … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Housing, Association, Development
Tagged development, housing crisis, housing development
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February 9, 2023 board minutes
The minutes of the February 9, 2023 meeting of the CCA board of directors may be found here.
Posted in CCA Meetings and Minutes, Development, District, Environment, SCAN, Shelbourne Valley
Tagged abstract developments, BC Hydro, housing, Kings Road Nature Space, native plants, rainbow street, saanich administration, saanich computer system upgrades
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