Category Archives: Events

“A time to build up, a time to break down.
A time to dance, a time to mourn.
A time to cast away stones.
A time to gather stones together.”
from The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)

Rally to Stop SD61 Proposed Sale of 2 acres of Natural Area on Bowker Creek

Please attend our community’s family friendly rally to loudly and visibly tell School District 61 trustees that they should stop the proposed sale of almost 2 acres of the Lansdowne School South Campus that today is a natural area alongside … Continue reading

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Local community to SD61: do NOT sell school land!

Residents of the neighbourhood and community near to the Lansdowne school south campus have started a petition to reinforce what we’ve heard from many people at SD61 board meetings: Please do NOT sell this school land. From the petitioners: Dear … Continue reading

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SD61 Board Meeting Feb. 23 re: south campus Lansdowne Middle School proposed land sale

A recent email from SD61 contained a media release, as shown below. This is your chance to speak to the SD61 Trustees regarding this land disposal! To speak at this meeting, you must register (please see details below). Wednesday, February … Continue reading

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FoBC: Petition to stop sale of south campus LMS land

The Friends of Bowker Creek have launched a petition asking School District 61 to stop the sale of the southwest portion of the land that makes up the south campus of Lansdowne Middle School. … Lansdowne South site is unsuited … Continue reading

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Abstract update on 3385 – 3405 Shelbourne rezoning & development

Abstract Developments will be hosting a Community Update for their new multi-family housing proposal at the corner of Freeman Ave and Shelbourne St. This is a significant rezoning and development application, described as: To rezone from RS-6 (Single Family Dwelling) to a … Continue reading

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Friends of Bowker Creek: Save Thaywun – Bowker Creek!

The Friends of Bowker Creek Society have requested the Minister of Education, the Honourable Jennifer Whiteside, to encourage Greater Victoria School District 61 follow the prescribed process should they wish to dispose of the 1.9 acre south-west portion of the … Continue reading

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November 2021 Newsletter and Update

Please enjoy the CCA newsletter and update for this month at this link. Highlights include: A survey on the recent sale and planned sale by SD61 of sections of school property at, respectively, the main Lansdowne Middle School location and … Continue reading

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Vicki Sanders talks about Camosun community heritage

The Camosun Community Association (CCA) hosts former Saanich Councillor Vicki Sanders on May 26th (7 pm via Zoom) as she provides a ‘Heritage Talk’ about the Camosun community area. To attend the CCA event, please e-mail camosunca@gmail.com for registration info.

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Abstract presents revisions to 1647 McRae / 1641 McRae / 3226 Shelbourne proposal

Abstract Developments has made revisions to their planned development for the properties making up 1647 McRae, 1641 McRae, and 3226 Shelbourne. They are seeking feedback from the community via two hour-long Microsoft Teams virtual meetings to be held on Wednesday, … Continue reading

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Info session: sale of 7.3 acres of land at Lansdowne Middle School

As posted earlier, the Greater Victoria School Board is planning to sell a major section of the Lansdowne Middle School grounds. They are hosting an information session for the community to learn more and provide feedback on the sale of … Continue reading

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