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Shelbourne Valley Plan, draft of July 2025 update
Saanich has published an update to the Shelbourne Valley Plan. This draft plan is open to public review. Public engagement activities will begin after the details of this process are revealed in August, and take place from August and into … Continue reading
Posted in Development, District, Environment, Municipality, Shelbourne Valley
Tagged bowker creek, Shelbourne Valley Plan, SVP
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CRD takes on Bowker Creek Blueprint 2.0
The Capital Regional District (CRD) has started to work on the next iteration of the Bowker Creek Blueprint. Considerable progress has been achieved in the more than ten years since the development of the Bowker Creek Blueprint. Meanwhile, new information, … Continue reading
Posted in District, Environment, Events, Municipality, Shelbourne Valley
Tagged bowker creek, Capital Regional District, CRD, SD61
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Towards Watershed Sustainability: A Cowichan Story
The Friends of Bowker Creek will be hosting the subject presentation on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from 7 – 9 pm at Windsor Park Pavillion in Oak Bay. The presentation will be followed by their Annual General Meeting – a … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events
Tagged bowker creek, FoBC, friends of bowker creek, Tom Rutherford, watershed sustainability
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Jane’s Walk along Bowker Creek
The Friends of Bowker Creek are hosting a Jane’s Walk that will take you along a stretch of Bowker Creek, starting at Oak Bay High School and ending at the Lansdowne South School field. Jane’s Walk is an annual festival … Continue reading
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Tagged bowker creek, FoBC, friends of bowker creek, oak bay high school, riparian zone
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Eco Education at Kings Park
On January 23, a small group of volunteers was assisted by two groups of grade six students from the Eco Education class at Lansdowne South Middle school, their teacher Lorraine Powell and Saanich Parks staff working at Kings Park, aka … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged bowker creek, invasive species removal, Kings Community Nature Space, Kings Road Nature Space, Lansdowne Middle School, parks, SD61
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October 10, 2024 board minutes
The minutes of the October 10, 2024 meeting of the CCA board of directors may be found here. Or, read it below.
Posted in CALC, CCA Meetings and Minutes, Development, District, SCAN
Tagged AGM 2024, bowker creek, bowker creek biodiversity day, Capital Bike, music in the park, Saanich advisory committees, Saanich town hall, taxes, tree protection, university district master plan, UVic
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The Strange Case of Dead Coho in Bowker Creek
The local Times Colonist has a story regarding the puzzling appearance of two dead coho found recently in Bowker Creek. The chum salmon that were incubated in Bowker Creek for the past three years are expected to provide returning spawners … Continue reading
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Tagged bowker creek, bowker creek initiative, chum salmon, coho salmon
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September 12, 2024 board minutes
The minutes of the September 12, 2024 meeting of the CCA board of directors may be found here. Or, read it below.
Posted in CCA Meetings and Minutes, Development, District
Tagged 1899 Cochrane St, Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, bowker creek, Shelbourne Valley Action Plan, Urban Forest Strategy, victoria/saanich citizens assembly
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June 18, 2024 board minutes
The minutes of the June 18, 2024 meeting of the CCA board of directors may be found here. Or, read it below.
Posted in CCA Meetings and Minutes, Development, District
Tagged 1899 Cochrane St, 2859 Richmond Rd, bowker creek, Kings Community Nature Space, medical clinic permanent closure, owls, shelbourne medical clinic, urban thrive
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Bowker Creek Biodiversity Day: Sunday, Sept. 22 @ 1 pm
Posted in Environment, Events
Tagged bowker creek, bowker creek initiative, FoBC, friends of bowker creek, Lansdowne Middle School, richmond elementary
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