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Saanich seeking elector approval to borrow funds through AAP – submission deadline is March 19

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Alternative Approval Process (AAP): An AAP is to seek approval of the electors to borrow funds for various improvements in the community. This borrowing strategy is being proposed to mitigate the tax burden by spreading financial impacts over a number of years. Residents have the opportunity to submit written opposition forms until Wednesday, March 19, 2025..

The District of Saanich is currently undertaking five separate and concurrent AAPs as follows:

How it Works

  • If you are in favour of adoption of the bylaw, no action is required.
  • If you are opposed to adoption of a bylaw or bylaws and are an eligible resident or non-resident property elector of the District of Saanich, you will need to submit an AAP Elector Response Form for each bylaw that you are opposed to prior to 4:30 p.m. on March 19, 2025.   Note:  Only eligible electors within the Sewer Service Area are permitted to submit Elector Response Forms for Bylaw No. 10023.

Letter to QCHCA and area residents from Abstract Developments

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Letter to QCHCA and area residents from Abstract Developments

Dear QCHCA and area residents,

Firstly, thank you for your patience as we’ve navigated this challenging situation.

We are very grateful for the support and understanding that we have received from our neighbours and the community during this time. We remain committed to providing these new homes to Saanich and most importantly to the purchasers who have entrusted us with constructing them.

As you can imagine, the post-fire cleanup and associated work involves coordination with many stakeholders. Much of the recent focus has been on clean up, including removing debris from the parkade and the concrete slabs and getting the roads re-opened. In parallel, structural engineers have started assessing the concrete structure to determine the extent of the damages prior to any required repairs or construction commencing for the rebuild. To date, we have yet to receive a final report from Saanich Fire on the cause of the fire.

We are pleased to share that we will be rebuilding, and that debris cleanup is nearly complete. While the rebuild timeline depends on many factors, our current goal is to begin reframing the building in late spring / early summer of 2025 with a projected completion late in 2026. Please keep in mind that these dates are based on the best information we have today, with the schedule subject to change based on the results of on-going testing.

Thank you again for your understanding and support.

Abstract Developments

Special Council meeting TUESDAY, FEB. 11 for Quadra McKenzie Plan check-in

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A Special Council Meeting is planned for February 11, 2025, for a Quadra McKenzie Plan Check-in with Council and presentation of the Phase 3 Community and Stakeholder Engagement Summary. The report will outline land use, transportation, and process options for advancing the Draft Quadra McKenzie Plan. The Special Council meeting agenda and report will be available online on THURSDAY, FEB. 6 on the Council Meeting Schedule page. Should you wish to participate at the meeting either in person or by MS Teams, please visit the Council Meeting Information page for registration information.

Saanich seeking your input – survey open until Jan 12

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Citizen and business surveys

Saanich conducts the citizen and business surveys every four years following the start of a new council term. Survey questions cover topics such as municipal service delivery, safety and quality of life in Saanich, value for taxes and Council decision making among others. Every two years, residents are also invited to complete a pulse check survey in between the larger surveys.

2024 Resident Pulse Survey

The 2024 Resident Pulse Survey will run from December 2, 2024 to January 12, 2025. Sign up online to receive your unique and confidential survey link today! Need help completing the survey? Contact Saanich Reception at ph# 250-475-1775.

For more information and to see the results of the 2022 survey and those of previous years, click here.

Letter from Abstract Developments re recent fire

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Dear neighbour,

As a member of your local community we wanted to reach out and share what information we have been able to share to date with other stakeholders about our 3839 Quadra project.

As you know, we had a very unfortunate incident at our Cadence project at 3839 Quadra St. with a fire breaking out in the early morning of Wednesday Nov 20th.

Our team is actively cooperating with all relevant parties to stabilize the situation and gather more information, but it is still too early to determine the extent of the impact or the cause of the fire.

We are devastated by the event and our thoughts are with everyone affected especially our neighbours in the community who have endured disruption and uncertainty that it has caused.

Thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate this complicated situation.

We will do our best to provide updates through you as more information comes available.

Sincerely,

Abstract Developments

Surveys, open houses and online opportunities to react to draft Quadra McKenzie Study

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The Draft Quadra McKenzie Plan is now available for review and is a key document that will inform the shape and nature of our community in the foreseeable future. This Plan will guide change over the next 20 years. Key items include:

  • Identifying the location of new housing options
  • Designing corridors to support sustainable transportation
  • Providing walkable access to community amenities and services
  • Identifying how the redevelopment of major sites can contribute to the area

Visit the Quadra McKenzie Study project page to learn more and sign up for public engagement events.

Complete the survey to provide feedback about the Draft Quadra McKenzie Plan.

The key objective of this phase is to obtain public feedback on the Draft Plan through a variety of community engagement events and a survey. The Council Report and attachments (including the Draft Plan) are available below:

Public Engagement

Two online sessions, two community open houses, and opportunities for online input are being offered.

WHAT WHEN WHERE
Webinars Wed. Oct. 30, 2024

12:00pm – 1:30pm or 6:30pm – 8:00 pm

 Register for webinars

online here
Open House #1 Sat. Nov. 2, 2024

11:00am – 3:00pm

 Saanich Centre

#105 – 3995 Quadra St.
Open House #2 Tues. Nov. 5, 2024

4:00pm – 8:00pm

 Saanich Centre

#105 – 3995 Quadra St.
Online Survey Oct. 22 – Nov. 25, 2024 Online here
Pop-up Events Refer to webpage for locations and times

*Refreshments and children’s activities provided at open houses

Please follow on Hello Saanich to stay involved and receive additional updates.

 

A pollinator garden is taking shape on Astoria

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In early October, work on two pollinator-friendly gardens began on the boulevards on the north and south side of Astoria at Willerton.  The project is being led by Susan Morrow, a member of QCHCA’s Climate Action group.  The photos are from our first work party building up soil for planting.  Two methods were used.  In one, we laid a thick layer of cardboard and damped it down.  This was followed by a layer of alfalfa and a layer of straw, then strewn with blood and bone meal before being covered with a layer of good top soil.  The other method starts with a layer of heavy cardboard, wetted down and then covered with several inches of leaf mulch before the top soil is applied.  We have information sheets available on how this is done – email us at qchca3003@gmail.com.   We will sow some seeds in each bed in the fall but you there won’t be much to see until spring!

Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association’s Climate Action group has been working on a pollinator initiative over the past couple of years, beginning with a pollinator walk and talk.  This was followed by three events, supported by UVic students from a Geography 380 class, who helped teach us how to use Open Green Map to indicate where pollinator-friendly plants and trees were in our neighbourhood, ideally indigenous ones as they support the pollinators – bees, butterflies, wasps, moths, beetles, birds and bats – that live in or pass through our area.

 

Open house re pickleball and tennis in outdoor parks

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News from Saanich’s website:
The public “is invited to attend an open house to learn about near and long-term plans for pickle ball and tennis in Saanich parks, and the considerations that guided them.”  The Open House will be held at the Gordon Head Rec Centre, 4100 Lambrick Park Way from 4 – 7pm on Tuesday, September 24.  For those unable to attend, presentation material and a short survey will be posted here on September 24.

Saanich’s website goes on to say, “Like other jurisdictions in the Greater Victoria area, Saanich has been challenged with balancing the growing demand for pickleball facilities with the many other individuals and organizations using our parks system. Pickleball has particular challenges, most notably the associated noise level, that make it particularly difficult to accommodate outdoors.

Saanich recently collaborated with Victoria, Esquimalt and Oak Bay to fund a study to analyse the demands and challenges of pickleball, and learn how to best manage the sport. The Pickleball Strategy for Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay and Esquimalt is now complete and may be seen in its entirety here: Regional Pickleball Strategy. Saanich considered the report while developing plans to manage the sport in the coming years.”

Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association