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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.”

All candidates meeting Sept. 24, 7-9 pm

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The next provincial election will be on October 19th.  To provide an opportunity for citizens to meet and learn more about the three candidates running for office in our Victoria Swan Lake area, QCHCA will be hosting an all candidates meeting on Tuesday September 24th from 7 to 9 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event. QCHCA President Susan Haddon and Past President John Schmuck will be the moderators.

The event will take place in the theatre at Reynolds Secondary School, 3963 Borden St. Parking is available at the south or north end of the school.  The closest entrance to the theatre is at the south end.  Members of QCHCA are welcome to submit their questions in advance by Sept. 19. Send your questions to qchca3003@gmail.com.There will not be questions from the audience on the evening of the debate. If you wish to become a member of QCHCA go to our website where you will find the options to pay the annual $10.00 membership fee.

Public engagement re draft biodiversity conservation and urban forest strategies

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Saanich is offering an in-person and an online engagement opportunity as well as a questionnaire  to provide feedback to the draft Biodiversity Conservation and the Urban Forest Strategies:

In person open house
May 14, 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Cedar Hill Golf Course clubhouse.

Online open house
May 16, 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom

Questionnaire – A questionnaire will be live from approximately May 9, 2024 to May 24, 2024 on HelloSaanich (link forthcoming — check this page).

The BCS and updated UFS will provide guidance on how to manage, protect, connect, and enhance the District’s biodiversity and urban forest, while recognizing other key Council priorities such as increasing housing opportunities and providing active transportation options.

The updated UFS is a plan to reflect Saanich’s urban forest needs and the community’s vision for its future, building on the achievements of the 2010 plan. This renewed strategy acknowledges anticipated challenges and opportunities and provides a new vision and action plan for how we will respond and manage a healthy, resilient urban forest.

The BCS provides a roadmap to protect, connect, restore and enhance biodiversity in Saanich through policy, operations, and enhanced stewardship initiatives.

More information about the Urban Forest Strategy update can be found at saanich.ca/urbanforeststrategy.

More information about the Resilient Saanich and the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy is available at saanich.ca/biodiversity.

Info session on improvements to the Ravine Way area, 3 – 7pm, May 1

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Ministry staff will be hosting an information session about transit and active transportation-related improvement plans to the Ravine Way area. They will present proposed designs for improvements coming to Ravine Way area, between Highway 1 and Highway 17/Vernon Avenue. This area will play an important role in the future of the transit-oriented commitments made recently by the Province near Saanich’s Uptown district . The session will share the design concepts and seek public feedback about plans to enhance transit infrastructure, support transit-oriented development, promote active transportation, improve connections between travel modes, and enhance movement for people travelling by bus, foot, bicycle, wheelchair or scooter.

The information session will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 3-7 p.m. at Cedar Hill Golf Course, 1400 Derby Rd., #Saanich. Ministry staff will provide a design overview, answer questions and welcome feedback about the project.

Going Greener Neighbourhood Tour – Sun., April 28

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On Sunday April 28th, the QCHCA Climate Action group will host the second annual Going Greener Neighbourhood Tour from 10 to 3 pm. The houses on the tour will be primarily on or near Astoria, between Maplewood Ave and Cedar Hill Park.

The properties will have information and demonstrations on heat pumps, solar energy, insulation, EVs and e-bikes, a pollinator garden and more.  Learn about how we can reduce our carbon footprint and be inspired by the action taken by folks in our neighbourhood. SOLAR PANELS will be at 1278 Astoria St, INSULATION at 1284 Astoria St, FOOD GROWING at 3408 Maplewood, HEAT PUMPS at 3515 James Hts, and EV CARS AND BIKES at the Cedar Hill Rec. Centre. See poster for details.  Hope to see you there!

Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association