Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association
Connecting neighbours and building a vibrant community
These slides presented by Denise Kors at a community meeting at the Cedar Hill Golf Clubhouse on April 27. For more information, contact
If so, you will want to drop by one or other of the upcoming Open Houses at Lake Hill Lawn Bowling Club, 3930 Lasalle Street (off Reynolds Road) on:
Saturday, APRIL 29, 1:00 TO 3:30 PM
Monday, May 1, 5:30 TO 8 PM
Join members to learn more about the sport and try it out . . . it’s a sport for all ages, year round. At the Open Houses, you can sign up for 3 free coaching lessons using in-house bowls while you learn. If you decide to join, your annual membership fee entitles you to access everything the Club offers. The Club offers several activities over and above outdoor lawn bowling:
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT LESLEY AT bainbridgehobbs1@gmail. com or CHRIS at chrisjohndodd@outlook.com
You are invited to attend…
Neighbourhood Meeting
PROPOSAL TO REZONE & SUBDIVIDE
3353 SALSBURY WAY
Rezone these two lots from the RS-6 single family zone to
the RS-1 single family zone to permit subdivision into
seven single family lots (with variances).
Thursday April 27, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Cedar Hill Golf Course (Banquet Room)
1400 Derby Road
Victoria, BC
For more information contact:
Denise Kors, Kors Development Services Inc
(phone) 250-686-7125 (email) denise@korsdevelopment.com
OR
Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association
Susan Haddon 250-590-3856
A first-ever for QCHCA and its Climate Action group – a ‘Going Greener’ home and gardens tour. Tour the homes of neighbours who’ve ‘gone greener’ to see and learn about heat pumps; solar; retrofitting and radiant heat; EVs, hybrids and E-bikes; and food grower gardens.
WHEN: Saturday, April 29 from 10am – 4pm
WHERE: six neighbourhood sites (see map and tour times for each site)
Space is limited so registration is encouraged. To register, email qchca3003@gmail.com and put “Going Greener tour” in the subject line.
We will also have a booth at Saanich’s Earth Day event at Municipal Hall on Saturday, April 22 between 11- 3.
Hope to see you at one or all of the sites on the 29th! It’s free, fun, informative and open to all!
You are invited to learn about the future of Saanich’s natural environment at one of two upcoming Open Houses:
IN-PERSON
April 18, 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Cedar Hill Golf Course Clubhouse
ONLINE
April 19, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
saanich.ca/naturestrategies
You are also encouraged to participate in the online questionnaires.
What’s happening?
The District of Saanich is undertaking an infrastructure project on Borden St in front of Tim Hortons and Reynolds Secondary School. This project includes the design and installation of a raised crosswalk and a traffic-calming speed table. The project aims to improve safety for pedestrians using these connections to and from Reynolds Secondary School, and the Lochside Regional Trail.
Why is Saanich doing this?
This location was identified by Reynolds Secondary School in discussion with Saanich staff. After analysis of the location it was determined to be warranted based on traffic volumes, number of pedestrian crossings, and proximity to transit locations. Upgrading this crossing location will increase the safety and comfort of students while travelling to school.
Construction Impacts
Traffic delays may occur in this area during construction. Construction will occur Monday-Friday during business hours. Property owners who will be directly impacted will be notified of the construction and to expect delays while construction is being done. Garbage and recycling services will be maintained throughout construction.
The Cedar Hill Cross Road corridor is a 3.0km segment of road that provides an east-west connection from McKenzie Avenue to the businesses at Shelbourne Street and onwards to the University of Victoria and the District of Oak Bay. There are hundreds of local properties along the corridor and it regularly experiences congestion at peak times.
The District of Saanich is undertaking a traffic study for 2.1km of the Cedar Hill Cross Road corridor, from McKenzie Avenue to Ophir Street. By identifying cost-effective mitigation measures, the study is meant to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
The District is interested to hear about your experiences to help improve safety for vulnerable users along this roadway. We encourage you to complete the survey here by April 14th.
Free, family-friendly pollinator mapping workshops & guided walks.
1 in 3 bites of food we eat depends on pollination. Pollinator habitat is diminishing and fragmented but together we can be part of the solution. Join this QCHCA citizen science initiative to support pollinators in our neighbourhoods.
If you participated in November’s workshop, we want you back! In these sessions students from UVic’s Community Mapping course will
WHY? With your help we plan to plot existing pollinator-friendly habitat – Cedar Hill Park, garry oak outcroppings, stream ways, school yards, gardens, and more. Once mapped, the habitat gaps are identifiable and planting of pollinator corridors can begin. Imagine insects and butterflies feasting / resting along a pollinator corridor from Cedar Hill Park to Swan Lake along your street and beyond! For more on Why Pollinators? https://qchca.org/why-pollinators-copy/
SATURDAY, MARCH 18 from 10 am – noon at THE CEDAR HILL REC CENTRE, Art Room 2. At this event, we will have a demonstration of the map and how to add information to it. We will then break into small groups and go outside to search for and input our pollinator or pollinator-friendly species onto the map. We’ll then return to the Art Room to see what our collective findings look like on the map while enjoying tea and homemade cookies.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25, from 10 am – noon at THE SWAN LAKE NATURE SANCTUARY teaching centre. There will be similar content to the March 18 event followed by guided walks in small groups searching for pollinators, and the species they rely on, that we’ll upload to the map from the field. We will head back to the teaching centre to share our findings, a Q&A and a snack. As this event is one week later and in a different environment, those who’ve attended the March 18 session will likely discover different pollinators and plants keeping this session interesting.
For more information, email qchca3003.
If you have one – bring your iPhone or iPad.
We hope to see you at one or both of the events!
We have yet to learn about dates, times and locations for neighbourhood meetings for the proposed development at 760 Tolmie, which is within the Mount View Colquitz boundaries but as QCHCA’s boundaries are so close, we will also be included in the consultation and asked to share our views. In the meantime, click here to see the presentation slides of the proposed development.
The District of Saanich Council encourages you to use their budget education tool to see the breakdown of how your property tax dollars are used to fund Saanich’s programs and services, and for you to provide your feedback on the draft 2023 annual budget prior to the final adoption.
As you advance through the process of building your ideal budget, please keep in mind the “My Municipal Taxes” bill represents ONLY the Muncipal Operations portion of your property tax bill, and that the figures presented do not include additional amounts that are also levied through property taxation for other organizations.
The draft 2023-2027 Financial Plan that Council will deliberate can be found here:
These documents will also help you understand how municipal budgets work:
Here is the budget education tool, only open UNTIL MARCH 24.
