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Accessibility in CRD Parks

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The weather has truly moved towards nicer days and many of us will be looking to get out into nature and visit one of the great CRD parks on the lower Island.
 
The Capital Regional District has increasingly been opening up parks and trails to be more accessible for people of all abilities.
 

Volunteer for Saanich’s Pulling Together Program

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Have you heard of Saanich’s Pulling Together Program?
 
The Pulling Together program brings together residents interested in helping natural areas by removing invasive plants, restoring natural areas and enhancing local biodiversity.
 
Work parties give you a chance to be outdoors with like minded people to restore diverse habitats on rocky outcrops, creek side forests, wetlands, wildflower meadows, Garry Oak meadows and waterways.
 
This hands-on, inclusive ecological restoration program is a collaboration between the municipality and the community to ensure the sustainability and well-being in the present and for future generations.
 

Mother’s Day Concert in Playfair Park

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Celebrate Mothers’ Day in Beautiful Playfair Park with a concert by the Reynolds School Bands!

Celebrate this Mothers’ Day in beautiful Playfair Park.
 
The rhodos and so many wildflowers will be in bloom, the playground will be bustling, and music from the Reynold’s Alumni Band, Senior Band, and Jazz Band will be filling the air.
 
Bring yourself, your family, some folding chairs / blankets and settle in for a delightful concert on a late Spring afternoon.
 
Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Venue: Playfair Park (entrances on Rock Street and Cumberland Avenue)
 
Parking is limited, so consider coming by bus or bike. The Quadra #6 bus rolls a half block away from the Rock Street parking area.
 

There are accessible washrooms near the playground.

For more information, see https://qchca.org/event/mothers-day-concert-in-playfair-park-2/

Panama Flats – Bird & Nature Sanctuary

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During the Committee of the Whole meeting on January 12, 2026 – Saanich Council voted to establish Panama Flats as a bird and nature sanctuary.

To better steward this decision, Council is looking to revise its Animals Bylaw to prohibit dogs in most of the park, other than some on-leash-only trails. There would also be at least one designated leash-optional enclosure on the north side of the park and possibly another at the south end.

This is a change from the original plan that residents provided feedback on – to have an off-leash trail along the Colquitz River. Councillors speaking on this issue say on-leash requirements align better with the bird sanctuary designation and could be a lower-cost solution to protecting sensitive wildlife areas in the Flats.

Councillor Harper said a clear rule for the park will allow people to abide by the rule – something that Councillor Teale Phelps-Bondaroff said can be tricky when leash rules vary on different trails, such as in PKOLS.
 
Phelps-Bondaroff said he visited PKOLS prior to the issue being discussed at the Council table and noticed people weren’t following the leash requirements in areas where trails transitioned from off-leash to on-leash, saying “the reason was because it was unclear.”
 
If you’d like to provide feedback to Mayor and Council, you can send an email to council@saanich.ca
 
Information courtesy of Capital Daily.

Lambrick Park Campus Renewal Project

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Have you heard that there’s a Lambrick Park Renewal Project?
 
While not in our neighbourhood, we do know that many people use the facilities at Lambrick Park (like the Gordon Head Rec Centre).
 
Planning started earlier this year and Saanich is looking for public input focusing on long term visions, goals, and needs for the site.
 
Saanich Parks, Recreation & Community Services is leading this work, Lambrick Park and the Gordon Head Rec Centre draws community members from a wide geographical area Saanich is look for input from the broader community.
 
Find out more about the project at https://hello.saanich.ca/en/projects/lambrick-park-campus-renewal-project
 
Take the survey at https://hello.saanich.ca/en/projects/lambrick-park-campus-renewal-project/surveys/new?phase_id=8b2e76a2-f060-4b58-ab1b-4b270469847a

Cedar Hill Rec Centre and Covid

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The District of Saanich closed all Rec. Centres including Cedar Hill Arts and Rec Centre as announced on the Saanich website on March 23rd, 2020 to reduce the transmission of Coronavirus. More recently, people walking in the Park will have noticed closure of all access to the building and parking lot including the lower pedestrian bridge. One can still walk past the back of the Rec Centre on the Chip Trail.

As reported in Saanich News on April 8th, Island Health has taken over the CH Rec Centre as an ‘assessment clinic’ for people who have been referred by Island Health “for people who have more mild COVID symptoms but are not sick enough to attend the emergency department”. The facility is one of a number of assessment clinics in Victoria that operate as referral-only facilities. For information as to how to care for yourself if you develop symptoms visit Healthlinkbc.ca or to self access go to bc.thrive.health.

Cedar Hill Park Management Plan being finalized

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The community had until March 11 to provide any further input and feedback to the most recent draft of the Cedar Hill Park Management Plan before it is finalized and goes forward to Council.  This plan has been several years in the making and will inform actions in the Park over the next 20 years.  Even if you did not have time to submit your thoughts, you will still have an opportunity to speak to Council when the Plan is presented.  We will be advising you of the date as soon as we are made aware.  QCHCA submitted a response to Parks on the Plan.

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