Opportunities to provide input into Saanich budget
Saanich Council will be meeting to discuss the 2024 budget beginning on Tuesday, March 5 at 6pm. Subsequent dates will be Thursday, March 7 and Tuesday, April 16, both at...
Your input sought on draft road safety plan
Saanich has developed a draft road safety action plan and is seeking community input and feedback. The first two sentences in the introduction to the draft plan speaks volumes as to...
Eat Local Winter Veggie Recipe Winners
Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter CHUFF’s Eat Local Winter Veggie Recipe contest or even paused to consider the significance of eating locally-grown produce, in season...
Saanich acquires new property for its Parks Operations Centre
According to a media release on Saanich’s website earlier today, “The Saanich Operations Centre – the hub for many of our municipal services – is aging and slated for redevelopment...
Upcoming Quadra McKenzie Study community workshops Jan. 20, 27 and Feb 7
Saanich is seeking community input on draft planning concepts for the Quadra McKenzie area. If you were unable to attend one of the in-person workshops or have additional ideas to...
CRD elector response form re proposed authorization to borrow up to $85M
The CRD is inviting responses from citizens re the proposed bylaw no. 4552 “to authorize borrowing of up to $85M for the CRD’s Land Assembly, Housing and Land Bank Service...
A Better Way to Nourish Livestock by Pippa Norman, The Tyee (with permission)
Reprinted with permission from The Tyee, January 5, 2024 A Better Way to Nourish Livestock Loop Resource gathers what grocers are ready to toss out, providing a more ecological source...
The Compost Education Centre, an amazing local resource
Start the new year off by taking advantage of some of the many programs and services offered by the Compost Education Centre, a local non-profit organization with charitable status providing...
Message from Saanich re Pets in Parks
The following is a message to the community from Saanich Parks: “Thank you for your interest in the development of the People, Pets and Parks Strategy which was approved by...
Help us map pollinator-friendly plants in our neighbourhood!
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...
Getting to a one planet Saanich – Trevor Hancock’s Nov. 19 column
“Obvious ways to reduce our ecological footprint include switching to a low meat or “flexitarian” diet, reducing food waste and creating compact, walkable “15-minute” neighbourhoods A report on...
Recording of community engagement for Abstract’s proposed dev’t at Quadra and Tattersall
Abstract Development has provided a link to the video recording of the community engagement session that took place from 7 – 9 pm on Wednesday, November 15. You will also...
