Cordova Bay 55 Plus Association (55+)
Annual Christmas Craft and Bake Sale
***IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH***
The 55+'s annual Christmas craft and bake sale is on THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER FROM 9.00 A.M. - 4.00 P.M. It is not on 16 December as incorrectly advertised in the Cordovan.
It will be held at the Community Place in the elementary school. Home baking and local crafts for Christmas will be on sale to the public.
Cordova Bay 55 Plus Association (55+)
Third annual Art and Artisan show and sale
(Contributed by Richard McMorran, Director, CB 55+)
This very successful event was held on 1 and 2 November at Cordova Bay Community Place. Twenty local artists and artisans showed or sold their work and it was wonderful to see the amazing talent of this group. In conjunction with this, members of the 55+ Wednesday Art Studio Group displayed and sold their work and they experienced very brisk sales with many people picking up items for Christmas gifts. Refreshments were available and a silent auction continued through both days with 19 items to be bid on. These items were all donated with the proceeds from their sale going to our Building Fund. 350 people entered the draw for our hourly door prizes and, in all, it is estimated that over 400 people attended the event. The total amount received through the silent auction, the craft sale, the sale of refreshments and donations totaled $3245.
Many thanks to all those who took part in the show, the Wednesday Art Studio group, the many volunteer workers and special thanks to Val Baba who organized and ran the event, putting in many, many hours to make the show run so smoothly.
Click here for photos - taken by co-ordinator of the event Val Baba
CBA executive nominations, 2009
There will be five two-year terms up for election at the Annual General Meeting of the Cordova Bay Association (CBA) for Community Affairs on Wednesday April 22, 2009, at 7 p.m. in Cordova Bay United Church, main hall.
The bylaws of the CBA require the appointment of a Nominating Committee (which cannot include anyone seeking election or re-election) and a canvass of the membership for interested CBA members. The Nominating Committee of three CBA members is required by the bylaws to present a slate of nominees that it recommends for election to the CBA executive. Nominations of CBA members may also be made independently from the committee, from the floor of the AGM, provided they are made by two CBA members in good standing and provided that the nominee(s) state their willingness to stand for election.
The Nominating Committee members are:
Leo Lee – 790 Destrube Place, 250-708-0585
e-mail: leomlee@leolee.ca
Susan Bridges – 5168 Lochside Drive, 250-658-6070
e-mail: sbridges@shaw.ca
Kevin Weir – 768 Westbury Road, 250-658-8533
e-mail: kevinweir@telus.net
If you are interested in being elected to the CBA executive – please contact the Nominating Committee.
Something has to be done soon
Up to thirty five Cordova Bay residents met on August 9 with Councillor Vicki Sanders at the intersection of Sayward/Fowler/Hunt roads, scene of a recent two-car collision that sent both drivers to hospital. Sanders, co-chair of the Saanich administrative traffic committee, wanted grass-roots ideas for changes to the corner.
Major changes suggested by residents included a T-intersection with three-way stops or a roundabout. Minor changes included signs to slow traffic below the 50 kilometres an hour speed limit round the curve and the presence of Saanich Police to ticket speeders. Councillor Sanders said she will take the suggestions of residents to Saanich Engineering.
Your attention is drawn to the item on this News page under: "Interchanges recommended for Pat Bay Highway" together with a link to the traffic consultant's report in 2007 for Patricia Bay Highway that includes three options for Sayward Road.
Photos taken by Wayne Christmas, CBA executive
AND YET ANOTHER ACCIDENT!!!
Shortly after 2pm on 26 September 2008, a Mercedes traveling east from the highway on Sayward Road failed to negotiate the intersection, crossing the center line and taking down a power pole. One of the constables who spoke with CHEK news at the scene said that speed and the design of the road were probably factors and he was going to put that in his report. Residents have been saying this all along. Traffic was not allowed through until after 3pm as there was exposed live hydro wires. There was a single young male occupant in the car who was lucky to only sustain minor injuries as the multiple air bags that were deployed seemed to have saved him. If there were any pedestrians or cyclists there at that time they would NOT have been so lucky!
Article and photos contributed by Jennifer Furtado, CBA executive
Our sunny and successful Cordova Bay day - 2008
Unlike last year’s celebration, Cordova Bay Day 2008 was held under clear blue skies and sunshine. As has happened in previous years the event took place in two venues: first at the McMorran family restaurant’s patio and environs, where Wallace and his father Eric, both in formal chef attire, cooked up hot dogs for all. Eric’s brother Bruce dished out ice cream nearby – all food given by the family, for the community’s enjoyment. And enjoy it all we certainly did! Longtime Bay folk, newcomers and those in between all enjoyed the ambience and the opportunity to “be community” in this way.In the adjacent Lookout Room was a Silent Auction with fifty-five items to bid for, (solicited this year by community supporter Greg Stanley and tended by the Cordova Bay Association’s Penny Joppe) as well as a display of Cordova Bay Past in the form of both historical photos (arranged by the Association’s Janice de Cunha), and quite a number of interesting historical items owned by the McMorran family. Background music was provided once again by the live-Latin beat band, Mike Lefebvre and Perros Libre.
The second venue was once again the Mattick’s Farm courtyard, in the afternoon. The band was happy to be out of the sun, under the eaves, but others roamed about, perusing the Silent Auction items which had been moved from the earlier location, and watching Yowza the clown perform nearby. One excitement was the temporary loss of the clown’s dove, as it flew up into the tree and sat watching from a distance – but all was well in a few moments as it returned to its place on its own. It was unexpected entertainment for those waiting for their face–painting!
Special thanks to our sponsor Scotiabank and local manager Bill Purkis for providing the means to have the band with us, and to Stephen Ingle of Edward Jones for making provision for the clown’s attendance. Thanks as well to all those donors to the Silent Auction whose contributions made it possible for the Cordova Bay Association to provide more than $1800 for community benefit. And on to next year!
Click here for photos - taken by co-ordinator of the event,
Sally Tuckey, and Val Baba
**Interchanges recommended for Pat Bay Highway**
An updated report for the Patricia Bay Highway recommends “preferred interchange locations” at Sayward Road, Mount Newton Cross Road, McTavish Road, Beacon Avenue, Wain Road and Lands End Road.
The report, by Urban Systems Ltd to the Ministry of Transportation and entitled “Highway 17 Corridor Planning Strategy”, builds on a 2001 report called “Vision For Highway 17.”
It was developed as a result of meetings over the last few years by the ministry as well as a steering committee comprised of Saanich Peninsula municipalities and BC Transit, BC Ferries and the Victoria International Airport Authority.
The report lists Claremont Avenue and Haliburton Road as “options for interchange locations.” One “concept” has a Haliburton Road overpass with Claremont Avenue “right-in, right-out” and the second concept reverses this with a Claremont Avenue overpass and Haliburton Road “right-in, right-out.” More work was needed to advance either concept, the report said, as well as further examination with area communities and other agencies.
The report says all accesses, other than interchanges, should be closed. In Cordova Bay that includes Old East Road, Wells Road, Cordova Bay Road, the rowing club, and Piedmont Drive.
As far as highway improvements are concerned, the report said there are “no shelf-ready projects to be advanced without significantly more planning and design.”
Saanich Mayor, Frank Leonard, told the Cordova Bay Association (CBA) that “any time and every time I hear that the MoT would like to meet with myself or council/councillors – I ask that they book a hall in Cordova Bay and meet the community first.”
No action has been taken on the report and the B.C. government has not allocated any money for changes to the highway. Nevertheless, the report is a look at what may happen to the highway. The previously-unpublished report, dated April 2007, was found by the CBA in an internet search.
The report is 55 pages long with eight pages of appendices
To read the full report, please open this link, and click on: 2007-03-15-Final_Report_Hwy17_Corridor_Strategy.pdf.
- or by Google: “highway 17 corridor planning strategy.”
**Saanich archives now on line**
Saanich Archives is pleased to announce that over 2,500 archival photographs are now available online at: http://saanicharchives.ca. The digitization project was made possible through generous funding from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC and the Municipality of Saanich.
Photographs of early pioneer life, cultural events, architecture, farming and the growth of the community can now be searched by keyword, subject and local area of Saanich. The images, selected from a collection of 15,000 photographs, slides, negatives and albums, have rarely been viewed by the public. They are now freely available via the Internet.
Saanich Archives collects and preserves archival material relating to the Municipality of Saanich and invites visitors to explore Saanich’s rich history online or in person. The collection includes photographs, maps, documents, oral histories, books and reference material from the earliest days of the municipality to recent times.
Saanich Archives is located in the Saanich Centennial Library at 3100 Tillicum Road and is open Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 4:30pm. For further information, please call 250-475-1775 or visit our website at: http://saanicharchives.ca
News from the Cordova Bay 55 Plus Association (CB 55+)
(Contributed by Louise Parton, Public Relations Director, CB 55+)
CB 55+ Computers!!!
We have four new Mac computers all set up and ready for use at the Centre. Computer classes have already started and sign-up forms are available at the office. Please check with Margaret Marriott on: 477 4868 or the CB 55+ office on: 658 5558 for more information.
CB 55+ Fund Raising
At our recent AGM, the President, Michael Phillips, announced the official start of the fund-raising campaign to help build the much needed addition to our Centre. We are required to contribute $95,000.00 to the building costs, plus we need an estimated $80,000.00 to cover proposed building alterations, furniture and equipment, bringing the total to $175,000.00. We already have a portion of that money raised through our fund-raising efforts over the last four years.
A fund-raising brochure has been prepared, which will soon be mailed to all residences and businesses in Cordova Bay. We look forward to your generous support. It is extremely pleasing to note that our first donation was from the Cordova Bay Association. The President, Roger Stonebanks, personally delivered a cheque for $1,000.00 towards our building fund. Thank you! What a great start to our campaign!
If you wish more information about the fund-raising drive, please phone Rich McMorran - 250-658-5085.
Cordova Bay development news
Seaview Inn, 4550 Cordova Bay Road, adjacent to Mount Douglas Park: The owner has applied to Saanich to rezone this property from C-10 commercial (hotel) to RA-1 apartments. The CBA has strongly opposed this request because apartment use at this site would be contrary to the Cordova Bay Local Area Plan, and the proposed zoning and the proposed apartment use would be contrary to the surrounding single-family residential area. The precedent for other properties along Cordova Bay Road, were council to approve this apartment rezoning, would be inescapable. Since the hotel owner has opened up the question of zoning for this property, the CBA has taken the position that the zoning should revert to what it was before council rezoned it in 1985 to C-10 commercial - single-family residential. No date has been set for this application to be heard by Saanich committee of the whole. The CBA earlier opposed, successfully, a proposal (it did not reach the application stage) for 60+ units of condominiums and townhouses two blocks away on Cordova Bay Road - this now is the site of what will be a quality 17-house subdivision that is consistent with the Cordova Bay Local Area Plan and the surrounding single-family houses.
Infill development continues in Cordova Bay, as can be seen by rezoning and/or subdivision proposals posted on the "What's New In Your Neighbourhood" feature on the District of Saanich website at www.saanich.ca and the CBA website under "Rezoning".
Roger Stonebanks
CBA President
January 2008.
What is stopping you from booking your
free home inspection?
Free 30-minute home-security inspection:
What can you do to burglar proof your home?
The Saanich Police have for years offered in-home security inspections by a uniformed officer or Saanich Police Reserve officer. It is a great way to learn what you can do to improve the security of your home and your possessions.
If you call for your free in-home inspection, the officer will inspect your house exterior and interior, complete a work sheet and attempt to identify at least three significant improvements that can be made to improve the safety and security of your home.
For more information, and to book your in-home inspection please contact Cst Brad Brajcich at 250-475-4346.
To read the full article on the Saanich website, please click on this link.
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