Home
Board of Directors
Meetings
Constitution & Bylaws
Membership
The Cordovan Newsletter
Planning
Traffic
Rezoning
News
Notices
Saanich in the News
Emergency Preparedness
Links
Contacts
Business Directory
Membership &
Advertising
|
(For older Saanich news items, check our Saanich in the News Archive)
Information on this page is presented from associated websites and has not necessarily been reviewed or endorsed by the Cordova Bay Association for Community Affairs (CBA) board of directors.
Saanich in the News
This direct link to the Saanich Municipality new website takes you to its home page where you can find the latest news or something specific. The home page also has a "Popular Links" column where you can find important information i.e. the new Pesticides Bylaw information, the Garbage Pick-up Services, Garden Waste dropoff, and the Refuse Collection Days schedule: www.saanich.ca
To find the useful "Active Planning Applications" feature - click first on "Doing Business." on the home page.
To have a look at Council agendas, minutes of meetings, committees and boards etc, click here.
To sign up to receive the interesting monthly Saanich Climate Action Newsletter: click here.
To have a look at the informative Saanich Police website, click here.
***A reminder - sidewalk snow and ice clearing***
The Saanich Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw requires that owners, lessees, and occupiers of land and premises abutting any sidewalk are responsible for removing any accumulation of snow and ice on the sidewalk. Your help in making our walkways more safe for pedestrians is greatly appreciated.
The Mayor, Frank Leonard's, Annual Address
Do you want to know what the 2011 accomplishments were in the District of Saanich, and what the goals for 2012 are? To find out, please click here.
2011 Saanich Municipal and School Board Elections
Check out the results on the Saanich website: www.saanich.ca election page.
Let Saanich know about projects
happening in "Our Backyard"
This is a great time to get out on a birding or fungal exploration with a local group.
If you ever wish to submit an article, event announcement, call for volunteers, etc., please get in touch with:
Darren Copley
Saanich Environmental Education Officer.
darren.copley@saanich.ca
Please visit the website on: http://saanich.ca/living/natural/ourbackyard.html.
Here you'll also find the interesting quarterly newsletter.
Parks & Recreation Master Plan Open House Sessions
Saanich Parks & Recreation is currently undertaking a major review of its Master Plan and is inviting comment and feedback from interested residents.
There has been a recent survey, data gathering and consultations which will lead to eventual adoption by Council in late 2011 or early 2012.
More information is available on our
Parks & Recreation Master Plan Webpage.
Invasive Species Management Strategy
The Urban Forestry, Horticulture and Natural Areas Department of Saanich is reviewing results from a public survey about the development of an Invasive Species Management Strategy (ISMS) for Saanich. These results will be placed on the Saanich website for review and comment.
Current information on the status of the ISMS is located on the Parks website: Click here.
Comments or concerns can be sent to Cory Manton: parks@saanich.ca.
Saanich Police Block Watch
Keeping Saanich Safe Since 1906
Did you know?
Saanich Police is committed to community involvement. It has one of the largest Block Watch programs in the province involving residents, businesses, parks and the University, and would like to hear from Saanich residents. Visit the website: www.saanichpolice.ca to offer your input and read up on local going-ons.
Backyard chickens now allowed in Saanich
Chickens are now allowed in residential areas of Saanich on lots 557 square metres/6,000 square feet or greater.
There are rules and they are set out by Saanich on the link below - including registration of the chickens. Click here.
ANIMALS BYLAW AMENDMENT
DOGS ON CORDOVA BAY BEACH AREA
Final Reading of the Animals Bylaw, 2004, Amendment Bylaw, 2011, No. 9122. To prohibit dogs on Cordova Bay Beach area between the southerly boundary of Cordova Bay Park and the northerly boundary of the Walema Avenue right-of-way during the months of May to August inclusive, except before 9:00 a.m. on any day.
Saanich staff are presently considering the installation of dog waste stations on Cordova Bay Beach.
Council has directed staff to review and install, as necessary, signage in Cordova Bay Park with respect to the amended regulation for dogs on Cordova Bay Beach.
It is the responsibility of dog owners to manage and clean up after their dogs on the beach.
It should be noted that the Cordova Bay Association for Community Affairs conducted an objective survey to generate the results, in which 82 households participated.
Messages from Vicki Sanders, Saanich Councillor
Vicki's website is: www.vickisanders.com. She's happy to answer any questions you have.
1. "As Chair of Saanich's Environmental Advisory Committee I am excited to let you know of many environmental issues happening in Saanich. This is the 12th year of asking for nominations for environmental heroes in our community."
"I am also chair of the CRD Arts Committee. Check out the CRD website for Arts grant opportunities: http://www.crd.bc.ca/arts."
2. Saanich Climate Action & Saanich Carbon Champions Update
"Check out where we are at with the Saanich Climate Action Plan and the Carbon Champions: www.climateaction.saanich.ca."
News from Councillor Dean Murdock
Check out Dean's website: http://deanmurdock.ca/
for news of an initiative to support local food producers and help make our region food secure. This is another initiative in a suite of policies and initiatives that Saanich will introduce to support local producers and ensure our municipality is food secure.
Home-heating Oil Tanks - what you should know
Do you have an underground, above-ground or basement heating oil tank on your
residential property? If so, this information sheet could help you avoid costly and
damaging oil tank leaks. Please click here.
Stormwater Management Bylaw
Frequently Asked Questions
Stormwater is precipitation that runs off the land due to roofs, driveways, sidewalks, patios, etc. Traditionally, it has been collected and transported from private properties in underground pipes which empty into the closest water body. Watercourses become deluged with water and banks become unstable. Pollution from driveways, fertilizers, etc impacts aquatic life if transported by the stormwater. Drainage pipes need to be maintained and sized to handle all of the stormwater. To read why a bylaw is required, click here. Once you've opened this page, then click on: Frequently Asked Questions.
**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
Above - view from Saanich's newest park on Cordova Bay Road, bought from the McMorran family.
Please click here for a wonderful history and pictures
of Cordova Bay from the Saanich Heritage Register 2008
|
