As a local resident, I also attended the Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan (LAP) workshop on June 11 at Goward House. It was wonderful to see so many neighbours turn out for a community meeting, but it's been a bit discouraging to read how some folks have interpreted the meeting and what it means for… Continue reading Letter: on Draft Cadboro Bay LAP
It’s been a week since the June 11th Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan workshop and I have been simmering ever since. What on earth happened in there? Well, to me it is evident that Saanich municipality is in cahoots with developers to push growth on Cadboro Bay residents whether they want it or not. The UDI… Continue reading Letter: June 11th CBLAP
I am a 31 year Cadboro Bay residence. I attended the Saanich Planning Department's Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan (LAP) workshop at Goward House on Saturday, June 11. Attendants were presented with four visions of the future of the Village, all four providing for build four to eight stories in a much expanded area, far beyond… Continue reading Letter: June 11 LAP Workshop
Dear Neighbours, Here’s our takeaways from yesterday's “Saanich" workshop: Notice, I did not call it a "Cadboro Bay" workshop because Sylvia (we gather a head Saanich planner) stated that survey opinions on density and height of buildings would be “democratically” accepted from persons living outside of Cadboro Bay. We don’t think she was asked if… Continue reading Letter: June 11 Saanich workshop
As a longtime resident for almost a decade in Cadboro Bay I wholeheartedly look forward to further densification in an area that is woefully too low in density and lacks variety of housing options. It's time for Caddy Bay to catch up and be current with housing density and variety. Our transit connections are easy for… Continue reading Letter: More Housing Options Needed
I have lived in Cadboro Bay almost all my life (that's 63 years). I went to Frank Hobbs , Arbutus and Mt. Doug schools. I owned a business in the Village for ~30 years. I have seen some changes here. They have been soft changes and not hard to accept. The most dramatic was the… Continue reading Letter: Retain Cadboro Bay’s Charm
While I applaud the plan for its efforts to allow greater density around the village area, I question the need to institute very large lot sizes in Ten Mile Point and Queenswood. My husband and I bought our home on Ten Mile Point two years ago, but it was originally built in the 1950s. Our… Continue reading Letter: More Diversity of Homes Needed in Cadboro Bay
I think the LAP is the very best balance the Cadboro Bay community can hope for. It does strike a balance between preserving the best low density features of our area while recognizing that there is a need for a denser village centre opening the way for some controlled high quality multi family development, more… Continue reading Letter: Good Balance in Local Area Plan
I was one of the outsiders [to Cadboro Bay] who responded to the Local Area Plan survey and was thankful for the opportunity to do so. Having grown up steps from the village, I moved away for work opportunities but hope to return when I semi-retire in a few years. I have been tracking the… Continue reading Letter: More Density Needed in Cadboro Bay
Dear CBRA board members, On the assumption that CBRA will be formally commenting on the draft Local Area Plan on behalf of residents, I would be grateful if you would consider the following issues for inclusion in the Association’s letter to Saanich. Some of these concerns were communicated earlier by residents to CBRA and Saanich’s LAP team while the plan was being prepared. It’s… Continue reading Letter: Local Area Plan Concerns
