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
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
