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
Please join Saanich for a Community Workshop on Housing: Saturday June 11th, 20221:30 pm - 5:00 pmGoward House, 2495 Arbutus Road Saanich will be holding an in-person workshop to explore possibilities for expanding the Cadboro Bay Village Centre to include more opportunity for purpose-built rental housing and housing affordable to a broader range of incomes. Following the workshop,… Continue reading Saturday June 11th, Cadboro Bay Community Workshop on Housing
Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan Update As directed by Saanich Council, staff are currently exploring possibilities for expanding the Cadboro Bay Village Centre to include more opportunity for purpose built rental and forms of housing affordable to a broader range of incomes. Save the Date: June 11th, 2022Tentative Community WorkshopSaanich expects to be able to hold an… Continue reading Save the Date! Saturday June 11th, Cadboro Bay Community Workshop Tentatively Scheduled
Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan Update from Saanich NOW AVAILABLE: Public Engagement & Survey Report As part of Phase 4: Draft Plan Review, the Cadboro Bay Public Engagement - Survey Report has been posted to Saanich's webpage for public viewing and can also be found here. Saanich staff are currently working on next steps, and with the Cadboro Bay Advisory… Continue reading Local Area Plan – Engagement Report & Survey Results
Process Update – March 2022 As part of the Draft Plan review process, following the recommendations from the Mayor’s Standing Committee on Housing and Affordability (MSCHA), on March 14, 2022, Saanich Council considered the planning process and passed the motion: “That Council direct Staff to undertake additional work to assess an expanded/more intense Village Centre with… Continue reading Local Area Plan Update
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
Process Update – March 2022 Saanich is currently concluding Phase 4 of the Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan Update which included open house events and a community survey to gather feedback on the Draft Plan. As part of this phase, community stakeholder groups and council advisory committees were also consulted. As a result of a… Continue reading Local Area Plan Update
