Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident to Saanich Council: Dear Mayor and Council Members, I have lived in the Cadboro Bay area since 2011. I am looking out my window at one of the taller fir trees in the neighbourhood, between 100 and 120 feet tall. This is similar in height to the 2016 or so Uptown plans… Continue reading Letter: Cadboro Bay local area plan considerations and answers needed for plan forward
Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan Update Saanich is pleased to announce an additional Online Event - July 13, 2022 The added session will include the same information as the first Cadboro Bay Village Community Workshop on Housing debrief held on June 22nd. Saanich encourages everyone who missed the first one to register. It is unfortunate that the… Continue reading Saanich: Cadboro Bay Community Workshop on Housing Debrief – Repeat Session to be Held July 13th, 2022
Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident to Saanich Council: To Saanich Planning Department and city council members. I support adding more affordable rental housing in Cadboro bay. But as we learned at Saanich’s Zoom meeting last night, the cost of land here plus developer profit will lead mainly to luxury condos. Purpose-built rental here isn’t… Continue reading Letter: Proposed Local Area Plan revisions for Cadboro Bay
Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident: Is anyone else under the impression that it is UVIC that is behind Saanich’s sudden rush for densification/development in Cadboro Bay? The agenda certainly doesn’t seem to be coming from the locals, who only last year approved an LAP that was low on densification. Why is that suddenly being ignored and… Continue reading Letter:
Saanich has shared this information for Cadboro Bay Community Members:Community Survey (June 22 to August 1, 2022)Following the Cadboro Bay Village Workshop on Housing and on-line event, this survey seeks community feedback on an expanded Village core and housing to better meet community needs, including purpose built rental housing and housing for a broader range… Continue reading Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan Update
Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident to Saanich Council: To Saanich Planning Department and city council members. I am a resident of Cadboro Bay who attended the Revised Cadboro Bay Local Plan update so called workshop at the Goward house on June 11, 2022. I was a disturbing experience, in how your department appeared to… Continue reading Letter: Revised Local Area Plan for Cadboro Bay
Letter submitted by Cadboro Bay Resident to Saanich Mayor & Council: I attended the Revised Saanich Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan workshop on June 11. I was notified of this meeting by another local area resident. I did not receive notification in the mail or email regarding this meeting and I am sure many other local… Continue reading Letter: Revised Saanich Cadboro Bay Local Area Plan
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
