thank you for this info. i live on queenswood and walk almost daily in the neighbourhood. someone must have convinced saanich a while ago, to put up no parking signs on guinivere in an attempt to keep people off the beach! now they park on queenswood which is way worse, dangerous. then recently i… Continue reading Queenswood parking
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Goward House: our seniors have nowhere to park now
Gayle Millbank and Gail Branton of Goward House Society have cc’d the CBRA on a letter to Saanich Council about the state of street parking in the area since the opening of UVic’s Ocean Networks Facility in Queenswood: Dear Mayor and Council;We are writing this letter on behalf of the Goward House Society. We have concerns… Continue reading Goward House: our seniors have nowhere to park now
Call for Haro Woods Monitors
While Saanich Parks works to complete the management plan for Haro Woods, they are implementing interim measures including installing identification signs at key entrances and trail junction points. The Cadboro Bay Residents Association and the Friends of Haro Woods, working with the Saanich Parks, establish a monitoring program. This program will track and repair damaging… Continue reading Call for Haro Woods Monitors
UVic: Community Open House on plans for student housing
From the University of Victoria: HELP SHAPE THE PLANS FOR NEW STUDENT HOUSINGUVic is planning for new student housing that will provide much-needed housing and a dining hall for over 600 students currently living off campus.Learn more and share your ideas on the preliminary building design, landscaping, sustainability principles and new outdoor areas.COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSEThursday, June… Continue reading UVic: Community Open House on plans for student housing
Appeal for school supplies for Pacific island school
From Jenny Smith at the University of Victoria: Dear List Serve,I am a student in the Baum Lab and we are heading into the field next weekto conduct research on Kiritimati Island. For those of you who might notknow, it is a remote island in the equatorial Pacific where we arestudying coral reefs and climate change!… Continue reading Appeal for school supplies for Pacific island school
UVic seeking community views on campus cycling plan
UVic is seeking input from the community on its campus cycling plan. You are invited to complete a survey on this at https://uvicbikes.metroquest.ca/
UVic seeking community views on campus cycling plan
UVic is seeking input from the community on its campus cycling plan. You are invited to complete a survey on this at https://uvicbikes.metroquest.ca/
UVic Open House on new student housing, March 10
The University of Victoria will be hosting an Open House on its new student residences on Saturday, March 10, at the Gordon Head Recreation Centre Auditorium, from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The two new residences will replace three existing buildings on the main campus: the Margaret Newton and Emily Carr residences will be replaced… Continue reading UVic Open House on new student housing, March 10
UVic new student residence project: preliminary info
Barbara Raponi, the CBRA’s UVic Liaison director, writes: New Student Residence to be Built on UVic’s Main CampusThe University of Victoria (UVic) plans to build a new student residence on its main campus. The new residence will include at least 600 beds, and will respond to a broad range of student needs, including people with a… Continue reading UVic new student residence project: preliminary info
UVic to hold Open Houses on new student residence project
Alison Noble, Associate Director, Office of Community and Government Relations, University of Victoria:The university is pleased to share upcoming public engagement opportunities with our neighbours for the new student residence project. The Open Houses will provide background about the project, the proposed program, the sites and also provide building siting principles for community feedback. Additional… Continue reading UVic to hold Open Houses on new student residence project