Members of council Saturday clashed sharply as Saanich is one step away from temporarily suspending the provisions of a controversial bylaw designed to protect environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs).
What organizers called a “last minute” funding change scaled back efforts to remove 14 derelict boats from the Oak Bay side of Cadboro Bay Saturday morning.
A new report identifies Victoria as the second-hottest luxury real estate market in 2016.
Saanich rejected an unsolicited offer by one consultant to take the consultant reviewing a controversial bylaw on a field trip.
British Columbians could know the final results of the provincial election before they will know who will govern them. That is one of the scenarios emerging after voters delivered a historic outcome, with preliminary results showing the BC Liberals with 43 seats, the New Democrats with 41 seats and the BC Greens with three seats.
British Columbians could know the final results of the provincial election before they will know who will govern them. That is one of the scenarios emerging after voters delivered a historic outcome, with preliminary results showing the BC Liberals with 43 seats, the New Democrats with 41 seats and the BC Greens with three seats.
So much is certain. New Democrat Lana Popham returns to the Legislative Assembly as the representative for Saanich South after she won almost 41 per cent of the vote. But Popham – like everyone else – woke up Wednesday morning with the realization that the definitive end of one campaign merely marks the beginning of another, far more uncertain period in provincial politics.
Saanich could be heading to the polls in September to fill the council seat left vacant since the death of Vic Derman.
Davida Avenue residents call for district to tear down delapidated house
If Saanich, Victoria and Oak Bay were siblings, they would likely be aging sisters, who find themselves living very different lives.
As B.C.’s election races towards its conclusion, candidates running in the three Saanich ridings are trying to reach undecided voters, while preparing themselves for a potentially historic outcome.
To borrow a line from Charles Dickens, these are the best of times and the worst of times for the local real estate industry.
A proposed subdivision in the Colquitz River Estuary will receive a public hearing, despite opposition from staff and some residents in the area, who argued that the development will not fit the area, while undermining local environment.
A watchdog group of concerned citizens criticizes Saanich’s decision to raise property taxes revenues by 3.53 per cent.
The personal and political ties that unite the three major candidates running in Saanich South run deep.
We hardly knew ya, David Costigane.
All three Saanich ridings will feature candidates for the Vancouver Island Party after David Costigane joined the race for Victoria-Swan Lake.
Saanich arguably entered the 21st century Monday as council approved a new media system that allows webcasts of its meetings among other features.
