New Items

 Here are links to the newest items:

• Congratulations to the newly elected Mayor and Councilors!

• Another thoughtful piece from Terrie on the value of the young person's perspective

• Candidate Terrie Rolph's clear perspective on affordable housing

• Why candidates need to know and understand the Regional Growth Strategy

• Why we support professional land-use planning for North Saanich.

• Another excellent piece from Alan Osborne, a warning from 2021.  All you need to know before voting.

• Will market housing be affordable in North Saanich?  Not likely - read why.

• Here it is!  Our Mayor and Council picks: experience, good judgement and respect for the Regional Growth Strategy.  Accept no substitutes.

• An excellent letter by Susan Chandler regarding rural values

• How to Choose a Council (and Mayor)?  Not as hard as we're told.

• Alan Osborne has contributed another excellent article relating to Growth issues in North Saanich.  It was originally published on FaceBook.

• From a Next Door thread some thoughts on the need for a Regional Growth Strategy

• The Municipal Election: the candidates, All Candidates Meetings, Voting dates and locations and background on the issues.

• A copy of an email to NSCV subscribers regarding the upcoming Council discussion on 15 Aug, 2022 of the Phase 3 Engagement Summary.  The email provides some background and links to the meeting information and the relevant reports.

• Regarding the intended purpose of the Regional Growth Strategy, a very good letter from Terry Chow.

• Comment on a Staff Report dealing with the RGS and the disposition of Areas 1 and 2.  Time sensitive - 11 July, 2022 Council meeting.

• A Report from Alan Osborne on the OCP Review and the OCP process.  Things could have been better - a must read, especially for Council.  Read this first!

• The NSCV - our position.  A brief summary of our philosophy and view of the OCP Review process

• NSCV on the OCP Review: The OCP Review process has failed to adequately address so many aspects important to North Saanich residents. 

• How Density Threatens Agriculture: the many considerations when planning and enhancing food systems in agricultural municipalities. 

• Regional Growth Strategy: The OCP Review process to date has every appearance of attempting to sidestep the RGS as it applies to North Saanich. Everything you need to know, and more, about the Regional Growth Strategy and the Urban Containment Boundary.  

• Housing Affordability:  Five Reasons Why Housing Supply Won’t Solve Unaffordability. Douglas Todd explains in this Vancouver Sun article.