| Date | Article TItle | Media Source | Description | Link to the full article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/01/2010 | The Ed Johnston $200,000 Challenge on YouTube | YouTube | During the campaign to save Madrona Farm, Ed Johnston issued this (successful) challenge. | youtu.be |
| 02/06/2012 | A video ethnography of organic farmers | Farms - Harvesting Community | Madrona Farm and Chef Survival Challenge, Saanich It's not everyday you get to hang out with Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, farming guru Harold Steves, … | harvestingcommunity.com |
| 04/24/2016 | Desecration and rebirth on Mount Doug | Times Colonist | How white settlers undid centuries of productive farming in only a few years... | pressreader.com |
| 02/01/2017 | Non-permitted uses threaten Blenkinsop farms | Saanich News | Farmland Protection Coalition organizing petition to ensure that the farmland in the Blenkinsop Valley is stewarded. The Blenkinsop Valley has some of our best farmland … | saanichnews.com |
| 02/01/2017 | Non-permitted uses threaten Blenkinsop farms | Saanich News | Farmland Protection Coalition organizing petition to ensure that the farmland in the Blenkinsop Valley is stewarded. The Blenkinsop Valley has some of our best farmland … | saanichnews.com |
| 03/01/2017 | Letter: Reaffirm Saanich’s UCB before it is too late | Oak Bay News | Farming is like playing poker with mother nature and she always has the ace up her sleeve. Every year at Madrona Farm we make mistakes … | oakbaynews.com |
| 02/22/2018 | Letter: Reaffirm Saanich’s UCB before it is too late | Oak Bay News | Farming is like playing poker with mother nature and she always has the ace up her sleeve. Every year at Madrona Farm we make mistakes … | oakbaynews.com |
| 03/07/2018 | Did Saanich's EDPA pose a threat to property values? | Focus Magazine | Or was the battle fought over an invented crisis? IN THE KEYNOTE SPEECH at a recent conference on the value of nature in urban areas, … | focusonvictoria.ca |
| 01/18/2019 | Saanich councillor calls for interim Garry oak protection from development | Goldstream Gazette | First term Saanich Coun. Nathalie Chambers is seeking a series of interim measures to protect trees in Saanich that might otherwise be vulnerable without an … | goldstreamgazette.com |
| 01/20/2019 | Behind Saanich’s EDPA bylaw, a question of science | Times Colonist | In a report to go to council on Monday, Coun. Nathalie Chambers says the municipality’s Environmental Development Permit Area bylaw was rescinded based on a … | timescolonist.com |
| 03/26/2019 | Councillor wants to see concrete action after Saanich declares climate emergency | Victoria News | A councillor hopes Saanich’s declaration of a climate emergency will mean more than just words. “We all need to get on common ground so that … | vicnews.com |
| 03/26/2019 | Councillor wants to see concrete action after Saanich declares climate emergency | Victoria News | Coun. Nathalie Chambers doesn’t want declaration to be mere ‘lip-service’ A councillor hopes Saanich’s declaration of a climate emergency will mean more than just words. … | vicnews.com |
| 05/31/2019 | Saanich woman fighting to keep jam stand open after district told her it has to go | CHEK TV | A Saanich woman who makes and sells jams from a stand out in front of her property is being ordered to shut down or face … | cheknews.ca |
| 06/05/2019 | Roadside jam stand in Saanich, B.C., allowed to temporarily operate | CBC News | A woman from Saanich, B.C., who was told to shut down her roadside jam stand this week because it violated bylaws has been given a … | www.cbc.ca |
| 06/07/2019 | Saanich councillor calls Garry oak undergrowth clearing ‘heart-breaking’ | Saanich News | Coun. Nathalie Chambers made the comment as council moves forward to replace EDPA “The Garry oak ecosystem is endemic and contains many specialist species including … | saanichnews.com |
| 06/13/2019 | Saanich councillor warns of ‘torturous experience’ as they consider replacing EDPA | Saanich News | Council postpones proposed Environmental Development Permit Area replacement until July 8. Fearing another “torturous experience,” in the words of Coun. Susan Brice, Saanich council postponed … | saanichnews.com |
| 06/16/2019 | Saanich sponsors Jeux de la Francophonie giving $50,000 for the French-language Games | Saanich News | The municipality will become an official sponsor of the 2020 after council voted 7-2 with Couns. Susan Brice and Nathalie Chambers opposed to give organizers … | saanichnews.com |
| 07/13/2019 | Saanich councillor warns of ‘torturous experience’ as they consider replacing EDPA | Saanich News | Fearing another “torturous experience,” in the words of Coun. Susan Brice, Saanich council postponed the ongoing process to replace the controversial Environmental Development Permit Area … | saanichnews.com |
| 07/27/2019 | Head of Greater Victoria builders calls Saanich councillor ‘uninformed’ | Victoria News | The head of the association representing local builders said comments from a Saanich councillor are not helpful when it comes to relations between council and … | vicnews.com |
| 11/26/2019 | New Saanich bylaw to reduce cost to taxpayers for infrastructure upgrades | Saanich News | Bylaw governing development cost charges has not had a major update since 1998. Saanich council unanimously passed a new bylaw to increase development cost charges … | saanichnews.com |
| 12/01/2019 | VBRA warns of Saanich of negative consequences if new DCC bylaw approved | Saanich News | On November 25, Saanich council unanimously passed a new bylaw to increase DCC’s, which have not been increased since 1997. Chambers stated that everybody paying … | |
| 12/18/2019 | Saanich council pauses updates to local area plans | Saanich News | Saanich council resolved to pause work on updating local area plans (LAPs) in the district during a council meeting Monday night. The topic created some … | saanichnews.com |
| 01/05/2020 | Replacing Saanich's EDPA bylaw proves challenging | Focus Magazine | Concerns over slow progress lead to questions about campaign donations from developers. | focusonvictoria.ca |
| 03/20/2020 | Saanich farm converts vegetable stand into veggie drive-thru as COVID-19 spreads | Penninsula News | The vegetable stand at Madrona Farms in Saanich has been transformed into a drive-thru to hinder the spread of COVID-19. Saanich Coun. Nathalie Chambers and … | peninsulanewsreview.com |
| 03/23/2020 | LETTERS: Saanich council right to hold line on taxes | Victoria News | At the March 23 meeting Saanich council approved a core budget for 2020 with six for and three against. | ampproject.org |
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