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03/14/2025 | Saanich councillor pushes for more transparency from local government | Saanich News | Coun. Nathalie Chambers proposed two motions to improve accessibility to town hall meetings and FOI requests | saanichnews.com |
03/01/2023 | Saanich council passes controversial Swan Lake townhouses in narrow vote | Saanich News | The developer of a controversial townhouse project near Swan Lake has finally been able to get the green light from Saanich council. Tuesday’s public hearing … | saanichnews.com |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
05/18/2020 | Saanich councillors oppose development variance due to loss of trees | Saanich News | We cannot lose anymore biodiversity,’ councillor says. Two Saanich councillors stood alone opposing a development variance permit application that requires cutting down protected trees. On … | saanichnews.com |
05/15/2020 | Saanich councillors oppose development variance due to loss of trees | Saanich News | We cannot lose anymore biodiversity councillor says. Two Saanich councillors stood alone opposing a development variance permit application that requires cutting down protected trees. On … | 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 |
10/10/2020 | LETTER: Councillor wasn’t silenced | Saanich News | Re: the letter Saanich councillor muzzled (Sept. 30 Saanich News). I listened and watched the entirety of the council meeting as they discussed the new … | saanichnews.com |
12/09/2023 | LETTER: Housing targets undermine relationships with Vancouver Island First Nations | Saanich News | As a duly elected Saanich councillor, I am adding my name to the growing list of mayors and councils requesting a comprehensive value-for-money audit on … | saanichnews.com |
09/27/2020 | LETTER: Saanich councillor muzzled | Saanich News | “Me Too” highlights the abuses to women are not only physical. Men suppressing a woman’s right to speak counts as well. Thanks to an astute … | saanichnews.com |
08/17/2023 | Car dealership workers help to sway Saanich council on zoning for Douglas Street | Times Colonist | The head of the GAIN auto group is crediting staff at Volkswagen Victoria with protecting the viability of the business. GAIN partner Peter Trzewik said … | timescolonist.com |
05/09/2024 | Concerns raised over urban containment boundary as Saanich adopts new OCP | Times Colonist | Coun. Nathalie Chambers, who also voted against adoption of the OCP, said while she agrees with “density in certain areas at certain times,” she’s concerned … | timescolonist.com |
06/02/2024 | Fundraising effort to help senior whose house was ransacked | Times Colonist | A fundraising page has been set up to help Anne Tolmie, whose Blenkinsop Road home was broken into several times and ransacked while she was … | timescolonist.com |
06/05/2024 | 'Home sweet trailer': Saanich senior whose house was ransacked gets new home, thanks to donors | Times Colonist | She and friend Nathalie Chambers from neighbouring Madrona Farm found the trailer for sale on the weekend. Chambers and others were determined to get it … | timescolonist.com |
02/26/2025 | Quadra-McKenzie plan to be revised to include fewer tall buildings, more input | Times Colonist | Four members of council — Susan Brice, Judy Brownoff, Mena Westhaver and Nathalie Chambers — opposed the amendment proposed by Coun. Zac de Vries asking … | timescolonist.com |
03/06/2025 | Saanich aims to get tax hike below eight per cent | Times Colonist | Coun. Nathalie Chambers argued that making that cut would jeopardize staffing for a team to respond to mental-health calls. “Saanich is a large municipality and … | timescolonist.com |
03/06/2025 | Saanich aims to get tax hike below eight per cent | Times Colonist | Coun. Nathalie Chambers argued that making that cut would jeopardize staffing for a team to respond to mental-health calls. “Saanich is a large municipality and … | timescolonist.com |
07/31/2023 | Saanich asks province for help responding to mental health calls | Times Colonist | Murdock write to the province asking for an increase in support for Saanich police to better deal with an increase in mental-health calls. The letter … | timescolonist.com |
02/05/2025 | Saanich keeps hope of lobby registry alive | Times Colonist | Coun. Nathalie Chambers brought forward a motion on Monday night to have district staff come up with options for a registry. | timescolonist.com |
11/20/2024 | Saanich resident gets 60 days to clean up 'unsightly' property | Times Colonist | Council was not swayed by her appeal, but did agree to provide an extension at the request of Coun. Nathalie Chambers. | timescolonist.com |
05/08/2025 | Saanich seeks approval to borrow $150M to redevelop operations centre | Times Colonist | If more than 10% of eligible electors — 8,735 residents — submit votes against the initiative, the loan authorization bylaw cannot be adopted. | timescolonist.com |
11/22/2024 | Saanich to look into adding warming centres, shelter beds after pressure from Victoria | Times Colonist | Coun. Nathalie Chambers conceded the report would be “a start,” but said action is needed now and the district is dragging things out unnecessarily. “We … | timescolonist.com |
09/05/2024 | Saanich to replace open forum at council with town hall meetings | Times Colonist | Cllr. Nathalie Chambers voted to retain the forum Chambers said she supports the idea of the town halls, but would have preferred to see them … | timescolonist.com |
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