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03/06/2025Saanich aims to get tax hike below eight per centTimes 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

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05/08/2025Saanich seeks approval to borrow $150M to redevelop operations centreTimes Colonist

If more than 10% of eligible electors — 8,735 residents — submit votes against the initiative, the loan authorization bylaw cannot be adopted.

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03/06/2025Reduction scenario: Saanich seeks to keep tax increase south of 8%Vic News

Supporting Duthie's stance, Coun. Nathalie Chambers opposed the police budget cut. “This is absolutely not OK with me,” she said. “We don't want to deliver

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03/29/2023Saanich scraps concept of registry for people lobbying council, staffVicNews

The District of Saanich has decided it will not be adding a lobbyist registry to its strategic planning process after council deemed the idea not

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03/23/2020LETTERS: Saanich council right to hold line on taxesVictoria News

At the March 23 meeting Saanich council approved a core budget for 2020 with six for and three against.

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07/27/2019Head 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

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03/26/2019Councillor wants to see concrete action after Saanich declares climate emergencyVictoria 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

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03/26/2019Councillor wants to see concrete action after Saanich declares climate emergencyVictoria 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.

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06/24/2020Saanich councillor accuses development community of undue influenceVictoria News

Coun. Nathalie Chambers calls herself “guardian of the taxpayer” in calling for DDC implentation. A Saanich councillor says “developers and lobby groups” are shaping policy

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06/09/2021Greater Victoria councillors visit Fairy Creek blockades, none were arrestedVictoria News

Elected officals were allowed to enter the exclusion zone, along with journalists.

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03/26/2026LETTER: Stronger safeguards needed to protect Saanich’s Garry oak ecosystemsVictoria News

On March 16, a majority of Saanich council approved the removal of 28 trees, including 22 mature Garry oaks, for a six-storey, 60-unit development at

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03/30/2026Saanich could lead call for stronger biodiversity safeguardsVictoria Times Colonist

Deprioritizing remnant Garry oak woodlands in one large-scale development after another eventually reaches a tipping point of irreversible harm.

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02/01/2010The Ed Johnston $200,000 Challenge on YouTubeYouTube

During the campaign to save Madrona Farm, Ed Johnston issued this (successful) challenge.

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