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07/31/2023Saanich petitions province for mental-health measuresCapital Daily

Saanich council has asked the provincial government for more money to support its police force and the Mobile Integrated Crisis Response Team in responding to

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11/20/2024Saanich resident gets 60 days to clean up 'unsightly' propertyTimes Colonist

Council was not swayed by her appeal, but did agree to provide an extension at the request of Coun. Nathalie Chambers.

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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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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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06/16/2019Saanich sponsors Jeux de la Francophonie giving $50,000 for the French-language GamesSaanich 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

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11/22/2024Saanich to look into adding warming centres, shelter beds after pressure from VictoriaTimes 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

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09/05/2024Saanich to replace open forum at council with town hall meetingsTimes 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

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05/31/2019Saanich woman fighting to keep jam stand open after district told her it has to goCHEK 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

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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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12/01/2019VBRA warns of Saanich of negative consequences if new DCC bylaw approvedSaanich 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

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