Date03/26/2026
Article TItleLETTER: Stronger safeguards needed to protect Saanich’s Garry oak ecosystems
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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 McKenzie and Saanich Road. Coun. Judy Brownoff and I opposed the decision. The argument used to justify the loss claimed that redesigning the building to save the trees would simply push greater ecological destruction to less-protected areas...

Media SourceVictoria News
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