“Approval of this application could undermine the integrity of the District OCP.” — North Saanich planning staff on the McDonald...

Two 4–3 votes, one fault line. See how North Saanich council voted on the OCP and Officers Bylaw, and what's...

On Monday, resident Lesley Gould raised a simple, documented question at North Saanich council. The planner behind the new zoning...

People with shared priorities always find each other, with or without a label. A registered elector organization doesn't create an...

In February 2023, MODUS Planning walked away from North Saanich’s Official Community Plan, citing “an apparent misalignment of values about...

This commentary by a North Saanich resident originally appeared in the Times Colonist on July 29, 2026. North Saanich is...

Few planning questions are more consequential for North Saanich, or for Canada, than where the line between urban sprawl and...

Langford was supposed to be BC's housing success story: build fast, build big, solve the crisis. Instead, it's becoming a...

Canada's disappearing farmland has become a familiar story. As CBC reporters Benjamin Lopez Steven and Janyce McGregor reported on July...

North Saanich’s OCP already sets out where, when and how new housing should be delivered. Why is an external real...