Change Our Zoning Without Us — and Answer for It in October
In February 2023, MODUS Planning walked away from North Saanich’s Official Community Plan, citing “an apparent misalignment of values about...
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"Rural" is sometimes used to mean "static." It shouldn't. North Saanich's future depends on being a community where people of every age can live, gather, and stay. That means deliberate investment in the things that make staying possible: a year-round community gathering space, expanded medical access, accessibility standards in parks and public spaces, and the policy work to keep all of it on track. The community-building happening right now, at Wain Park, through the Shoreline Medical Clinic expansion, and through the new Age-Friendly Community Working Group, is precisely what turns "rural" from a description of the past into a vision for the future.
Comment: Don’t rewrite regional plan to fit questionable housing target
This commentary by a North Saanich resident originally appeared in the Times Colonist on July 29, 2026. North Saanich is...
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“You Can’t Be a Little Bit Pregnant”: Why North Saanich Should Not Budge on Its Boundary
Few planning questions are more consequential for North Saanich, or for Canada, than where the line between urban sprawl and...
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Another Langford? No, Thank You
Langford was supposed to be BC's housing success story: build fast, build big, solve the crisis. Instead, it's becoming a...
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Built by Residents. Rewritten by Outsiders
North Saanich’s OCP already sets out where, when and how new housing should be delivered. Why is an external real...
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Is This a Joke?
Is This a Joke? Because this is what a Trojan horse looks like. A community builds its own plan, together,...
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Fox Guarding the Henhouse:
Fox Guarding the Henhouse: Why Is a Global Real Estate Giant Deciding North Saanich's Housing Future? British Columbia's housing policy...
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Rare Garry Oak Ecosystem
North Saanich's Garry Oak Ecosystems Are Among the Rarest on Earth. Here Is Why That Matters. Garry oak ecosystems (also...
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