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Sister Marie Zarowny helps shed light on the residential school experience, told from the standpoint of those who News, Page A10 taught at the facilities.
The Victoria Harbour Boat Show ‘sales’ into the Inner Harbour this week. In Motion, B section Watch for breaking news at www.oakbaynews.com
Friday, April 20, 2012
Oak Bay Lodge proposal trips up again Provincial rules restrict talks on controversial dementia care facility redevelopment Vivian Moreau New staff
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Lillies of the field Fawn lilies grow in abundance in the Oak Bay Native Plant Garden on the corner of Beach Drive and Margate Avenue. Swaths of blooming fawn lilies around Greater Victoria are peaking right now, says University of Victoria biologist Geraldine Allen. The native plants love warm, wet weather and this year’s display could be a result of last summer’s cooler weather. There are 15 species of Erythronium (Liliaceae) in North America. Although white is most commonly seen around Greater Victoria, pink varieties can be found further west on the Island. Also found in Europe and Asia, Allen suspects fawn lilies have been around for hundreds of thousands of years but arrived here before the last ice age. ‘They’re kind of irresistible, like Easter lilies in miniature and flowering in spectacular displays.’ Sharon Tiffin/News staff
Discussions about the Oak Bay Lodge redevelopment have taken another two steps back. Only the building’s height and parking can be addressed during the permit application process, a consultant hired by the municipality informed Oak Bay’s committee of the whole this week. “People may not like having only to speak to height and parking but that’s what the Local Government Act says,� said Felice Mazzoni of Focus Corporation. In a 12-page report the consultant noted that the restric- Cairine Green tion “makes it extremely difficult to attempt to create any meaningful public engagement strategy or dialogue� and recommended developing a local area plan “in order to properly and effectively engage the community in a meaningful fashion.� No reason was given why the consultant group hired in February waited until now to inform the municipality of the governance restrictions. It was a frustrating setback for residents who came to the meeting expecting to air their concerns about Baptist Housing Society’s plans to redevelop the Cranmore Road lodge into a 320bed facility to house seniors with dementia. PLEASE SEE: Council asks for trial balloons, Page A4
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