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Saanich Saanichshould should join joinamalgamation amalgamation study: study:councillors councillors Daniel Daniel Palmer Palmer
Saanich Saanich voters voters overwhelmoverwhelmingly ingly supported supported a ballot a ballot quesquestiontion in November in November thatthat asked asked At At least least twotwo Saanich Saanich councoun-if they if they support support “a community“a communitycillors cillors believe believe thethe municipalmunicipal-based based review review of of thethe govergoverity ity should should participate participate in in a anance nance structure structure andand policies policies province-led province-led study study of regional of regionalwithin within Saanich Saanich andand partnerpartneramalgamation amalgamation options. options. ships ships within within thethe Region.” Region.” Under Under questioning questioning lastlast week week TheThe guidelines guidelines for for thatthat interinterin the in the B.C.B.C. legislature, legislature, CommuCommu-nalnal review review have have notnot yetyet been been despite despite a motion a motion passed passed nitynity Minister Minister Coralee Coralee Oakes Oakesset,set, said said Saanich Saanich andand Langford Langfordon on Dec. Dec. 8 by 8 by Coun. Coun. VicVic Der-Derhave have yetyet to express to express interest interest in inman man thatthat asked asked Saanich Saanich staff staff a provincially a provincially funded funded study study of ofto present to present a report a report within within 90 90 Capital Capital Region Region amalgamation. amalgamation.days. days. Oakes Oakes said said Victoria, Victoria, EsquiEsqui- “We’ve “We’ve hadhad an an interesting interesting malt, malt, Sidney, Sidney, Central Central Saanich, Saanich,start-up start-up andand thethe governance governance North North review hasn’t hasn’t been been on on thethe Saanich Saanich andand Colwood Colwoodreview front of everyone’s of everyone’s work work list,” list,” have have all all sent sent formal formal letters lettersfront Plant said. said. to to herher office office requesting requesting thethePlant Participating in in thethe provprovstudy, study, which which would would be be nonnon- Participating binding binding andand examine examine several severalince-led ince-led study study could could be be done done models models of regional of regional integration. integration.in parallel in parallel with with a Saanich-led a Saanich-led OnOn Monday, Monday, Coun. Coun. Colin Colinreview, review, Plant Plant added. added. Plant Plant planned planned to put to put forward forward “This “This won’t won’t prevent prevent us from us from a notice a notice of motion of motion thatthat would wouldself-determining self-determining ourour political political lead lead to Saanich’s to Saanich’s participation participationfuture,” future,” he he said. said. “If everybody “If everybody in the in the province-led province-led study. study. elseelse around around us is ustaking is taking a look a look “If you “If you were were thinking thinking about aboutat this, at this, why why wouldn’t wouldn’t we we want want painting paintingyour yourhouse, house,andandto be to be a part a part of it?” of it?” everyone everyone on on your your street street waswas getting getting a quote a quote on on house house painting, painting, why why wouldn’t wouldn’t youyou getget PlEASE PlEASE SEE:SEE: a quote,” a quote,” Plant Plant said. said. Regional Regional study, study, Page Page A5 A5 News News staff staff
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Fry Fryfestivities festivities Four-year-old Four-year-old Cameron Cameron Louie Louie of of Saanich Saanich helps helps tip tip chum chum fryfry into into a protected a protected weir weir in Douglas in Douglas Creek Creek at at Mount Mount Douglas Douglas Park Park lastlast Friday. Friday. Protective Protective screens screens willwill be be pulled pulled outout of the of the weir weir on on Sunday Sunday or or Monday, Monday, allowing allowing thethe chum chum to swim to swim through through Douglas Douglas Creek Creek to the to the ocean, ocean, from from whence whence they’ll they’ll eventually eventually return return in in three three to to fivefive years. years. More More than than 35,000 35,000 chum chum fryfry were were released, released, each each weighing weighing about about one one gram, gram, provided provided by by thethe Howard Howard English English Hatchery Hatchery at Goldstream. at Goldstream. See See thethe story story on on Page Page A2.A2.