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Subdivision planned for area once protected by EDPA

Subdivision planned for area once protected by EDPA

Neighbours fear loss of portion of Saanich’s Garry oak ecosystem
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Saanich can’t afford EDPA bylaw

Saanich can’t afford EDPA bylaw

The Diamond Head Report covered most aspects of the Environmental Development Permit Area (EDPA) bylaw but certain important issues were omitted. Having lived in Saanich for 50 years, I have never encountered such a divisive bylaw, or other issue, which has generated such extensive distrust, angst, anger, outrage, fear and hatred directed against staff and councillors.
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Saanich council rejects offer of EDPA field trip

Saanich council rejects offer of EDPA field trip

Saanich rejected an unsolicited offer by one consultant to take the consultant reviewing a controversial bylaw on a field trip.
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LETTER: Couple supports rescinding EDPA

LETTER: Couple supports rescinding EDPA

My husband and I are residents and property owners in Saanich. We have written the mayor and council to offer support to rescind the EDPA bylaw.
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Saanich councillor ‘chose pragmatism over politics’ in opposing EDPA replacement

Saanich councillor ‘chose pragmatism over politics’ in opposing EDPA replacement

Coun. Rebecca Mersereau acknowledged her opposition shocked many of her supporters
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LETTER: EDPA must work in co-operation with landowners

LETTER: EDPA must work in co-operation with landowners

The Saanich Citizens for a Responsible EDPA Society has always supported having a scientifically justifiable EDPA bylaw that works in co-operation with landowners. Most of the properties mapped within the existing EDPA no longer have natural ecosystems, as they have been developed for at least 50 - 100 years.
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Saanich council one vote away from temporarily excluding single residential properties from EDPA

Saanich council one vote away from temporarily excluding single residential properties from EDPA

Members of council clashed sharply Saturday as Saanich moved one step away from temporarily suspending the provisions of a controversial bylaw designed to protect environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs).
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LETTER: EDPA bylaw needs to go

LETTER: EDPA bylaw needs to go

The review of Saanich’s EDPA law by Diamond Head Consulting is verbose, incomplete, and closer to ‘pal review’ than independent.
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Faults of EDPA well documented

Environmental Development Permit Area bylaw inflicts hardship on Saanich property owners
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EDPA bylaw should be far less difficult to navigate

I want to congratulate the five members of council who voted in favour of removing the Rainbow Street properties from the EDPA
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