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Better Neighbours:
A plan for improved CARSA project consultation efforts by UVic.
http://www.uvic.ca/resources/carsa.php
Ralph Archibald, our Birding guy, is away at the end of January, so there will not be a Bird Walk.
We are planning a Public Meeting with presenter Grant Keddie, Curator, Archaeology, Royal BC Museum. It will be on Thursday evening, March 8, at 7 pm at Windsor Park Pavilion.
Please check our blog for more info on what is happening: friendsofuplandspark.wordpress.com
Mark Earth Day, Sunday April 22 on your calendar for the Uplands Park Celebration picnic with music, nature walks and family fun.
Anyone interested in joining ivy removal days, please email me at mlidkea@shaw.ca.
Yours naturally,
Margaret Lidkea and Kathleen Matthews
Now’s your chance to help protect BC’s children and families.
The provincial government’s Special Committee for Cosmetic Pesticides is seeking public opinion until December 16th.
Cosmetic pesticides are used to improve the appearance of lawns and gardens. However, research has linked pesticide exposure with an increased risk of adult and childhood cancers, including: leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, prostate, brain and lung cancers. Studies also show that children may be at a higher risk due to their rapidly developing bodies.
Despite strong support from BC communities and health and environmental associations, mounting industry pressure could result in ineffective legislation.
Here’s how you can help!
1. Answer the E-Questionnaire
This is a short questionnaire about the issues, provided by the provincial government. Please feel free to download and make use of our suggested responses (PDF).
2. Submit your own statement
Take the opportunity to personally tell the government that you want cosmetic pesticides banned so that our children can play in safe and healthy greenspaces.
With your help, the Canadian Cancer Society has already successfully supported over 30 BC municipalities in moving away from the use of cosmetic pesticides.
Take action now, and help make this happen for every community in British Columbia – help make BC safe for kids and families.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Seely,
Director of Public Issues
Canadian Cancer Society, BC & Yukon
P.S. Let us keep you informed on the issue: visit www.cancergameplan.ca and/or Pesticide Free BC on Facebook.
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Oak Bay council voted 3-2 early this morning to turn down variances needed for a controversial redevelopment of the Oak Bay Lodge site.
There is simply not enough information available from the Vancouver Island Health Authority and the Baptist Housing Society to decide on such an important project, councillors said. And they are also concerned it may not be the right site for a facility of its size.
Mayor-elect Nils Jensen and councillor Tara Ney voted against it, as did Hazel Braithwaite, the defeated mayoral candidate.
Councillor John Herbert voted in favour, as did retiring mayor Christopher Causton.
A full report on their reasons will be posted later today.
About 250 people attended a special meeting at the Monterey Centre Monday night. They had 4.5 hours of questions for VIHA, Baptist Housing and Oak Bay council. At the end, many told council they couldn’t imagine how council, in all good conscience, could make a decision given the lack of detailed information and lack of community consultation.
The proposed development would see the current building at 2251 Cadboro Bay Rd. replaced with an $80-million, six-storey, 320-bed facility.
The joint project between the Baptist Housing Society and the Vancouver Island Health Authority would provide a home for Greater Victoria seniors with dementia who require complex care.
The project needs variances from the municipality to allow a two-storey increase in height to built to six storeys, and a reduction of required parking from 320 to 107 spots.
The meeting Monday night was held because so many people wanted to speak at a meeting scheduled last week.
A repeated concern was that VIHA was bullying the current council and threatening to put the project in another municipality if approval isn’t given this week.
In a letter to council, the authority said they need council to approve the necessary variances on the project so they can meet their December funding deadline.
Heather Vincent, who lives on Cranmore Road, said a new building for seniors is needed and wanted in the community, something many at the meeting reiterated.
“Our concern is due process or lack of it. … Please listen to us tonight and allow for more due process and community input.”
Many speakers emphasized they are not against such a facility, but they want details from VIHA.
“I think that VIHA’s threat to take its ball and bat and go home is just a bullying tactic,” said Mike Hayes. “We have been told by Baptist Housing and VIHA in the past that they do not have other zoned land. The zoning on the lodge site is vitally important to this whole debate. That is council’s strongest card and it should be played.”
The proposal has also brought up a split on council.
Mayor-elect Nils Jensen and councillor Tara Ney tried at the start of the meeting to have discussion by council and a decision on the project adjourned so the new council could deal with it. The new council, which will have three new councillors, is to be sworn in Dec. 5.
Jensen said the project is too big and important to the community for it to be rushed through to decision. Council were only shown a model of the proposed project a week ago, he said, and the community has not had enough time to have their many questions answered.
Mayor Christopher Causton, defeated mayoral candidate Hazel Braithwaite and John Herbert voted against that though, so the meeting carried on.
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MAYORS DEBATE ON CFAX 1070
Nov. 7th at 1:05pm.
Tune in!
Congratulations to everyone who worked on the redevelopment of Oak Bay High and the Neighbourhood of Learning Centre. George Abbott, Minister of Education announced on October 28, 2011 that $50 million was approved for a new school for 1300 students and $12 million for the NLC.
There will be two All Candidates Meetings in Oak Bay in connection with the 2011 Municipal Election November 19, 2011. All eleven candidates for Council and two candidates for Mayor have been invited to take part.
The first meeting will be held Friday, November 4, 2011 from 7 to 9 pm in the Garry Oak Room at the Monterey Recreation Centre, 1442 Monterey Avenue.
The second meeting will be held Tuesday, November 8 from 7 to 9 pm in the Sanctuary at the Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2121 Cedar Hill Cross Road. Doors open at both events at 6:4pm.
The moderator will be Mr. Jamie Chicanot a partner in ADR Education. These meetings are sponsored by the Community Association of Oak Bay and the North Henderson Residents’ Association.
“Our Associations are pleased to sponsor these events. We hope these meetings will help voters make up their minds when choosing between two candidates for Mayor and among eleven candidates for six Council positions”, says spokesperson Jill Croft of the Community Association of Oak Bay.
A group of about a dozen volunteers combed Willows Beach on Saturday morning, looking for any bit of garbage to pick up. In an hour’s work, we managed to get a half a bag of returnable containers, and the remaining bags were filled with garbage.
The most common item again was cigarette butts, found in the sand, along the walkway, on the rocks, and concentrated around logs on the beach. I couldn’t take two steps without seeing a butt, and picked up hundreds in the hour we were there. The largest item was likely the pair of sand filled shorts. I will leave to your imagination the other treasures we found!
Thanks so much to the volunteers who came out to help!
Join the Community Association of Oak Bay for the 3rd Annual Shoreline Clean Up this Saturday, September 24, 2011.
We meet at Willows Beach Kiwanis Tea Room and will work together to clean the beach of hundreds of cigarette butts, bits of plastic, and all kinds of other surprises that you don’t want on your beach, in your ocean, or eaten by sea life.
Bring gloves, and bags for all the garbage and recycling collected.
Everyone welcome!
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