Issues in the community can often be resolved by finding the correct level of government to contact.

      Many of the roads in our area, are the responsibility of the Province and the Galloping Goose trail is administered by the Capital Regional District. If you have questions about a re-development project you can contact Saanich Planning department.

Help Keep out Neighbourhood Clean and Safe

It is easy to report problems, don’t assume someone else will do something. 1. Overflowing garbage cans or illegal dumping  contact Saanich Parks parks@saanich.ca  250-475-55222. or PublicWorks [email protected], depending on location, – 2. Graffiti and vandalism  Who to contact depends on its location. Contact information is at  Saanich page

     Parking enforcement now completely handled by Saanich
                   phone 250 475 5431   or email to    [email protected]              
– The system of complaint-driven parking enforcement is not sufficient to the changing needs of Saanich urban areas.  The street parking problem is cumulative and wide spread. Sending specific issues to the Administrative Traffic Committee (ATC) will not be enough.   MVCCA supports the regulation and enforcement of street parking limits via a set of parking enforcement officers  – as is done in Victoria.  A system of fines would pay for itself.

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 Links to the Municipality of Saanich, the Capital Regional District, other community groups and the broader community of research into urban planning.

District of Saanich

• Feedback Form
• Get Involved
• Saanich Council meetings  –  broadcast live and recorded for later viewing.
•    Useful Local links
•  Capital Bike
• Colquitz Coalition
• Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team

• Peninsula Streams
•  Nigel Valley Project
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•  Information on urban planning
•                   “7 Principles for building Better Cities” TED Talk video
•                 Canada Green Building Council
•                 Canadian Urban Institute
•               “How to Make an Attractive City” video 
•                 Project For Public Spaces
•                “Recipe for a Remarkable Neighborhood”  2019

            
  Books available at the Greater Victoria Public Library
               
  Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State. Samuel Stein 2019
   Happy City: transforming our lives through urban design.   Charles Montgomery
The High Cost of Free Parking.    Donald C. Shroup     2011
How to kill a City: gentrification, inequality and the fight for the neighborhood. Peter Moskowitz  2017
The New Urban Crisis.   Richard Florida  2017
  Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis. Gregor Craigie   2024
Paved Paradise: how parking explains the world   Grabar Henry   2023
  Saving Farmland : the fight for real food.  Nathalie Chambers   2015
  Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution.   Janette Sadik-Kahn  2016
Sunbelt Blues: the Failure of American Housing.  Andrew Ross   2021
Walkable city.  Jeff Speck  2012
Vancouverism. Larry Beasley  2019