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The deadline is near, it's time to show us your holiday cheer! Students in grades K-5 are invited to enter Mayor and Council’s 2025 Holiday Card contest. Print an entry form and show us what you love most about the holidays by Nov. 26: https://ow.ly/UMQ550XxRns
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The deadline is near, it's time to show us your holiday cheer! Students in grades K-5 are invited to enter Mayor and Council’s 2025 Holiday Card contest. Print an entry form and show us what you love most about the holidays by Nov. 26: https://ow.ly/UMQ550XxRns
Thank you to our incredible Saanich leaf collection crews! We’re about halfway through the program!
📅 What’s next: Check your “Second Pass” schedule by address and sign up for reminders!
✅ Help the crews: keep leaf piles within 1 m of the road, and clear of obstructions to ensure truck access.
📅 What’s next: Check your “Second Pass” schedule by address and sign up for reminders!
✅ Help the crews: keep leaf piles within 1 m of the road, and clear of obstructions to ensure truck access.
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thank you to our incredible Saanich leaf collection crews! We’re about halfway through the program!
📅 What’s next: Check your “Second Pass” schedule by address and sign up for reminders!
✅ Help the crews: keep leaf piles within 1 m of the road, and clear of obstructions to ensure truck access.
📅 What’s next: Check your “Second Pass” schedule by address and sign up for reminders!
✅ Help the crews: keep leaf piles within 1 m of the road, and clear of obstructions to ensure truck access.
Grow your career with the District of Saanich!
We offer training, development and opportunities across 10 departments and 11 locations — parks, engineering, recreation, public safety and more.
Visit saanich.ca/careers for current employment opportunities and information about how to apply!
We offer training, development and opportunities across 10 departments and 11 locations — parks, engineering, recreation, public safety and more.
Visit saanich.ca/careers for current employment opportunities and information about how to apply!
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Grow your career with the District of Saanich!
We offer training, development and opportunities across 10 departments and 11 locations — parks, engineering, recreation, public safety and more.
Visit saanich.ca/careers for current employment opportunities and information about how to apply!
We offer training, development and opportunities across 10 departments and 11 locations — parks, engineering, recreation, public safety and more.
Visit saanich.ca/careers for current employment opportunities and information about how to apply!
Yule never believe it – it’s that time of year already! Saanich students in grades K-5 are invited to grab their pencil crayons and markers for Mayor and Council’s 2025 Holiday Card contest.
For more details and a contest entry form: https://ow.ly/R5nC50XrjwW
For more details and a contest entry form: https://ow.ly/R5nC50XrjwW
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Yule never believe it – it’s that time of year already! Saanich students in grades K-5 are invited to grab their pencil crayons and markers for Mayor and Council’s 2025 Holiday Card contest.
For more details and a contest entry form: https://ow.ly/R5nC50XrjwW
For more details and a contest entry form: https://ow.ly/R5nC50XrjwW
Trees are vital to a good quality of life, and we want to know what residents value and prefer when it comes to tree regulation and bylaw options in our community.
You're invited to share your ideas to help inform the Tree Protection Bylaw Updates Project. More info: https://ow.ly/xGEI50Xw6hR
You're invited to share your ideas to help inform the Tree Protection Bylaw Updates Project. More info: https://ow.ly/xGEI50Xw6hR
November 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Trees are vital to a good quality of life, and we want to know what residents value and prefer when it comes to tree regulation and bylaw options in our community.
You're invited to share your ideas to help inform the Tree Protection Bylaw Updates Project. More info: https://ow.ly/xGEI50Xw6hR
You're invited to share your ideas to help inform the Tree Protection Bylaw Updates Project. More info: https://ow.ly/xGEI50Xw6hR
Ever heard of a Neighbourhood Bikeway?
Today is the first pop-up event for the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project! We'll be at Saanich Commonwealth Place from 12 to 2 p.m.
Can't make it? Click the link for next pop-up dates and take the survey: saanich.ca/helloNB
Today is the first pop-up event for the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project! We'll be at Saanich Commonwealth Place from 12 to 2 p.m.
Can't make it? Click the link for next pop-up dates and take the survey: saanich.ca/helloNB
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ever heard of a Neighbourhood Bikeway?
Today is the first pop-up event for the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project! We'll be at Saanich Commonwealth Place from 12 to 2 p.m.
Can't make it? Click the link for next pop-up dates and take the survey: saanich.ca/helloNB
Today is the first pop-up event for the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project! We'll be at Saanich Commonwealth Place from 12 to 2 p.m.
Can't make it? Click the link for next pop-up dates and take the survey: saanich.ca/helloNB
We want your feedback! It's the final days to complete the Outdoor Sports Field Strategy questionnaire. Open now until Nov. 23 on HelloSaanich. Learn more: saanich.ca/osfs
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We want your feedback! It's the final days to complete the Outdoor Sports Field Strategy questionnaire. Open now until Nov. 23 on HelloSaanich. Learn more: saanich.ca/osfs
Have you registered to participate and share your thoughts with Council at the Saanich town hall meeting on December 2?
saanich.ca/townhall
saanich.ca/townhall
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Have you registered to participate and share your thoughts with Council at the Saanich town hall meeting on December 2?
saanich.ca/townhall
saanich.ca/townhall
Join the Lambrick Park Campus Renewal Project Open House this weekend! We'll be exploring community needs, preferences, and potential opportunities for the future.
📅 Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, 12 - 4 pm at Gordon Head Middle School. Childminding will be provided.
Read more: saanich.ca/lambrick
📅 Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, 12 - 4 pm at Gordon Head Middle School. Childminding will be provided.
Read more: saanich.ca/lambrick
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Join the Lambrick Park Campus Renewal Project Open House this weekend! We'll be exploring community needs, preferences, and potential opportunities for the future.
📅 Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, 12 - 4 pm at Gordon Head Middle School. Childminding will be provided.
Read more: saanich.ca/lambrick
📅 Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, 12 - 4 pm at Gordon Head Middle School. Childminding will be provided.
Read more: saanich.ca/lambrick
🚴 Join us for a pop-up engagement event for the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project this weekend!
📅 Sunday, November 23
🕛 12 to 2 p.m.
📍 Saanich Commonwealth Place
🔗 Learn more and take the online survey before December 14: saanich.ca/helloNB
📅 Sunday, November 23
🕛 12 to 2 p.m.
📍 Saanich Commonwealth Place
🔗 Learn more and take the online survey before December 14: saanich.ca/helloNB
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🚴 Join us for a pop-up engagement event for the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project this weekend!
📅 Sunday, November 23
🕛 12 to 2 p.m.
📍 Saanich Commonwealth Place
🔗 Learn more and take the online survey before December 14: saanich.ca/helloNB
📅 Sunday, November 23
🕛 12 to 2 p.m.
📍 Saanich Commonwealth Place
🔗 Learn more and take the online survey before December 14: saanich.ca/helloNB
It's that time of year again...we're inviting young artists in grades K-5 to share what they love most about the holidays by designing a card that could be selected as Mayor and Council's holiday card! For details and a contest entry form, visit: https://ow.ly/5S4y50XvZww
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It's that time of year again...we're inviting young artists in grades K-5 to share what they love most about the holidays by designing a card that could be selected as Mayor and Council's holiday card! For details and a contest entry form, visit: https://ow.ly/5S4y50XvZww
🚧 Sidewalk construction, milling and paving, underground work and more!
Visit saanich.ca/traffic to see current and upcoming roadwork happening that may affect how you move through the district. 🚙 🚶♀️ 🚴
Visit saanich.ca/traffic to see current and upcoming roadwork happening that may affect how you move through the district. 🚙 🚶♀️ 🚴
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🚧 Sidewalk construction, milling and paving, underground work and more!
Visit saanich.ca/traffic to see current and upcoming roadwork happening that may affect how you move through the district. 🚙 🚶♀️ 🚴
Visit saanich.ca/traffic to see current and upcoming roadwork happening that may affect how you move through the district. 🚙 🚶♀️ 🚴
Hear Mayor Dean Murdock's annual address highlighting 2025 in Saanich: https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/news-events/news-archives/2025-news/mayor-dean-murdock-s-annual-address.html
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hear Mayor Dean Murdock's annual address highlighting 2025 in Saanich: https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/news-events/news-archives/2025-news/mayor-dean-murdock-s-annual-address.html
Have you tried the Greener Garbage App yet? It's quick, easy, and you can set up a reminder for garbage AND leaf collection - all in one spot, in minutes!
Check your Collection Schedule today and sign up for reminders: saanich.ca/greenergarbageday
Check your Collection Schedule today and sign up for reminders: saanich.ca/greenergarbageday
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Have you tried the Greener Garbage App yet? It's quick, easy, and you can set up a reminder for garbage AND leaf collection - all in one spot, in minutes!
Check your Collection Schedule today and sign up for reminders: saanich.ca/greenergarbageday
Check your Collection Schedule today and sign up for reminders: saanich.ca/greenergarbageday
Share your ideas as part of the Lambrick Park Campus Renewal Project! Read more and check out upcoming engagement opportunities: saanich.ca/lambrick
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Share your ideas as part of the Lambrick Park Campus Renewal Project! Read more and check out upcoming engagement opportunities: saanich.ca/lambrick
Residents near Cedar Hill X Rd (Blenkinsop Rd to Cedar Hill Rd) may notice discoloured tap water during District water flushing program activities.
✅ The water is safe to drink and remains potable.
Saanich staff are flushing the area to clear the water.
👉 www.saanich.ca/news
✅ The water is safe to drink and remains potable.
Saanich staff are flushing the area to clear the water.
👉 www.saanich.ca/news
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Residents near Cedar Hill X Rd (Blenkinsop Rd to Cedar Hill Rd) may notice discoloured tap water during District water flushing program activities.
✅ The water is safe to drink and remains potable.
Saanich staff are flushing the area to clear the water.
👉 www.saanich.ca/news
✅ The water is safe to drink and remains potable.
Saanich staff are flushing the area to clear the water.
👉 www.saanich.ca/news
What do you love most about the holidays? We're calling all young artists in grades K-5 to share their festive designs for Mayor and Council’s 2025 Holiday Card contest.
For more details and a contest entry form: https://ow.ly/EZTj50Xrjlr
For more details and a contest entry form: https://ow.ly/EZTj50Xrjlr
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What do you love most about the holidays? We're calling all young artists in grades K-5 to share their festive designs for Mayor and Council’s 2025 Holiday Card contest.
For more details and a contest entry form: https://ow.ly/EZTj50Xrjlr
For more details and a contest entry form: https://ow.ly/EZTj50Xrjlr
🚴♂️ We're working to expand cycling options in line with the Active Transportation Plan. Your feedback is critical!
Take the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project survey today: https://hello.saanich.ca/en/projects/neighbourhood-bikeways-identification-and-prioritization
Take the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project survey today: https://hello.saanich.ca/en/projects/neighbourhood-bikeways-identification-and-prioritization
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🚴♂️ We're working to expand cycling options in line with the Active Transportation Plan. Your feedback is critical!
Take the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project survey today: https://hello.saanich.ca/en/projects/neighbourhood-bikeways-identification-and-prioritization
Take the Neighbourhood Bikeways Identification and Prioritization Project survey today: https://hello.saanich.ca/en/projects/neighbourhood-bikeways-identification-and-prioritization
🍂 Reminder: Saanich collects on Statutory Holidays! 🍁
If your calendar shows you have a Greener Garbage or Leaf Collection tomorrow (Remembrance Day), please place carts at the curb!
Check your Collection Schedules and sign up for reminders: saanich.ca/greenergarbageday.
If your calendar shows you have a Greener Garbage or Leaf Collection tomorrow (Remembrance Day), please place carts at the curb!
Check your Collection Schedules and sign up for reminders: saanich.ca/greenergarbageday.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🍂 Reminder: Saanich collects on Statutory Holidays! 🍁
If your calendar shows you have a Greener Garbage or Leaf Collection tomorrow (Remembrance Day), please place carts at the curb!
Check your Collection Schedules and sign up for reminders: saanich.ca/greenergarbageday.
If your calendar shows you have a Greener Garbage or Leaf Collection tomorrow (Remembrance Day), please place carts at the curb!
Check your Collection Schedules and sign up for reminders: saanich.ca/greenergarbageday.
We're looking for your thoughts on the Draft Outdoor Sports Field Strategy. Learn more and take the questionnaire: saanich.ca/osfs
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We're looking for your thoughts on the Draft Outdoor Sports Field Strategy. Learn more and take the questionnaire: saanich.ca/osfs
Saanich’s latest Housing Target Progress Report shows the District continues to make good progress to reach provincial housing targets and support the creation of more homes for people. Read more: https://ow.ly/iIAa50XmS6y
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Saanich’s latest Housing Target Progress Report shows the District continues to make good progress to reach provincial housing targets and support the creation of more homes for people. Read more: https://ow.ly/iIAa50XmS6y
Share your feedback on the draft Outdoor Sports Field Strategy which will guide future planning, management and investment in outdoor sports fields and lacrosse boxes.
More details: https://ow.ly/BqXF50XhR7u
More details: https://ow.ly/BqXF50XhR7u
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Share your feedback on the draft Outdoor Sports Field Strategy which will guide future planning, management and investment in outdoor sports fields and lacrosse boxes.
More details: https://ow.ly/BqXF50XhR7u
More details: https://ow.ly/BqXF50XhR7u
We’re seeking input on the future of the Lambrick Park Campus, to help us develop concepts for a modernized space and expanded amenities. Details here: https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/news-events/news-archives/2025-news/share-your-ideas-on-the-future-of-the-lambrick-park-campus.html
October 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We’re seeking input on the future of the Lambrick Park Campus, to help us develop concepts for a modernized space and expanded amenities. Details here: https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/news-events/news-archives/2025-news/share-your-ideas-on-the-future-of-the-lambrick-park-campus.html
Saanich Council has approved a renewed vision for Panama Flats that reflects the community’s current uses and values. Check out the highlights of the updated concept plan here: https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/news-events/news-archives/2025-news/panama-flats-concept-plan-moves-forward.html
October 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Saanich Council has approved a renewed vision for Panama Flats that reflects the community’s current uses and values. Check out the highlights of the updated concept plan here: https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/news-events/news-archives/2025-news/panama-flats-concept-plan-moves-forward.html
Keep up with all the latest in Saanich!
Visit saanich.ca/news to catch up on announcements, roadwork with traffic impacts, engagement opportunities, events, milestones, collaborations and more!
Visit saanich.ca/news to catch up on announcements, roadwork with traffic impacts, engagement opportunities, events, milestones, collaborations and more!
October 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Keep up with all the latest in Saanich!
Visit saanich.ca/news to catch up on announcements, roadwork with traffic impacts, engagement opportunities, events, milestones, collaborations and more!
Visit saanich.ca/news to catch up on announcements, roadwork with traffic impacts, engagement opportunities, events, milestones, collaborations and more!