Park and Sport Field Permit Procedures and Guidelines

The Park and Sport Field Permit Procedures and Guidelines serves as a resource to assist in the management of activities in public parks.  The guidelines and regulations are in place to ensure enjoyable park use, conserve park spaces, protect public safety and provide a planning resource for organizing successful activities.

Saanich Park Property Inventory

Residents in the District of Saanich have always placed a high value on parks, trails, and open spaces. The municipal parks system includes over 160 parks, an extensive trail network and many environments that are unique in the province.
The Saanich Park Property Inventory is meant to be used as a tool to provide background information during the Parks and Recreation Masterplan process scheduled to begin soon. One objective of the Parks and Recreation Masterplan will be to create a Parks Priority Guide for the acquisition of new parkland in our community.

Trail Guidelines

The District of Saanich (Saanich) has more than 85 km of trails. The trail system will continue to grow and change over the next 15–20 years. There will also be upgrades to existing trails as budgets will allow. New demands will be made on the trail system to reflect the changing needs, technology, and preferences of the population. Changes such as the use of different types of bicycles and the increasing use of trails for commuter cycling will have an effect.

To guide future trail planning, design and development, Saanich Parks and Recreation has prepared these Trail Guidelines.

Urban Forest Strategy August 2010 Draft

Since April 2009 we have been working with the community to seek public input on the development of an Urban Forest Strategy for Saanich. We are nearing the conclusion of this project and based on the comments received we have completed the revised Urban Forest Strategy Draft.

The Urban Forest Strategy is one of the tools that Council, the community and staff will be able to use in conjunction with the Sustainable Saanich Official Community Plan 2008 (OCP), Strategic Plan 2010, other municipal bylaws, plans and policies. It provides a long-term plan for achieving a sustainable urban forest in Saanich.