With the warmer weather and increased park use come a variety of maintenance tasks that Parks staff tackles each spring. Here are some of the services we provide in the spring that we get the most questions about and what you can expect from us:

Mowing Parks and Sports Fields

Parks and sports fields throughout Saanich are mowed on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. We strive to reach all parks as soon as possible in the spring, but with the rapid growth and wet conditions, it takes at least three weeks to complete the first cycle.

Rough and Roadside Mowing

Saanich has over 300km of undeveloped roadsides and 60 undeveloped park locations that are rough mowed 1 - 2 times per year. This program runs from late May through July each year. Scheduling of the routes is adapted to suit geographical efficiency, safety and sighline concerns, type of vegetation, ground conditions and environmental considerations such as wildflowers.

Parking Lot Dust Control

An Ammonium Lignosulfonate solution is applied to gravel parking lots in June each year to reduce dust. This solution poses minimal health or environmental concerns and fixes moisture from the air to the dust particles, reducing the amount that gets airborne.