http://www.saanich.ca/ What's new in the District of Saanich en-US Copyright 2007 The Corporation of the District of Saanich - All rights reserved. WebTeam@saanich.ca 1440http://www.saanich.ca/resident/parks/UFSDraft.htmlSince April of this year 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 Urban Forest Strategy Draft.http://www.saanich.ca/resident/parks/UFSDraft.htmlhttp://www.saanich.ca/municipal/holidays.htmlThe Municipal Hall will close at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, 2009 and will reopen on Tuesday, December 29th at 8:30 a.m.http://www.saanich.ca/municipal/holidays.htmlhttp://www.saanich.ca/municipal/docs/pdfs/parks_rec_dec8.pdfMayor Frank Leonard and Saanich Council are pleased to announce that Doug Henderson has been appointed as the Districts Director or Parks and Recreation effective Monday, February 22, 2010.http://www.saanich.ca/municipal/docs/pdfs/parks_rec_dec8.pdfhttp://www.saanich.ca/business/development/plan/artspolicy.htmlArtists are invited to submit an entry in the Gordon Head Recreation Centre Public Art competition.http://www.saanich.ca/business/development/plan/artspolicy.htmlhttp://www.saanich.ca/resident/roads/snowicemgmt.htmlThe Major streets, transit routes, and Collector streets that are designated as Snow Emergency Routes are treated and opened to traffic within twenty?four hours of a snowfall.http://www.saanich.ca/resident/roads/snowicemgmt.htmlhttp://www.saanich.ca/interactive.htmlOur online services will be unavailable on Saturday, Nov 21st, 8:00am?1:00pm as we upgrade our backend software.http://www.saanich.ca/interactive.htmlhttp://www.saanich.ca/notices.htmlThe District of Saanich has entered into a conditional Contract of Purchase and Sale with the McMorran family to acquire the vacant waterfront parcel adjacent to McMorrans Restaurant on Cordova Bay Road.http://www.saanich.ca/notices.htmlhttp://www.saanich.ca/climate/climateActionPlan.htmlSaanich has completed the draft Saanich Climate Action Plan in preparation for public review and input. This plan proposes new greenhouse gas reduction targets for the community and municipal operations and lays out the strategies and actions to achieve these goals.http://www.saanich.ca/climate/climateActionPlan.htmlhttp://www.saanich.ca/resident/utilities/gardenwaste.htmlThe garden waste site including the Saturday refuse dropoff will be closed Sat. Dec. 26, 2009http://www.saanich.ca/resident/utilities/gardenwaste.htmlhttp://www.saanich.ca/notices.htmlMayor Frank Leonard and Saanich Council are pleased to announce that Sharon Hvozdanski has been appointed as the Districts Director of Planning effective November 3, 2009. Ms. Hvozdanski was previously Saanich’s Manager of Special Projects. She has a Masters Degree in City Planning and Urban Design and over 18 years planning experience in Nanaimo and Saanich. She recently spearheaded the very successful Saanich Official Community Plan process. The previous Director of Planning Russ Fuoco retired at the end of September.http://www.saanich.ca/notices.html