District of North Saanich

Council is being asked to cover up to $210,000 in 2026 legal, investigation and employment-related costs from its Financial Stabilization Reserve.

Council approved a height variance for a garage addition at 1260 Readings Drive and backed a preferred operator for the Harvest Hub, but left the Hub’s operating costs and a possible $750,000 repayment obligation unresol…

Council approved the next steps on a broad package of tax, utility, road and soil bylaws, and awarded a $114,990 asphalt repair contract. The most contested discussion was the zoning bylaw update: residents and councillo…

Council adopted the final rezoning step for a two-lot subdivision at 8650 Aldous Terrace, and voted to keep its new zoning bylaw moving despite concerns about limited public input and accessible parking. It set an Octobe…

Council approved a revised letter challenging the province’s proposed housing directives, after hearing a large volume of public feedback. Residents raised concerns about the evidence behind the province’s recommendation…

Three members of the public used the participation period to challenge Council’s handling of suspended volunteer advisory committees and, separately, the province’s housing targets for North Saanich. Speakers said commit…

Council approved the agenda and voted to continue the remainder of the meeting in camera, meaning it was closed to the public. The stated reasons were labour or employee relations and advice protected by solicitor-client…

Council approved a six-month pause on enforcing the business-licence rules for short-term rentals, after local hosts said they could not obtain a licence under the District’s current system. It also backed a legal review…

Council called the special meeting to order at 5:07 p.m. Three members of the public were present, but they said they had mistaken the meeting for something else and no one spoke during public participation. Council then…