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Catherine Nash is nine months pregnant and cares for two young daughters at home. Her husband mostly works out of town. Like many mothers, she struggles to fit in play time with her kids, house chores and in-town errands each day. Parking in front of her house was one convenience she used to take for granted. But ever since Victoria Shipyards ramped up production nearby, the congestion has created chaos for Nash and her neighbours. “If you leave for 10 minutes, your park-
ing is gone for the day,” said Nash, one of many upset residents who live on or around Lockley Road and Intervale Avenue in Esquimalt. “There have been days when I’ve gotten groceries, and I have to come home, drop my kids off, and then go back to the car (a block away and up a steep hill) five or six times,” she said. Nash’s husband, Jesse, gathered signatures from nearly all his neighbours in the 1200-block of Lockley Rd. to create resident-only parking and submitted it to the township in May. On Oct. 1, Esquimalt councillors addressed the issue and asked staff for a report on the options available, including
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resident parking, permit parking and twohour zones. A decision from council is something Roy and Diana Couch have been anticipating for a long time. “(Roy) almost got hit the other morning, because the cars are parked right at our driveway and you can’t see when you’re backing out,” Diana said. Seaspan Marine Corp.-owned Victoria Shipyards, the third-largest employer in Esquimalt, was recently awarded an $8-billion shipbuilding contract by the federal government. PLEASE SEE: Parking problem, Page A7
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Bernie Louie (middle) gets a hug with his meal from volunteers Judy Robinson, left, and her daughter, Tracy, before enjoying his Thanksgiving meal at Our Place. For its annual October turkey lunch, the Pandora Street facility serves about 1,000 meals to homeless individuals and lowincome residents who would otherwise have nowhere to go.
n a crisp, but sunny morning following the official opening of Fisherman’s Wharf Park, Susie Collins strolls the grounds with her dog,
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Oliver. “It’s lovely and it’s a great improvement,” she said. Where it was just a field before, she added, the new landscaping creates interest that will lure people in. Gravel pathways wind through newly-created hills and a bridge spans a man-made gully, dug to catch rainwater. Native plant beds, paved plazas, rock walls and a sandy “beach” have replaced the previously flat, grassed surface. The $1 million total cost of the project has been spread over three years. Its completion the latest in a Roszan Holmen marks flurry of big upgrades to Reporting several city parks. Other recently completed projects include the new Cecelia Ravine Park in Burnside-Gorge, which includes a bike-skills course, and a complete overhaul of Oswald Park in Oaklands. People living in the vicinity of one of these parks have watched the city’s investment turn underutilized spaces into very popular outdoor amenities. Few people, however, realize the scope of the city’s recent focus on parks.
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