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The family of Cassidy Boland is reaching out to the community for help for their 11-year-old daughter, page 3
Speaker to discuss the impact of climate change and rising sea levels on the shores of the Saanich Peninsula, page 5
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Consultant interviews to be public North Saanich council agrees to make housing consultant meetings public; will pay more for consultation program Steven Heywood News staff
North Saanich is okay with more than doubling the cost of their housing strategy consultation program, but less so with the frequency of private meetings being conducted in the process. District council unanimously approved on Jan. 14 a request from consultant Ed Grafone to up his consulting fee from $18,600, to $38,500. Grafone, of CTQ Consultants Ltd. out of Kelowna, had made the request to revise the budget on Dec. 20, 2012 (and updated Jan. 7, 2013), citing the addition of a second public open house and an increase in the demand for one-on-one interviews. Council awarded CTQ the consulting job last year and had Grafone present his consultation program on Dec. 10. The original terms of reference for the community consultative process Ted Daly were presented to council on Sept. 17, 2012. In a Jan. 8, 2013 staff report, the consultant had told staff that a large amount of public and political interest in the housing issue “will require expanded communications, preparation for meetings and additional work.” At its committee of the whole meeting Jan. 14, council and residents in the audience questioned the need for one-on-one interviews, with some calling on them to be made public. Steven Heywood/News staff
PLEASE SEE: Residents want the process, page 4
Connie Lougher-Goodey shows off her new reflective arm band. They are being given away by the Town of Sidney and RCMP to help prevent collisions between pedestrians and drivers. Read the story on page 7.
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