PENINSULA Sidney’s younger set
Gypsy jazz coming to town
Parkland Secondary School students talk about growing up in an older community, page 3 Black Press
Jazz Vespers in North Saanich bringing Brishen to perform on Oct. 6, page 11 Watch for breaking news at www.vicnews.com
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
sandown changes ahead C O M M U N I T Y
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North Saanich set to approve commercial development, agricultural space on Oct. 7 Tim Collins Contributor
It has taken several years of negotiations, public meetings and planning but the blueprint for redeveloping the 39-hectare site of North Saanich’s Sandown Park appears to be all but set. All that’s required now is the final approval of council on Oct. 7 and the once proud home of horse racing in the District of North Saanich will once again become a productive part of the community. The plan has been made possible through what North Saanich Mayor Alice Finall calls a very generous offer on the part of the owners of the property, the Vancouver-based Randall Family and the development group, Omicron. “This offer will return much of the land to agricultural use, but at the same time result in a 12 acre (4.85 hectare) commercial development. The net benefit for the community will be tremendous,” said Finall. Specifically, the plan calls for 33.6 hectares to be gifted to the District of North Saanich. That land will be returned to use that is in keeping with its agricultural zoning. The Randall family and Omicron will retain the remaining 4.85 hectares with the understanding that their parcel of land will be rezoned to allow for commercial development. No residential development is planned as part of the proposal.
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From left, Abby Smith, Reegan McTavish and Tori Kalyniuk, all Grade 6 students at North Saanich Middle School, hold a giant red shoe used for donations during the school’s annual Terry Fox Run held Thursday, Sept. 26. The school was hoping to raise a total of $1,000 for the cause.
Claim filed against composter
Central Saanich seeking declaration that facility contravenes land use bylaw Devon MacKenzie News staff
The municipality of Central Saanich has filed a notice of civil claim against Foundation Organics. On Sept. 20, the municipality filed the claim in B.C. Supreme Court against Gordon James Rendle, Robert Roderick Rendle, Stanhope Farm Ltd. and Founda7:53 PM Page Dairy 1
tion Organics Ltd. The notice of civil claim seeks a declaration that the composting facility located on Lochside Drive is in contravention of the municipality’s land use bylaws as well as an order requiring permanent cessation of using the property to produce compost for sale, an order requiring permanent cessation of using the property for the sorting of refuse and recyclables that cannot be
composted and do not originate from the property, and finally, an order to prevent odours detectable by humans from escaping from the composting facility on the property by carrying out initial decomposition of organic matter in a closed reactor or vessel. Please see: Community concerns heard, page 4
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