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Amalgamation question to be asked in CS Central Saanich to ask non-binding question on amalgamation during November’s election Devon MacKenzie News staff
The District of Central Saanich will ask residents about amalgamation this fall. Council voted on Monday night to include a nonbinding opinion question in November’s municipal election ballots that would test the community’s appetite for amalgamating the three Saanich Peninsula municipalities. The question would ask residents if they support the District petitioning the province to do a study to examine the feasibility of amalgamation of Sidney, North and Central Saanich. “We’ve spoken about this at length and I think it’s time to pose the question to our electorate,� said Councillor Carl Jensen during Monday night’s meeting. Council made it clear to staff in a motion that the question had to be obviously non-binding. “This is only about informing the next council on the community’s appetite for petitioning the province to fund a study of the potential amalgamation of the Peninsula,� said Mayor Alastair Bryson. Chief Administrative Officer of the District, Patrick Robins, said he estimated the cost of the opinion ballots at around $3,000 and the additional costs of things like advertising at around $1,000. So far, neither Sidney nor North Saanich have decided to ask a non-binding opinion question during November’s civic election.
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Saanich Fair volunteer Rebecca Blenkin was all smiles on Monday when she spent the day with some fluffly friends. For more snapshots from the Saanich Fair, turn to page 3.
Cyclist struck and killed on Pat Bay Highway Devon MacKenzie News staff
A cyclist was struck and killed on the Pat Bay Highway on Wednesday afternoon. Corporal Erin Fraser from the Sidney North Saanich RCMP said officers got a call around noon to a motor vehicle accident just south of the McTavish interchange on the Pat Bay Highway.
Members of the Central Saanich Police, B.C. Ambulance and North Saanich Fire Rescue also responded to the incident. According to witnesses, Fraser said a male cyclist riding along the southbound lane of the highway was struck by a white van travelling in the same direction. On Wednesday afternoon, police said they didn’t believe speed or alcohol
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were factors in the accident on the part of the van driver and were examining whether or not the cyclist entered the vehicle lane. The cyclist was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. As of Wednesday afternoon (press time) the man’s identity had not yet been determined and his family had not yet been notified. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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