Wednesday, May 20, 1998

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By Lee Torgatson lee Ya

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‘shaping up..

Any changes fo the. community should 3
'“ypdating the OCR.
- On Saturday, residents split up into four
‘discussion groups, each held four times

be slowly phased in and, even at that, none |

- of those changes shouid be drastic, said < _-
Central Saanich Councillor Alison Hablirk. ee
“Central Saanich is a stable, slow-grow- .

ing community with a'strong agricultural"

business base. People living here don’t ‘-

want those aspects to change,” she said.

’ Habkirk was ‘commenting on the. re
- sults of a recent Official Community Plan
~~ open house and ferum, held May 8 and 9 -

at Bayside Middle School _
’ Theforum attracted a cross-section ofres-

idents totaling more than 100, said Habkirk .
who co-chairs the OCP Planning Team with

fellow councillor Diane Moen.

“The weekend wouldn’t have turned bie
7 or ‘been as productive as it was if we didn't:

thing from the tainted blood inquiry,

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The forum began Friday evening with

by Habkirk on the challenges they faced in

during the day.
_ One: group focused on, the residential

‘sector, specifically how to provide housing
‘in the community that will meet the ex-
pected additional needs of.an aging popu-

lation and affordable housing.
Another zeroed in on the industrial sec-

. tion; how to encourage and attract busi- .

nesses that offer good employment op-

portunities and are considered good. com- -

munity partners. .-

The third group discussed thei issue ‘of :
‘the environment—how to accommodate :
changes yet conserve the environment — —

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ad “have. Such a ‘diverse group of people at-

_  tenhnge It was great, and we are very
: pleased with the results,” she said.

~ Central Saanich residents are e pretty: in

“happy with the way their, community. is, an introduction. and overview. of the plan-

“ning process, ending with a presentation

_ of Central Saanich. Residents discussed how
~ to ensure land would be maintained and pro-.

-in the Central Saanich District designated to
the Agricultural Land Reserve, this was also
the Regional Growth Strategy Pian being
- trict, she added.

lining up nicely. With the majority of

-Nities, the agricultural aspects of the Penin-

“the few areds with industrial-zoned land in

jn the community in ae of economic

and is an important issue for local resi-
dents, Habkirk said.
The last group focused onthe agriculture

ductive. With 60 per cent of the land located ~
a favorite topic, Habkirk said.
* Allin all, the OCP is fitting in nicely with
undertaken by the Capital Regional Dis- an | ee oa ate eet Ei
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sula indicate a low level of growth and that
‘fits in very nicely in the region,” she said.
-The Keating Industrial Park, as one of
‘the region, offers the biggest opportunities

growth, Habkirk said.

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