Posts by Gordon O'Connor - Page 2

Victoria City Council has initiated several re-zonings for land and waters off Songhees that will implement policies that they have developed through public process over many years.  These policies ...

This week Central Saanich Council approved Ian Vantreight’s plan to build a luxury subdivision on rural and agricultural land.  Watch this video to hear about the implications this will ...

Vancouver Island’s natural spaces are an essential part of our community. They provide recreation spots for our families, jobs for forestry workers and clean drinking water for everyone. These ...

Ian Vantreight’s controversial proposal to convert rural and agricultural land into luxury condos and housing highlights the crisis faced in communities across North America: farmers being forced out of ...

As an activist I’ve had plenty of frustrating experiences with politicians.  Their actions have inspired everything from irritation to disappointment and even disbelief.  It’s a reality of our political ...

I was playing hide and seek last week with a two-year-old. She kept trying to sneak past me by covering her own eyes, no doubt thinking “If I can’t ...

In our continent of big box stores and commuter suburbs Central Saanich is anomalous as a rural community that protects its farms by funneling development into existing urban areas.  ...

Right now our coastlines and forest lands from Sooke to Port Renfrew are still at risk from sprawling development. Tell the province to protect Vancouver Island’s forests Click here ...

There are few places in the world that enjoy a connection to place as passionate and pronounced as the one we benefit from in the CRD.  We have the ...