#Saanich - ‘We run a tight ship’: Saanich approves 8% tax increase https://www.oakbaynews.com/local-news/we-run-a-tight-ship-saanich-approves-8-tax-increase-7949590

Here's a bowl from some lovely spalted maple.

Some new #FoodPlant #seeds have arrived

Transplanted some of my #BokChoy & purple #tomatillo plants into larger pots. These starters are all being picked up this weekend by a few of my regular plant buyers here. There's some folks who get plants from me, every year

We spotted an orange-crowned warbler on #PKOLS today, and a cute song sparrow as well.

People who live in #VictoriaBC or #Saanich, how do you pronounce "Boleskine Road"?

People from elsewhere (especially Scotland) feel free to reply but please don't vote. This is about the road connecting Harriet Road to Saanich Road near the border between Victoria and Saanich. It is not about the area along the shore of Loch Ness even if that's what the road is named after.

#Saanich - Saanich council shaves property-tax-hike to 8.02% with spending cuts https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/saanich-council-shaves-property-tax-hike-to-802-with-spending-cuts-10503255

For folks in #VictoriaBC where too many people are absolutely bonkers about wanting their dogs to be able to do whatever they want.

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-pet-dogs-pose-significant-threat.html

#Saanich - Saanich proposal would bring 4 towers to district-owned land in Royal Oak https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/saanich-proposal-would-bring-4-towers-to-district-owned-land-in-royal-oak-7933054

Should Victoria and Saanich amalgamate? Citizens’ assembly says ‘yes’
A citizens' assembly has recommended that the cities of Victoria and Saanich amalgamate, but it will ultimately be up to the voters to decide.
#politics #city #government #Victoria #Saanich #VictoriaSaanichAmalgamation
https://globalnews.ca/news/11119780/victoria-saanich-amalgamation-assembly-recommendation/

Citizens' group recommends Victoria-Saanich amalgamation
A citizens’ assembly looking at Greater Victoria’s two largest municipalities says Victoria and Saanich would be better off if they amalgamated. The municipalities’ councils are expected to suggest a referendum on the matter, allowing for all residents to ...
#politics #government #city #amalgamation #Victoria #Saanich
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/citizens-group-recommends-victoria-saanich-amalgamation-1.7504238?cmp=rss

#SilentSunday - early because I'm working tomorrow.

One of my 2 outdoor, covered, growing stations / #botanical babies nursery.

If you're in the #Saanich / #VictoriaBC / #YYJ area - I'm putting this mint condition #hardcover #Batman #comic #book into my little free library this weekend. It's on Kamloops Ave. Look for the dinosaurs atop the LFL roof - it's also plastered in environmental & social justice/anti-fascist stickers.

#Radon has been in the news again in #Canada. It's something that's easy to test for, and remediation is not difficult. Though the risk is small in my region (Pacific Coastal) I bought a test kit to measure levels in my home.

The result is here: 60 Bq/m^3.

This is above average for my region (24 Bq/m^3), but below the guideline levels (100–200 Bq/m^3 depending on which authority one uses).

#Saanich #VictoriaBC #GordonHead #UVic

https://crosscanadaradon.ca/survey/

Put your masks on.
Covid cautious N95 masks collage

#Throwback to being cast as a high school student for a medical science film from an older PhD student at UVIC, 2 weeks after my 40th birthday in 2015. All the actual minor kids cast as students were bigger than me

#Saanich - Saanich expands number of spots allowed in home-based childcare https://www.saanichnews.com/local-news/saanich-expands-number-of-spots-allowed-in-home-based-childcare-7906078

#Saanich - Saanich increases number of kids allowed in home-based child care https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/saanich-increases-number-of-kids-allowed-in-home-based-child-care-10428875

#Saanich - Garbage pickup days changing as Saanich streamlines routes to cut emissions https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/garbage-pickup-days-changing-as-saanich-streamlines-routes-to-cut-emissions-10428235