Document published through the VCAN Community Mapping Project
(Appendix “Dear Developer: Invitation template”)
The scale of land use changes in the City of Victoria created a discussion by the VCAN Mapping Team on how start a conversation about the Garry oak ecosystem with market actors like builders and developers. The City of Victoria’s Tree Protection Bylaw (2021) and Urban Forest Master Plan (2013) were created before the “Victoria 2050” Draft OCP (2025) and does not account for increased building footprints and heights. Therefore, there will likely be updates to these documents.In the meantime, this invitation serves as a starting point for conversation, to create cultural and ecosystem awareness, and to maintain and enhance a healthy canopy and ecosystem through collaboration.The document is available as a Word (.doc) template. Each neighbourhood can insert their logo, and percentage of canopy cover using data from the included charts.