Tag: biodiversity
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Could Saanich Become Canada’s Next Municipality to Recognize the Rights of Trees?
By Squirrel For Mayor 🐿 Squirrel For Mayor will be watching with interest to see how the Mayor and Council respond to this council member’s motion. On Monday, July 20, 2026, Saanich Council will debate a motion from Councillor Nathalie Chambers that would endorse the principles of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree as part of… Read more
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Urban Forest Myths: Debunking the Debunkers
By 🐿️ Squirrel for Mayor What does the urban forest have to do with housing myths? That is a fair question—one worth directing to the registered third-party advertising (housing advocacy organization) group Homes for Living and its webpage, Housing Myths: Common Anti-Housing Misconceptions and Myths. Homes for Living is active throughout the Capital Regional District and… Read more
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SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEM POLICY FOR GONZALES Neighbourhood.
(PROPOSED) June 4, 2019 The Gonzales neighbourhood contains the second highest remaining forest cover in Victoria (after Rockland). Gonzales also contains intact understory and sensitive ecosystems to support a range of birds and wildlife associated with this tree cover. This is unique to Victoria as virtually the rest of the city has been altered or… Read more