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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - Bylaw No. 1745 (681 Rockingham Rd) - notices/ads
Public hearing notice and newspaper advertising for Bylaw No.1745 advising the public of the hearing to consider rezoning 681 Rockingham Road to RS1 and amending RS1 site size rules.
Key facts
- Public Hearing: Monday, 20 November 2017 at 5:30 pm, City Hall Council Chambers
- Proposal: allow a three-lot subdivision by rezoning to RS1 and amend RS1 to permit principal buildings >200 m2
- Contact: Julia Buckingham, Planning Department, 250-478-7882
- Copies available at City Hall from Nov 6 to Nov 20, 2017
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - Bylaw No. 1745 (681 Rockingham Rd)
Meeting Details
- Meeting Date: Monday, 20 November 2017
- Meeting Time: 5:30 pm
- Meeting Place: City Hall Council Chambers, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Subject Property
- 681 Rockingham Rd
File
- Z17-0035
Bylaw Number
- 1745
Official Community Plan
| Current | Proposed |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | No Change |
Zoning
| Current | Proposed |
|---|---|
| R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential) | RS1 (Residential Small Lot 1) |
Proposal
To allow a three lot subdivision by rezoning to the RS1 zone and to amend the RS1 zone to allow homes larger than 200m2 in gross floor area.
Applicant
- Dawn Woods
Location Note
The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1745 is 681 Rockingham Rd as shown shaded on the plan.
COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 6 November 2017 to Monday, 20 November 2017, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Julia Buckingham in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw.
Braden Hutchins
Director of Corporate Services
Reader Photo of the Week
Colwood resident Lorraine Collett took this photo in her garden during the summer and thought it would be a fitting tribute this week.
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Christmas Backpack Project seeks donations
Backpacks to be distributed to region's homeless
Kendra Wong
News Gazette staff
Volunteers assemble items to be handed out to the homeless in the region last year. The West Shore-based project is spearheaded by Colwood resident Niki Ottosen and her family and partners with the Dandelion Society to reach the homeless community. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
Niki Ottosen knows what it's like to live out of a backpack.
As a gardener, every morning Ottosen would load up her backpack with water, lunch, rain gear, gloves and clothing. Being out in public parks for the majority of the day, rain or shine, what she had in her backpack was what she had access to during the day. It was also where Ottosen began to notice places where the region's homeless were stashing their belongings.
"My backpack was my life-line. It had everything I needed to keep me comfortable through the day," the Colwood resident said. "I was very aware that people were living outside and I understood how hard it must be because I was outside all day, but I had a warm bed to go home to and they didn't."
Understanding the importance of having everything with you and wanting to give back to the community, Ottosen started the Christmas Backpack Project. As part of the project, Ottosen, her husband and daughter gathered a few backpacks and loaded them with necessities, which she donated to homeless people in downtown Victoria on Christmas Eve.
It's a tradition that Ottosen has continued over the past 10 years and has grown into a community-wide effort with backpack donations pouring in from all over the Capital Region. Last year, 187 backpacks were donated, which volunteers packed and distributed to the less fortunate.
Now, heading into the holiday season, efforts are ramping up for this year's campaign, which kicked off recently.
This year's list of donations include gloves, socks, umbrellas, blankets and scarves, toiletry items such as toothbrushes, razors, and feminine hygiene products, as well as food such as cookies, peanut butter and crackers, protein bars and instant hot chocolate.
"I'll be happy with 20 [backpacks] or I'll be happy with 200, I'll be happy with whatever we get," said Ottosen, noting the operation has become so large that volunteers pack the backpacks a week before Christmas and deliver them to shelters, who distribute them. "It does make a difference in the lives of our community members and that's really what it's all about, is helping people who live in our community."
Backpacks can be dropped off until Friday, Dec. 15 at the Colwood municipal hall (3300 Wishart Rd.), Alpine Disposal and Recycling (1045 Dunford Ave), Disaster Aid Canada (426 Williams St.) and Millstream Self Storage (888 Short St.). For more information, search Christmas Backpack Project on Facebook.
kendra.wong@goldstreamgazette. corn