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LETTER: Housing target should fit regional plan for North Saanich

The municipality says the target conflicts with regional planning, as its housing needs report calls for 2,493 new units over 20 years.

Summary by Saanich News
North Saanich is being told to reshape itself to meet housing numbers the province has never convincingly shown belong here. The headline number — 419 net new homes by July 2029 — can sound harmless, even desirable. More homes must be good, surely. But that number is now helping drive pressure for major changes to North Saanich’s planning framework, including expansion of the regional urban growth boundary. Before that happens, the province shou…

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Saanich News broke the news on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
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