Roberts Bay ResidentsFebruary 2025 NewsletterDear neighbours and friends, Happy New Year. We hope you are keeping warm and coping with the cold, snowy weather. This newsletter contains information about:The Wigeon, our most plentiful winter duckCreosote log removed quickly by Sidney Engineering ServicesDecember 13 storm in Roberts Bay American Wigeon (Anas americana)If you have walked…
Category: Activism
POINT ONE The Federal Government needs to empower and supportcommunity initiatives.• There are a number of positive local solutions evolving in our coastal waters in an effort to fill the niche vacated by the federal government. However, their success requires the FederalGovernment to fulfill their legal obligations.• Likewise, for any…
Are you satisfied with the steps your municipality is taking to address the climate emergency?” Take this poll and find out what your neighbours are saying about it.https://www.placespeak.com/en/topic/6761-engage-in-the-saanich-peninsula-bioregion/#/overview Sign in to PlaceSpeak and find the poll under Ways to Participate. Please join the discussion with other peninsula residents on PlaceSpeak and help…
Please take the time to let the Ministry of Water, Lands & Resource Stewardship know by February 5th if you want this project to get the required license to temporarily use the shore while the work is being done. Consistent with the Roberts Bay Residents Steering Committee Vision Statement at the end of all our emails,…
A report on the Ninth Annual FOSH Birdwalk & Tea on April 23, 2023.
This is an updated report from our friends at the Robert Bay Residents Steering Committee about issues of note in region.
The three Saanich Peninsula municipalities (Town of Sidney, District of North Saanich and District of Central Saanich) share a natural environment that is almost uniform across their combined regions. A group of activists are seeking a harmonization of municipal bylaws to protect this shared region.