Residents of the deeply divided community go to the polls on Saturday to replace a councillor who quit in March after comparing the mayor to Hitler
The winner of Saturday’s byelection in North Saanich will be joining a “slow-moving ongoing train wreck,” according to a former district councillor.
Disagreements over the district’s future have also led to the departure of the chief administrative officer, who was offered about $300,000 to step down because of differences of opinion on the OCP, the mayor previously said. One resident has counted four staffers whose work is related to the OCP who have left since the October election.
Weisenberger expects Marshall is likely to win, because the advocacy group Save North Saanich has selected her as their preferred candidate. Marshall said she believes council needs to provide meaningful opportunities for public engagement. “We have a wealth of expertise and knowledge and experience here. It’s really important to me that we hear from everyone and that we listen to them.”
Lay said he sees some development as necessary and inevitable, especially after North Saanich landed on the province’s list of 47 municipalities that will need to meet housing targets.
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