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The District of Saanich is planning to redevelop its outdated operations site and is giving residents a first look at conceptual plans.

Jul 12, 2021 | 3:20 PM An evacuation order is highly likely for the Municipality of Red Lake due to persistent and close forest fires. In their update this afternoon the Municipality says unless there is significant improvement in weather and wind conditions, an evacuation order may be issued in the coming days. Both the Municipality and Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry continue to closely monitor Red Lake Fire 77 and Red Lake Fire 16. According to the MNRF interactive fire map, Red Lake 77 is not under control at 6900 hectares in size and Red Lake Fire 16 is being observed at 38547...

The district will mail tax notices and information to all property owners before the end of the month. Property taxes are due on July 2. Last year, Saanich council cut the property-tax increase to the rate of inflation to provide relief for residents hard hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. Councillors initially reduced the 2020 tax lift to 3.74 per cent from 7.2 per cent, then slashed it again to 2.4 per cent. Additions to this year’s budget include $2,644,000 on climate action to accelerate the active transportation plan, direct funding to the climate action reserve fund for key projects and...

Frank Bergen gets the chief's badge from Mayor Fred Eisenberger.(City of Hamilton/YouTube) comments Hamilton's police service needs to be innovative and make sure it's justifying every dollar that's spent on it. That was the message on Friday from Frank Bergen who, in a short ceremony, became the city's new chief of police. Bergen, who's been Hamilton's deputy chief since 2018, acknowledged that there's "increased budget scrutiny" on the Hamilton Police Service (HPS), and it needs to "embrace partnerships" to be more community focused.  "We can create a model that will place communities...

Posted: Mar 12, 2021 4:56 PM ET | Last Updated: March 12 Though Hamilton Public Health can answer questions through its COVID-19 hotline, city officials want people to use the province's online system to book appointments once it launches, if they're able. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Hamilton city officials are urging people eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine to use the province's online booking tool once it opens on Monday. Paul Johnson, director of the city's emergency operations centre, said it's been a "less than smooth" process so far in booking appointments. That can change, he said, with the pr...