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Premier David Eby spoke about housing and development costs at a Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce breakfast event.

The state of our ferry services; trades need to welcome new faces; a 17-storey tower that doesn’t fit in

Victoria council voted to reject a 17-storey, 102-unit condominium proposed for James Bay, after concerns were raised that it’s too high for the area.

A condominium project at the Glanford Avenue site of the former Bird of Paradise Pub — now the Bird Pub — has passed the public-hearing stage in Saanich by a vote of 8-1.

In some cases, residents say, the proposed projects exceed the size and density allowed under existing rules. “What we’re seeing now is efforts by developers to really go to the max in terms of density and building heights that were never contemplated for these areas,” said Roger Graham, president of the Royal Oak Community Association. “It’s happening without public input except on a project-by- project basis. It’s death by a thousand cuts, in a sense, if these kinds of projects actually are going to ultimately be approved by Saanich.” Mayor Fred Haynes countered that none ...