In under a week, the McKenzie/Quadra petition has garnered over 3100 signatures!!!!!!!!!!!
This level of participation may be unprecedented for a Saanich petition. In comparison, about 1800 people have actually filled out Saanich's Quadra/McKenzie survey, which ends on November 26, 2024.
This may be a sign that everyone who hasn't already filled it out, should do so, and say no to what is coming down the pipeline!
Another sign of the approaching debacle to Quadra and McKenzie, has been the Saanich Yard and Garden Drop-Off on McKenzie cutting back its operational days to 4 days a week (3 days this week due to the Stat Holiday on Monday).
Last Friday around noon, while in the area, I witnessed traffic backlogged there into the actual Borden/McKenzie intersection itself.
On a District of Saanich Facebook post it was written:
"The Yard & Garden Waste Drop-off has now changed to Fall hours.
It's a busy time in Saanich for yard work and drop-offs. Check our webcam and consider an off-peak time like later morning or afternoon."
The natural question then to ask is: Why not just have it open 5 days a week, instead of 3 this week?
Is this yet another nudge experiment in the works? Perhaps to make it so clogged that the public has to pay to get in, as was proposed earlier in the year?
It is difficult to understand how Saanich can say "It's a busy time in Saanich for yard work and drop-offs. Check our webcam and consider an off-peak time like later morning or afternoon." when the District just reduced the days it is open by a third.
Wouldn't the rational thing be, if to reduce the hours at all, to at least wait until the busy season is over?
In another area of Saanich that has been experiencing nudging, or what Councillor Bondaroff referred to as "encouraging mode-shift" at the recent Saanich Town Hall on Oct 22, Alex Cook has begun putting together a series of videos concerning bike lanes and bollards being setup on Mann Ave and surroundings.
He has drawn parallels between this and what looks like to be plans for the Quadra/McKenzie area.
If you'd like to read about Alex's interesting videos and to see them, just click on the following link (the link to the videos on youtube is on the page.
Bike Lanes and Bollards, a Video Journey Concerning Saanich’s Recent Road Setup on Mann Ave and Surroundings by Alex Cook – CRD Watch Homepage
Once again, let's keep the pressure up!
It isn't over until it's over.
Thank you for all your support!!!
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