Saanich launches approval process to build new Saanich Operations Centre

Saanich launches approval process to build new Saanich Operations Centre

This week, the District of Saanich is launching the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) which will either allow or block them from building the new Saanich Operations Centre (SOC).

Saanich launches AAP process to rebuild operations centre

A paint job won’t repair what ails Saanich’s operations centre. Most of the buildings were built 60 years ago, and they’re all showing their age, according to Saanich Mayor Dean Murdock. “The buildings around are reaching a point where they are no longer going to remain standing, and they need to be replaced,” Murdock said. The district is asking its residents to approve borrowing up to $150 million to build a new operations centre through an AA…