https://crdwatch.ca/2026/05/22/in-2020-saanich-made-a-5-year-membership-agreement-for-close-to-a-million-dollars-to-the-south-island-prosperity-partnership-sipp-this-is-what-it-was-to-get-in-return/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-05-22T17:14:38+00:00In 2020, Saanich made a “5 year membership agreement” for close to a million dollars to the South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP). This is what it was to get in return.Greater Victoria, real estate, udi, Saanich Council, Urban development Institute, CRD, lobbies, history, Nathalie Chambers, investigation, FOI, membership, Freedom of Information, Southern Vancouver Island, payments, public funds, Federal Government, UDI Capital Region, Dean Murdock, Amalgamation, Colin Plant, committees, Judy Brownoff, Susan Brice, Karen Harper, Thought Leadership, Angila Bains, industry influence, taxes, documents, Liability, questionable use of public funds, Fred Haynes, industry, economic development, Leah Bell, industry sponsorship, South Island Prosperity Partnership, Sipp, membership agreement, 5 year membership agreement, Vic Derman, PTED Committee, Travis Lee, Rising Economy, Rising Economy 2026-2030, Rising Economy Task Force, industry led, corporate regionalism, transfer of public money to the private sector, public sector, private sector, Saanich Planning Transportation and Economic Development (PTED) Advisory Committee, Dallas Gislason, regionalism, SIPP operating model, agreements, 2026 budget confirmation at Saanich council, Vancouver Island Construction Association, Chamber of Commerce, Development Canada, SIPP Municipal Partners Committee, Taskforce Rising Economy, Rebecca Mersereau, Ned Taylor, remoras, patents, intellectual property rights, innovation, stipulations, member benefits, public subsidization of industry, Municipal Clerk, Terms and Conditions, breakfasts, investors, investors breakfasts, GDP, Economic Growthhttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/05/21/stop-the-proposed-development-at-1899-cochrane-street-by-dave-secco/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-05-22T06:53:12+00:00STOP the Proposed Development at 1899 Cochrane Street, by Dave Seccodevelopment, Saanich Council, planning, petition, urban planning, parking, development industry, District of Saanich, natural habitat loss, Dave Secco, Big Monty, Advisory Design Panel, variances, bird habitat, Seba Construction, Seba, loss of trees, Big Pondy, Dean Heights Neighbourhood Group, proposal