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<url><loc>https://crdwatch.ca/2026/06/10/backyards-are-health-infrastructure-saanich-should-treat-them-that-way/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>CRD Watch Homepage  </news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T15:58:49+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Backyards Are Health Infrastructure &#8211; Saanich Should Treat Them That Way</news:title><news:keywords>environment, health, Saanich, Ecology, gardening, community, growth, biodiversity, sustainability, birds, urban planning, District of Saanich, Parks, densification, infrastructure, community well-being, privacy, pollinators, M. Rose Munro, neighbourhoods, food, gardens, flora and fauna, well-being, mental health, stress, stress reduction, psychology, green spaces, private green spaces, cortisol levels, amphibians, small mammals, shrubs, hedgerows, insect life, backyards, creeks, family, balancve, spring</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>
