Posted May 3, 2007, 7:39 PM
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The stage is being set for a pretty significant wave of highrise construction in Greater Victoria's suburbs:
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Colwood Corners plan applauded by majority
Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist
Published: Thursday, May 03, 2007
More than 250 citizens turned out last night, the majority wanting to tell Colwood council they support local developer Les Bjola in his dream to transform Colwood Corners into a towering city core for the West Shore.
Bjola wants to replace the existing strip mall and pub on the 5.6-hectare site at Goldstream Avenue and Sooke Road with condos, office towers and a hotel, to be built over the next 15 to 20 years. Eleven buildings would eventually occupy the property, some reaching as high as 29 storeys. The site would be home to an estimated 2,800 people.
"Everybody wants Colwood to have a downtown" said Bjola...
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And also at Town & Country, which is the gateway to the city core:
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Plans include 400-500 Condos
Town & Country secures residential developer for part of $100 million development
By Amy Dove
News staff
May 02 2007
People eager to move into Saanich will have a few more options if they can afford to wait a few years.
A residential developer has been secured for the Town & Country development.
Westbank Projects, a Vancouver-based company, is working with Morguard Investments on the $100-million-project, which could now include up to 500 residential units slated for construction in 2009...
...The highrise issue has not been heavily debated in Saanich yet, however staff in the planning department have already alluded that if the municipal skyline is going to be pierced, this will be the development to do it.
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