Board Committees
The Fairfield Gonzalez Community Association has the following committees. To download board and committee documents, visit the Online Documents page.
Environment Committee
The Environment Committee participates in a variety of projects and issues arising from both within FGCA and outside in the community. Continuing projects include Plastic Recycling, the Canadian Shoreline Cleanup and pesticide / herbicide reduction. Please contact Erika Verlinden.
Planning & Zoning Committee
A committee of directors and community residents review a variety of applications for redevelopment, rezoning, subdividing and street development in the Fairfield area, and hear and record public input on these matters. This committeeregularly meets on the third Monday of the month. For more information or if you are interested in volunteering with this committee, please contact Jim Masterton or Jim Morris.
Visioning Statement (pdf)
Draft Framed Version of Visioning Statement (pdf)
Letters Written (click to view)
For letters written, see the online documents page.
Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness
The goal of this dedicated committee is to educate the public and our staff about the many way we can prepare ourselves in the event of an emergency. Offering free workshops and coordinating Block Captains and Reception Centres. For more information on upcoming workshops, check out: www.city.victoria.bc.ca/cityhall/departments_vepnei.shtml
Organizational Committees
Organizational Committees
Executive Committee
Chaired by the board chair and comprised of the past chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, and executive director. The committee meets monthly to ensure monitoring and support of the operation of the association, especially on issues arising between scheduled board meetings.
Place Committee
The Place Committee supports the activities and programs that fill our buildings during the days and evenings of the week, with activities ranging from the child-centred programs to a broad range of community events available to the public. Current projects include a Fairfield art book, and organizing the new Moss Rock Review. Contact Blair Humphrey.
Street Life Committee
The Streetlife Committee encourages, supports, and oversees neighbour-driven activities and initiatives at the street, neighbourhood and community-wide level to create a safer, healthier, greener community in the Fairfield / Gonzales area. Contact Tamsin McIntosh
Objectives
Specifically, the Streetlife Committee aims to achieve the following objectives, working with other FGCA committees and other organizations (businesses, non-profits, schools, PACs, churches, etc.) as appropriate:
- Strengthened sense of community, through block parties, potlucks, seasonal celebrations, and other social activities;
- Joint stewardship of common areas, for example boulevard gardening, community gardening, and creation of amenities such as public art and benches;
- Improved safety, for example through traffic calming and crime prevention programs;
- Improved security and resiliency, through increased local food production, sharing among neighbours, disaster preparedness, etc.;
- Reduced carbon impact, through increased use of alternative transportation (cycling, transit, car sharing, walking, etc.) local purchasing;
- Improved access to affordable and sustainable housing, through promoting small-suite ‘eco-villas’, co-ops, and other strategies;
- Expanded opportunities for youth, such as recreation, art and entrepreneurship.