The Board of Directors advocates and provides opinions to elected bodies and relevant organizations on emerging issues that affect the FGCA and the Fairfield Gonzales community. Below are letters and reports from the Board from the last few years. Letters from the Community Association Land Use Committee regarding specific developments are posted on the CALUC meeting minutes and letters page.

2023

October 13, 2023 City of Victoria re Sheltering in Parks Presentation

October 13, 2023 City of Victoria re Sheltering in Parks

May 24, 2023 $10 a Day ChildCareBC Funding Agreement Wage Caps

April 6, 2023 Online submission to VicPD re speed enforcement on Fairfield Rd

April 5, 2023 City of Victoria re Fairfield Road traffic safety

April 3, 2023 City of Victoria re accessible washroom prioritization

March 10, 2023 BC Transit re engagement in transit planning

2022

June 13, 2022 City of Victoria re accessible parking bylaw

May 9, 2022 City engineering re Clover Point accessibility ….and Attachment

May 4, 2022 Traffic update request to City of Victoria

April 11, 2022 Minister Fleming re Transit  

June 20, 2022 Response from Minister Fleming

March18 2022 Mayor and Council re Paws in Parks

February 14, 2022 Mayor and Council re affordable housing

2021

December 15, 2021 Mayor and council re Brooke St off leash hours

December 15, 2021 Mayor and council re crossing guards

October 5, 2021 Proposed FGCA Board priorities for input to City of Victoria 2022 Financial Plan

June 26, 2021 Mayor and Council re Trutch St

June 8 2021 Mayor-Council retain CALUC rep for Gonzales neighbourhood

May 20 2021 Mayor and Council re CALUC rep

May 6, 2021 Mayor and Council re Accessible Parking

February 10, 2021 Mayor and Council re Clover Point

February 10,2021 Clover Point Pedestrian Proposal FGCA Written Survey responses

January 28, 2021 Mayor and Council re communication

2020

July 17, 2020 Letter to Mayor and Council from VCAN re housing and Oak Bay Lodge

February 13, 2020 Request for additional open house re Richardson corridor

January 8, 2020 Letter to Mayor and Council re Clover Point and Dallas Road amenities

January 7, 2020 Email to mayor and council re Richardson Bike Lane report

January 7, 2020 Cycling task force* report re Richardson Bike Lane

*The FGCA Cycling Task Force was comprised of all interested community members who responded to a broad call-out in the Observer newspaper and FGCA email list and membership list in August 2017.

2019
Nov 6, 2019 Letter to Mayor and Council re: Traffic Calming

May 16, 2019 Letter to Mayor and Council re Brighton Greenway and Greenways Plan

May 9, 2019 Letter to Mayor and Council from VCAN re OCP amendments

2018

September 14, 2018 Letter to Carole James re member Member Privacy

March 2018 Cycling Task Force Final Report to Mayor and Council

March 3, 2018 Letter to CRD re Gonzales Hill

January 12, 2018 Letter to Mayor and Council re Fairfield Plan extension

January 2018 Report on CRD response to community feedback on Dallas Road amenities

2017

July 13, 2017 Letter to Mayor re Reconciliation in Fairfield Gonzales

July 2017 Report to CRD on community feedback re Dallas Rd-Clover Point amenities

September 28, 2017 Letter to Carole James re tenting in Victoria