tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36928634850733242552012-02-16T02:09:07.079-08:00Saanich Councillor and CRD Director VICKI SANDERS Elected November 2005 - and currentVicki Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308425648958073959noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692863485073324255.post-90496606881552956372011-07-08T23:22:00.000-07:002011-08-30T01:45:43.851-07:00<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #073763;">About me......</span> </strong></span><br />Saanich resident for 53 years - 4th generation Victorian<br />Career in Accounting, Marketing and the Arts<br />Elected to Saanich Council - November 2005<br /><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><strong>Current Local Appointments:</strong></span><br />Chair: Environmental Advisory Committee <br />Member: Finance and Personnel Standing Committee <br />Council Liaison, Legislative Services <br />Council Liaison, Silver Threads <br />Council Liaison, Horticulture Centre of the Pacific (Glendale Gardens) <br /><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><strong>Current Regional (Capital Regional District) Appointments: </strong></span><br />CRD Water Commissioner <br />CRD Board Alternate Director <br />CRD Arts Committee, Chair <br /><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><strong>Previous Appointments:</strong></span><br />Co-chair, Administrative Traffic Committee <br />Chair: Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee <br />Member: Saanich Heritage Foundation <br />Member, Royal &amp; McPherson Theatres Society Board <br />Council Liaison, Public Works Division <br />Council Liaison, Beacon Community Services <br /><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><strong>Community Service: </strong></span><br />President (2000 – 2005) and founding member (1996) of the Quadra Cedar Hill Community Association <br />Land Use Director (1997 – 2005) and founding member (1997) of the Camosun Community Association <br />Chair SCAN (Saanich Community Association Network) ( 2001 – 2005) <br />Member:UVic Community Liaison Committee (2001 – 2005) <br />Advisory group member:Quadra/McKenzie Design Charette and Action Plan <br />Working Committee member: First Shelbourne Local Area Plan; (1980-1981); Plan updates (1987 &amp; 1997) <br />Participant: Smart Growth BC forums <br />Participant: CRD Housing Affordability workshops <br />Committee member: Traffic Calming Policy and first traffic calming project in Saanich <br />Successful acquisition, planning and development of Rutledge Park and Cloverdale Glasgow Park (1996 – 2003)<br />Instrumental in development of Saanich’s Environmental Protocol <br />Participated in planning Saanich’s Comprehensive Arts Policy <br />Member: Block Watch <br />Executive positions: Victoria Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils and Parent Advisory Committees for local schools <br />Volunteer Fundraiser: Mother’s March, Cancer, and Heart and Stroke <br /><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><strong>Memberships:</strong></span><span style="color: blue;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Toastmaster’s International, Victoria Art Gallery, Rental Owners and Managers Society of BC, Family Care Givers Network, Woman’s Transition House, Smart Growth BC, St. Aidan’s United Church<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3692863485073324255-9049660688155295637?l=vickisanders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vicki Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12308425648958073959noreply@blogger.com0