The Capital Regional District will receive $4.6 million to upgrade a portion of East Saanich Road. Almost three kilometres of East Saanich Road, from Mount Newton Cross Road to Island View Road, will be repaved. Bike lanes and sidewalks will be added from Cultra Avenue to Prosser Road.
Photo: Saanich North and the Islands MLA Murray Coell and Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Gary Lunn announce $4.6 million in federal-provincial funding to upgrade a portion of East Saanich Road and a $5.25 million investment for North Pender Island for better access to drinking water. From left to right: Ken Hancock, Southern Gulf Island Electoral Area Director; Murray Coell, Gary Lunn, and Central Saanich Mayor Jack Mar.