Past President's Reports can now be found in our updated Meeting & Resources page.

Saanich residents are invited to respond to the Saanich Operational Center (SOC) redevelopment plans at 1040 McKenzie (also known as Saanich Work Yard). 

To the left is an update from NQCA President, Michael Moore.

The latest updates from the Saanich Engineering department can be found here :Saanich Operations Centre Redevelopment | District of Saanich

Any further comments or concerns could be directed to : 

Saanich Engineering
Phone: 250-475-5575
engineering@saanich.ca

August 2025 Update - Doug Ashbee (NQCA Vice President)

There is still a pause in the ongoing negotiations to decommission the Beckwith Pond dam and possibly transfer the water licence from Don Mann Excavating (DME) to Saanich Parks. The Dam Safety Office (DSO) has received & partially reviewed the final Ryzuk Geotechnical consultants report attempting to reduce the dam failure consequence rating from high to only significant. That rating affects the costs and action plan going forward. The DSO is waiting to consult with one of their engineers to return from vacation in September before rendering a final decision. Because of this added delay DME is confident they will be granted another extension beyond the Sept. 31st deadline to come up with an action plan.

Meanwhile Saanich Engineering Dept. has completed a costing study of the three options regarding the dam decommissioning requirements; namely complete dam removal, partial lowering of the dam height and water level by four feet (as previously posted on pond signage) or maintaining the current dam height ( which entails removing all trees on both sides of the three dams, reinforcing the main dam and undertaking costly inspection reports.

Saanich Parks are also waiting for the DSO’s decision on the Ryzuk report before committing to any action plan that they could recommend to council. It is doubtful that any concrete plans will be forthcoming before the next monthly NQCA meetings in September or October.