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Laurie Lidstone

Save Our Saanich for District of Saanich Council
Smart, sustainable growth that keeps Saanich a place we're proud to call home, guided by fiscal responsibility, real public engagement, and responsible planning.

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Climate Change, Heat, Fires, & the Environment

Green Space

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Protect agricultural land and watersheds, and ensure development decisions weigh their long-term impact on water, farmland, and ecosystems.

Walking & Cycling

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Build a balanced system that moves cyclists, pedestrians, transit users, and drivers safely, with cycling infrastructure on secondary roads rather than reduced capacity on major routes.

Zoning

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Direct greater density toward core areas with existing infrastructure, encourage appropriate forms of housing, and protect neighbourhood character.

Community Centres, Libraries, Parks, and Other Public Spaces

Green Space

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Protect agricultural land and watersheds, and ensure development decisions weigh their long-term impact on water, farmland, and ecosystems.

Zoning

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Direct greater density toward core areas with existing infrastructure, encourage appropriate forms of housing, and protect neighbourhood character.

Housing & Homelessness

Zoning

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Direct greater density toward core areas with existing infrastructure, encourage appropriate forms of housing, and protect neighbourhood character.

Local Government, Planning, & Democracy

Budgeting

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Focus on our needs before our wants. Municipal spending on core services and essential infrastructure, and major borrowing decisions, are presented to residents through a referendum.

Good Governance

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Improve accountability for capital projects and make municipal decision-making, spending, and project costs more transparent.

Long-Term Plan

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Respect Saanich's Community Plan and give residents predictability, with meaningful public input built into any significant changes.

Public Engagement

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Ensure community feedback meaningfully informs decisions, through town halls, community meetings, and unbiased, representative surveys.

Roads, Transit, & Getting Around

Walking & Cycling

Laurie Lidstone's promises

Build a balanced system that moves cyclists, pedestrians, transit users, and drivers safely, with cycling infrastructure on secondary roads rather than reduced capacity on major routes.

Biography

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Laurie Lidstone has called Saanich home her entire life. She built a career in real estate, raised three sons here with her husband, a first responder, and later became a foster parent. She currently chairs the Victoria Real Estate Board.

Laurie grew up in Saanich, in the Cadboro Bay, Royal Oak, Shorncliffe, and Braefoot neighbourhoods, and has called this community home for more than 60 years.

She built a career in real estate while raising three sons with her husband, a first responder, and later became a foster parent, giving her a first-hand understanding of local families and the pressures they face.

Laurie has stayed deeply involved in community life, volunteering with National Little League, Gordon Head Baseball, and her children's school activities over the years. Professionally, she has served on the Victoria Real Estate Board, first as a Director and now as Chair since 2024.

Having lived, worked, raised a family, and volunteered in Saanich for more than 60 years, Laurie brings a rare depth of local knowledge and a genuine commitment to protecting what makes this community special.

Promises

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Budgeting
Focus on our needs before our wants. Municipal spending on core services and essential infrastructure, and major borrowing decisions, are presented to residents through a referendum.
Zoning
Direct greater density toward core areas with existing infrastructure, encourage appropriate forms of housing, and protect neighbourhood character.
Walking & Cycling
Build a balanced system that moves cyclists, pedestrians, transit users, and drivers safely, with cycling infrastructure on secondary roads rather than reduced capacity on major routes.

Reason for running

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Having lived, worked, raised my family, and volunteered in Saanich for more than 60 years, I understand both the opportunities and the challenges our municipality faces.

I'm running for Council because I want to help protect what makes our community special while planning responsibly for the future. My decades here as a resident, business owner, parent, and volunteer give me a deep understanding of Saanich and the perspective to represent it well.


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