Sonya Chandler
Working together for a sustainable city

 This is not an exhaustive list, but just some of the things I have done in my time at city hall…

I have worked to see Victoria as the first municipality in the region to adopt athe CRD model Pesticide Bylaw
Championed the creation and adoption of an anti idling bylaw which inspired the CRD to investigate the […]

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The Green Party of Greater Victoria municipal election candidates Philippe Lucas and Sonya Chandler have postponed their campaign launch due to the pending arrival of little baby Lucas.  Philippe and his wife Mary Lucas, Director of HepCBC and Coordinator of the Values-Based Business Network, had been expecting a baby around Oct. 4th, but nature had […]

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*** Press & Public Invited ***
Victoria Greens Municipal Campaign Launch
Features High-Profile Community Leaders
 
Contact:    Sonya Chandler – 250-419-1702
                    Philippe Lucas – 250-884-9821
 
On Friday the 26th of September, city councilor and local nurse Sonya Chandler and researcher and community organizer Philippe Lucas will officially launch the Green Team’s campaign for city council at the […]

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Playtime starts at City Hall
Published: September 23, 2008 1:00 PM
Updated: September 23, 2008 1:46 PM
Victoria News, Victoria BC
raldous@vicnews.com

Victoria needs to be more child-friendly, starting with City Hall.
City council got a glimpse at the city’s possible child-friendly community policy and implementation strategy. The policy’s main focus is on childcare, delving into ways council can pass bylaws […]

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Why Re-Elect Sonya Chandler?
BECAUSE …

I want to finish the work I started as a councillor in this community; I want to see Victoria become a global leader in Sustainability…Together we can show the way..
I’m now an experienced city councillor which will allow me to be even more effective on your behalf as I work for […]

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  Hello and Welcome to Election 2008!
Thanks for taking the time to visit this site as you prepare yourself to elect Victoria’s next City Council on Nov 15th 2008.
On this website you will find information about me, my professional like, my personal and family life and about some of the work I have done on council […]

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VICTORIA: ‘WHO’S GOING TO FEED THESE PEOPLE?’
Can Meals on Wheels get rolling again?
MURRAY LANGDON
Special to The Globe and Mail
September 20, 2008
The last of the hot meals rolled out for more than 200 seniors and shut-ins in B.C.’s capital last month, bringing to an end the 35-year tenure of Meals on Wheels. But there is fresh […]

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City talks of closing eateries by 1 a.m.
Proposal for downtown sparked by unease over unruly bar patrons
 
Bill Cleverley
Times Colonist
Friday, September 19, 2008
 
CREDIT: Adrian Lam, Times Colonist
People line up outside Wharf Street eateries after the downtown bars close. Victoria council is drafting a bylaw that would close vending carts and restaurants with less than 300 square […]

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Times Colonist Editorial
Friday, September 19, 2008
 
The needle exchange — or the absence of one — is just another symbol of this community’s near total failure to deal with the escalating problems of addiction, mental illness, homelessness and crime.
There has been a massive leadership vacuum as disorder and despair have been allowed to overwhelm […]

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Last Sunday, Aug 24th the Victoria Green Team had their first volunteer meeting gathering together people from around the community that are interested in working with us on making Victoria a ‘Sustainable City’.  Thanks to all who came out and please, if you are interested in joining Sonya and Philippe visit our website and sign […]

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