In The News: 2006
Sustainability Report
Sustainability Report 2006 (4 MB)
Housing Affordability Report
Dockside Green (December 14, 2006)
Dockside Green presented to City Council its Housing Affordability Strategy today, meeting the requirements as set out in the Master Development Agreement (MDA) signed in September 2005, by the developers and the City of Victoria.
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- Housing Affordability Fact Sheet (719 KB)
Shaw Communications Chosen as Preferred Telecommunications Supplier for Dockside Green
November 2006 – News Release
Shaw Communications has been chosen as "Preferred Telecommunications Supplier" for Dockside Green, North America’s first community to target LEED® (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Platinum-certification.
Taking the Lead in Water Management
October 30, 2006 - Times Colonist
Borrowing ingredients from a neighbour for a recipe is a time-honoured tradition. But here's the oddest thing to have to borrow: sewage.
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- Waste Water Schematic (331 kb)
Songhees Nation Esquimalt Nation and Dockside Green Ltd.
October 23, 2006 - Tartan Public Relations Press Release
Victoria, BC, October 23, 2006 - Over 75 people were on hand at the Dockside Green site today, to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation and Communication by the Songhees Nation, Esquimalt Nation and Dockside Green Ltd.
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- Signed MOU (1.27mb)
Victoria Project Goes From Brown to Green
October 26, 2006 - Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
A 15-acre site in the heart of Victoria, B.C., is undergoing a revolutionary transformation. Starting as a contaminated brownfield, it is being developed into one of the greenest, smart-growth developments in Canada and a community of the future.
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Wastewater Treatment and Outfall Update
October 2006
In accordance with Dockside Green's LEED® Platinum commitment to the City of Victoria, the following is an update on the construction and proposed operation of the on-site tertiary sewage treatment plant...
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Project zeroes in on renewable energy
Times Colonist, September 13, 2006
Imagine looking at your electricity costs at the end of the year and seeing a big fat zero. Or watching your natural gas consumption dwindle toward nothing. Think it’s just a futuristic pipe dream? Not so, says Canada’s Net-Zero Energy Home Coalition
Dockside Green Fuels Housing Starts
Times Colonist, September 12, 2006
Buyers who snapped up all 43 Dockside Green condominiums offered for sale this past weekend show Greater Victoria's real estate market is still packing plenty of muscle.
Beneath the Surface, Sponsored by Dockside Green
August 18, 2006
Artists and Scientists Reflect on Conservation. August 10-27, 2006, at the Xchanges Gallery and Artist-Run Centre.
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Toronto's waterfront could emulate Dockside Green
National Post August 3, 2006
Shocking but true: Every day, the city of Victoria dumps its raw sewage into the Pacific Ocean, relying on the currents to break it up and carry it away.
Dockside Green Development Presented with National Urban Design Award of Merit and Smart Growth BC Award
June 12, 2006
[Excerpt] VICTORIA – The past month has seen Dockside Green Limited, its architects, the City of Victoria and VicWest Community Association receive recognition for this groundbreaking development.
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B.C. MARKS EARTH DAY AT WORLD-CLASS GREEN SITE
April 22, 2006
[Excerpt] VICTORIA – The Province of B.C. will contribute $85,000 in funding to support Dockside Green – one of the most environmentally progressive urban developments in the history of Canada, Environment Minister Barry Penner announced today.
Update to City of Victoria Council on Dockside Green Commitments including Affordable Housing
April 04, 2006
[Excerpt] Thank you for the opportunity to provide an update on Dockside Green. As you are aware, the desire of the community and council is a development that embraces the principles of the Triple Bottom Line.
- Interim Report Letter
- Interim_Report_Schedule (240k)
- LEED_Scorecard (35k)
For better or worse, skyline gets a facelift.
Times Colonist January 08, 2006
The past year has been a remarkable one for architectural change to the Victoria skyline, with the results of that change only slowly beginning to be realized.