Mayor & Council
The Central Saanich Municipal Council represents the citizens of the community and provides leadership as the legislative and policy making body for the organization. The Mayor and six Councillors of the District of Central Saanich were each elected for a four year term in the municipal election held in October 2018.
This form allows you to contact Mayor and Council as a whole.
To contact a member of Council or read about their activities as a Councillor, select their name from the list below.
Ryan Windsor was elected to Council in the May 2013 Local Government By-election and elected as Mayor in 2014 and acclaimed as Mayor in 2018.
You may contact Mayor Windsor by:
Telephone: 250-885-8539
Facsimile: 250-652-0135
E-mail; Twitter: @CSaanichMayor
Letter: Mayor Windsor, The District of Central Saanich, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, V8M 2A9
Mayor Windsor's commitments involve:
- Capital Regional District Board – Regional Director
- Capital Regional Housing Corporation – Regional Director
- Peninsula Recreation Commission – Regional Director
- Saanich Peninsula Water Commission – Regional Director
- Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Commission– Regional Director
- Central Saanich Police Board – Chair
- Civil Emergency Executive Committee – Member
- Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel – Member
- First Nations / Community-to-Community Forum - Council Liaison
Christopher Graham was elected to Council in 1996, re-elected to Council in 1999, 2002, and 2005 , 2014 and 2018.
- You may contact Councillor Graham by:
- Telephone: 250-686-9047
- Facsimile: 250-652-0135
- Letter: Councillor Graham, The District of Central Saanich, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 2A9
Councillor Graham's commitments involve:
- Acting Mayor for September and October
- Public Works and Transportation (Division of Committee of the Whole)- Chair
Local improvement projects; weed control and mosquito abatement, engineering and public services performed by the works yard, including parks and municipal grounds maintenance; traffic safety and control on- and off-street parking; storm sewer system planning and maintenance; road network planning and maintenance, including public walkways and trails. - Regional Water Supply Commission (CRD) - Member
- Saanich Peninsula Water Commission - Alternate
- Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Commission - Alternate
- Civil Emergency Executive Committee - Member
- Parcel Tax Review Panel - Member
- Capital Regional Emergency Services Telecommunications (CREST) - Alternate
- Victoria Airport Authority Consultative Committee - Alternate
- Municipal Insurance Association - Voting Delegate
Carl Jensen was elected to Council in November 2011 and re-elected to Council in 2014 and 2018.
You may contact Councillor Jensen by:
Telephone: 250-858-6532
Facsimile: 250-652-0135
E-mail
Letter: Councillor Jensen, The District of Central Saanich, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, V8M 2A9
Councillor Jensen's commitments involve:
- Acting Mayor for November and December
- Official Community Plan Advisory Commission - Vice-Chair
- Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) - Past President
- Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel - Alternate Member
- Peninsula Streams Society - Council Liaison
Zeb King was elected to Council in 2002, re-elected to Council in 2005, elected to Council in 2011, and re-elected to Council in 2014 and 2018.
You may contact Councillor King by:
Telephone: 250-508-4645
Facsimile: 250-652-0135
E-mail
Letter: Councillor King, The District of Central Saanich, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 2A9
Councillor King's commitments involve:
- Acting Mayor for July and August
- Capital Regional District (CRD) Climate Action Inter-Municipal Task Force – Member
- Regional Water Supply Commission - Alternate
- Saanich Peninsula Water Commission - Member
- Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Commission - Member
- Central Saanich Senior Citizens' Association - Council Liaison
- Capital Regional District Regional Housing Trust Fund Commission - Alternate
Gordon Newton was elected to Council in the October 2018 in the General Local Election.
You may contact Councillor Newton by:
Telephone: 250-889-3908
Facsimile: 250-652-0135
E-mail
Letter: Councillor Newton, The District of Central Saanich, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, V8M 2A9
Councillor Newton's commitments involve:
- Acting Mayor for May and June
- Saanich Peninsula Literacy Taskforce - Member
- Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce - Member
- Victoria Airport Authority Consultative Committee - Member
- Victoria Airport Authority Noise Management Committee - Member
- Peninsula Recreation Commission (CRD) - Alternate
- Municipal Insurance Association - Alternate
- Advisory Planning Commission - Alternate
Niall Paltiel was first elected as a Councillor in November 2014 and re-elected in October 2018.
You may contact Councillor Paltiel by:
Telephone: 250-250-514-8429
Facsimile: 250-652-0135
E-mail
Letter: Councillor Paltiel, The District of Central Saanich, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 2A9
Councillor Paltiel's commitments involve:
- Acting Mayor for March and April
- Official Community Plan Advisory Commission - Council Liaison
- Peninsula Recreation Commission - Member
- Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce - Alternate
- Peninsula and Area Agricultural Commission - Council Liaison
- Capital Regional District Climate Action Inter-Municipal Task Force - Member
- South Island Prosperity Project - Council Liaision
Robert (Bob) Thompson was elected as a Councillor in November 2003, re-elected to Council in November 2003, and elected to Council in November 2014 and re-elected in October 2018.
You may contact Councillor Thompson by:
Telephone: 250-652-4691
Facsimile: 250-652-0135
E-mail
Letter: Councillor Thompson, The District of Central Saanich, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 2A9
Councillor Thompson's commitments involve:
- Acting Mayor for January and February
- Official Community Plan Advisory Commission - Chair
- Capital Regional District Regional Housing Trust Fund Commission - Member
- Advisory Planning Commission - Council Liaison
- Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel - Member
- Peninsula and Area Agricultural Commission - Alternate
- Greater Victoria Public Library Board – Member
- Saanich Peninsula Water Commission - Alternate Regional Director
- ArtSea Community Arts Council - Arts Representative