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.
In 2015 Council established a Committee of the Whole system incorporating the following divisions: Administration and Finance, Community Protective Services and Facilities, Parks and Recreation, Planning and Development, Public Works and Transportation, and Water and Waste Management.
To contact a member of Council or read about their activities as a Councillor, select their name from the list below.
This form allows you to contact Mayor and Council as a whole.
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
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 2019
- 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 - Member
- Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Commission - Member
- Civil Emergency Executive Committee - Member
- Parcel Tax Review Panel - Member
- Peninsula and Area Agricultural Commission - Council Liaison
- Capital Regional Emergency Services Telecommunications (CREST) - Alternate for Member Councillor Paltiel
- Victoria Airport Authority Consultative Committee - Alternate for Member Councillor Newton
- 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 2019
- Administration and Finance (Division of Committee of the Whole)- Chair
Annual Budget and Five Year Financial Plan; fees and charges for the general, sewer, and water funds property acquisition and disposal; bylaws (except those under Part 29 of the Local Government Act); property assessments, tax structures; and exemptions; policy development; insurance and risk management; audit and accounting procedures; grant applications to provincial, federal and other senior government agencies; information management systems; development cost charges; personnel matters; contracts, agreements, and leases; provision of library services to Central Saanich Strategic planning. - Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC)- President
- Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Executive - AVICC Representative
- Capital Regional District (CRD) Millstream Meadows Site Remediation Subcommittee - Member
- Peninsula Recreation Commission - Alternate for Regional Director Mayor Windsor
- Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel - Alternate Member
- Healthy Watershed Committee - Member
- Peninsula Streams Society - Council Liaison
Zeb King was elected to Council in 2003, 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 2019
- Water and Waste Management (Division of Committee of the Whole) - Chair
Solid waste collection and disposal; hazardous and biomedical waste storage and disposal; water supply and distribution system; sewage treatment, disposal and collection system; recycling and composting; liquid waste and sludge disposal; environmental and waste management planning; provincial and federal infrastructure program grant applications. - Capital Regional District (CRD) Climate Action Inter-Municipal Task Force – Member
- Regional Water Supply Commission - Alternate for Member Councillor Graham
- Saanich Peninsula Water Commission - Alternate for Member Councillor Graham
- Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Commission - Alternate for Member Councillor Graham
- Greater Victoria Public Library Board – Member
- Central Saanich Senior Citizens' Association - Council Liaison
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 2019
- Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce - Member
- Victoria Airport Authority Consultative Committee - Member
- Victoria Airport Authority Noise Management Committee - Member
- Peninsula Recreation Commission (CRD) - Alternate for Member Councillor Paltiel
- Saanich Peninsula Water Commission - Alternate for Regional Director Mayor Windsor
- Municipal Insurance Association - Alternate for Voting Delegate Councillor Graham
- Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association - Alternate for Member Councillor Paltiel
- Advisory Planning Commission - Alternate for Council Liaison Councillor Thompson
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 2019
- Parks and Recreation (Division of Committee of the Whole) - Chair
Matters related to Central Saanich's participation in the Peninsula Recreation Commission; planning and development of municipal parks and grounds; Boys' and Girls' Club; implementation of recommendations arising from the Parks Master Plan; caretaker's residence at Centennial Park. - Peninsula Recreation Commission - Member
- Capital Region Emergency Services Telecommunications (CREST) Board of Directors - Member
- Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association - Member
- Central Saanich Senior Citizens' Association - Council Liaison
- Agricultural Advisory Commission - Council Liaison
- Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce - Alternate for Member Councillor Newton
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 2019
- Planning and Development (Division of Committee of the Whole) - Chair
Land use regulatory bylaws and permits; community and local area planning; inter-municipal planning; business improvement areas; co-ordination of planning initiatives with local First Nations band councils; housing; heritage and heraldry; and Peninsula Agricultural Commission. - Capital Regional District (CRD) - Alternate for Regional Director Mayor Windsor
- Capital Regional District Regional Housing Trust Fund Commission - Member
- Advisory Planning Commission - Council Liaison
- Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel - Member
- South Island Prosperity Project - Council Liaison
- Peninsula and Area Agricultural Commission - Alternate for Council Liaison Councillor Graham
