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 November 2014.
Front Row (L to R) – Councillor Holman; Mayor Windsor; Councillor Thompson
Back Row (L – R) – Councillors Graham; Jensen; Paltiel; King
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.
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
- 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
Alicia Holman was elected to Council in the May 2013 Local Government By-election and re-elected to Council in November 2014.
You may contact Councillor Holman by:
Telephone: 250-893-5070
Facsimile: 250-652-0135
E-mail
Letter: Councillor Holman, The District of Central Saanich, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, V8M 2A9
Councillor Holman's commitments involve:
- Acting Mayor for February and March 2016
- Community, Protective Services and Facilities (Division of Committee of the Whole) - Chair
- Fire and first responder service; emergency and disaster planning; animal control; Peninsula community groups liaison; inspection and enforcement of bylaws (MTI Bylaw); public health, welfare and family court; education and hospital liaison; Central Saanich newsletter; economic development tourism promotion; Municipal Hall (including Police and Fire), public works yard, library, cultural centre, senior citizens complex, and other civic facilities and properties used for community or recreation purposes.
- Agricultural Advisory Committee – Council Liaison
- Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association - Member
- Regional Housing Trust Fund Commission - Council Representative
- Saanich Peninsula Water Commission - Alternate for Member Councillor King
- Healthy Watershed Committee – Member
- Municipal Finance Authority - Alternate for Voting Delegate Councillor Graham
- Peninsula Agricultural Commission - Alternate for Council Liaison Councillor Graham
- Victoria Airport Authority Consultative Committee - Member
- Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula - Council Liaison
- First Nations / Community To Community Forum – Council Liaison
- Housing Needs Assessment Study Steering Committee - Council Liaison
- Peninsula Celebrations Society - Council Liaison
- Peninsula Streams Society - Council Liaison
- Saanich Inlet Protection Society - Council Liaison
- Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce - Alternate for Member Councillor Paltiel
Christopher Graham was elected to Council in 1996, re-elected to Council in 1999, 2002, and 2005 and elected to Council in 2014.
- 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 October and November 2016
- 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.
- Capital Regional District (CRD) Solid Waste Advisory Committee – Alternate for Member Councillor Paltiel
- Peninsula Recreation Commission - Alternate for Member Councillor Paltiel
- Saanich Peninsula Water Commission - Member, and Alternate for Regional Director Mayor Windsor
- Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Commission - Member, and Alternate for Regional Director Mayor Windsor
- Cenotaph Committee - Member
- Healthy Watershed Committee - Member
- Municipal Finance Authority - Voting Delegate
- Municipal Insurance Association - Voting Delegate
- Peninsula Agricultural Commission - Council Liaison
Carl Jensen was elected to Council in November 2011 and re-elected to Council in November 2014.
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 April and May 2016
- Planning and Development (Division of Committee of the Whole) - Chair
- Land use regulatory bylaws and permits; community and local area planning; intermunicipal planning; business improvement areas; co-ordination of planning initiatives with local First Nations band councils; housing; heritage and heraldry; and Peninsula Agricultural Commission.
- Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities - Second Vice President
- Capital Regional District (CRD) - Alternate for Regional Director Mayor Windsor
- Capital Regional District (CRD) Millstream Meadows Site Remediation Subcommittee - Member
- Peninsula Recreation Commission - Alternate for Regional Director Mayor Windsor
- Advisory Planning Commission - Council Liaison
- Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel - Member
- Cenotaph Committee - Member
- Communications Sub-Committee - Member
- Skatepark Development Committee - Member
- Greater Victoria Boys' and Girls' Club - 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.
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 June and July 2016
- 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 Program Working Group and Steering Committee – Member
- Regional Water Supply Commission - Member
- Saanich Peninsula Water Commission - Member
- Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Commission - Member
- Greater Victoria Public Library Board – Member
- Municipal Insurance Association - Alternate for Voting Delegate Councillor Graham
- Central Saanich Senior Citizens' Association - Council Liaison
Niall Paltiel was first elected as a Councillor in November 2014.
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 August and September 2016
- 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.
- Communications Sub-Committee - Member
- Capital Regional District Solid Waste Advisory Committee - Member
- Peninsula Recreation Commission - Member
- Capital Region Emergency Services Telecommunications (CREST) Board of Directors - Member
- Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association - Alternate for Member Councillor Cormier
- Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel – Alternate for Member Councillor Thompson
- Victoria Airport Authority Noise Management Committee - Council Liaison
- Central Saanich Senior Citizens' Association - Council Liaison
- Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce – Member
- School District No. 63 (Saanich) - Council Liaison
- Sidney Community Development Commission - Council Liaison
- Society for the Community Arts Theatre at Stelly's (SCATS) - Council Liaison
Bob Thompson was elected as a Councillor in November 2003, re-elected to Council in November 2003, and elected to Council in November 2014.
You may contact Councillor Thompson by:
Telephone: 250-652-4691
Facsimile: 250-652-0135
E-mail
Letter: Coucillor Thompson, The District of Central Saanich, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 2A9
Councillor Thompson's commitments involve:
- Acting Mayor for December 2015 and January 2016
- 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.
- Advisory Planning Commission - Council Liaison
- Agricultural Advisory Committee - Council Liaison
- Board of Variance - Council Liaison
- Civil Emergency Executive Committee – Member
- Communications Sub-Committee - Member
- Economic Development Advisory Committee - Member
- Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel - Member
