District of Saanich Housing Strategy Task Force

In 2020, the District of Saanich retained CitySpaces Consulting to provide facilitation services for the Saanich Housing Strategy Task Force and prepare a Final Report outlining the Task Force’s recommended Principles, Strategies, and Actions. The Task Force was formed as an advisory body to support the development of Saanich’s Housing Strategy and the recommendations contained in the Final Report represent the opinions and perspectives of Task Force members.

The Housing Strategy Task Force (HSTF) was created to provide Council with recommendations for action-oriented strategies designed to achieve greater housing supply, affordability and diversity and accommodate a broad range of community housing needs now and in the future. This diverse group was established for a period of six months and represented a key component of the Housing Strategy project. CitySpaces was hired to help facilitate the virtual Task Force meetings. With 18 Task Force members, our team was careful to design an engagement process that was interactive, while also providing space for everyone to express their opinions respectfully. We utilized Zoom break-out rooms and Mural boards to spark ideas and foster connection, which provided successful over the course of the six-month process.

CLIENT: District of Saanich