Members of the Citizens' Environment Network in Colwood (CENIC) have encouraged the council to take advantage of a B次元官网网址渞are opportunityB次元官网网址� to expand Havenwood Park.

The group say purchasing three parcels of land adjacent to the 40-acre forested park will help B次元官网网址渃onserve natural parkland and tree canopyB次元官网网址� in Colwood.

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The three plots, located at 567 Windthrop, 676 Latoria Rd. and 3460/3461 Veterans Memorial Pkwy., would add around 24 acres of land.

Both Windthrop and Latoria are available for purchase, while the undeveloped land at Veterans Memorial Parkway is owned by Sooke School District.

Doyle says CENIC wants the city to approach landowners about the potential acquisition.

However, it was revealed at the meeting that the city is one step ahead, with Mayor Doug Kobayashi offering some encouraging news for the group.

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The mayor explained he was unable to offer any further information for the time being.

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