Saanich resident Julian Anderson has been relentless in his advocacy to protect Cuthbert Holmes Park from damage by the $85 million McKenzie Interchange project, and heB次元官网网址檚 at it again.

This time the park steward and activist has posted a brief video of a silt fence erected by contractors. In the video posted Nov. 12, Anderson documented himself measuring the distance from the fence to the water, about 28 metres, at least two shy of the upon by Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure representatives at Saanich council.

The distance will be even less when you consider the measuring tape wasnB次元官网网址檛 completely straight and that the river has yet to hit its high water mark, Anderson notes.

B次元官网网址淭wo or three metres may not seem like much, but every bit helps when you are protecting a river,B次元官网网址� Anderson said.

Aside from the impacts on the sensitive ecosystem of the Colquitz River, and an , the McKenzie Interchange project is moving along fairly smoothly.

However, this is the latest in a series of bigger offences by project contractors (Phase 2 is now underway by Westpro, Phase 1 was Jacob Bros.) that included , illegally tying into SaanichB次元官网网址檚 stormwater system and uncontrolled during salmon spawning season.

ItB次元官网网址檚 also caught the attention of Saanich Parks, whoB次元官网网址檝e since made a site visit, though third-party environmental monitoring is the responsibility of Westpro-hired Corvidea Environmental Consulting while MOTI-contracted Golder Associates Ltd. is the environmental auditor for the project.

A MOTI spokesperson said they will be surveying a 30-metre offset from the surveyed high water mark and placing a new row of temporary silt fencing.

B次元官网网址淭he reason we care about the 30 meters is it was a condition of council approval,B次元官网网址� said Eva Riccius, senior parks manager for Saanich.