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A group that provides nature-based programs and retreats for youth and adults has had its conditional offer accepted to acquire the entire 90-acre property of the Boys and Girls Club in . . . ....
VANCOUVER A Vancouver Island Boys and Girls club has taken the next step toward selling a large parcel of rural land it says would generate funding for its programs. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Victoria Foundation has officially listed a 40-acre portion of its 98-acre property on Metchosin Road for sale. The asking price is $2.3 million. Beginning today, sales information will be made available to interested individuals and organizations, including those with land conservation or preservation mandates, the foundation said in a news release Friday. Information packages will be sent to interested parties, including the District of Metchosin and the Capital Regional District, which may wish to consider purchasing the property as a regional community asset, the release continues. ....
The outcome of Monday’s council meeting sets the stage for a future sale at 3900 Metchosin Rd. Metchosin, backed by many of its residents, is keen to see the property preserved as green space. Citizens have protested the plan to subdivide and more than 4,000 people have signed a petition. The non-profit club is determined to sell under-used land to pay for programs for the growing number of youth and families requiring more complex services closer to home. Its holdings in the area cover 98 acres in all, and it plans to hold onto the remaining land. Metchosin’s approving officer will decide whether the land will be subdivided. The issue will not return to council. ....
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