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Staff Report: 2017 Hike for Hunger – Straits District Girl Guides
Request from Straits District Girl Guides (with Scouts Canada) to hold a 'Hike for Hunger' food drive walk on Sunday, February 26, 2017; seeks permission to use sidewalks/route and waiving of permit fee and damage deposit.
Key facts
- Event date: Sunday, February 26, 2017 (25th Anniversary of Hike for Hunger)
- Estimated participants: 100–150 Girl Guides and Scouts
- Route: Westshore Town Center to the Legion via Langford Parkway → Veterans Memorial Parkway → Station Avenue
- Request: waiver of $35.00 permit fee and damage deposit
- Insurance requirement: proof of $5,000,000 liability insurance naming City of Langford and Victoria Contracting and Municipal Maintenance Corporation as additional named insured
Staff Report: 2017 Hike for Hunger – Straits District Girl Guides
Date
November 21, 2016
Department
Engineering
Subject
2017 Hike for Hunger – Straits District Girl Guides
Background
As an anniversary of Guiding and Scouting, the Straits District Girl Guides and members of Scouts Canada are planning to promote their movements and educate young youth about the needs of others. To do this, they plan to hold a “Hike for Hunger” along Langford sidewalks and organize a food drive at the Legion on Sunday, February 26, 2017.
Commentary
The Straits District Girl Guides have requested permission to walk along the sidewalk from the Westshore Town Center to the Legion by way of Langford Parkway to Veterans Memorial Parkway to Station Avenue. The hike will begin at 11:00am and will finish around 12:30 pm with approximately 100-150 Girl Guides and Scouts participating in the event.
Financial Implications
The Straits District Girl Guides is asking that Council waive the $35.00 permit fee and damage deposit.
Legal Implications
With the adoption of the Traffic Bylaw on December 3, 1996, Council has jurisdiction over this matter.
Options
That Council:
Grant permission for the Straits District Girl Guides to stage a walk on Sunday, February 26, 2017 from the Westshore Town Center to the Legion via Langford Parkway to Veterans Memorial Parkway to Station Avenue as outlined in their letter dated November 2016 (attached) and with the condition they have provided proof of $5,000,000 liability insurance naming the City of Langford and Victoria Contracting and Municipal Maintenance Corporation as additional named insured; AND
Waive the $35.00 permit fee and damage deposit; OR
NOT grant permission for the Straits District Girl Guides to stage a walk on Sunday, February 26, 2017.
Respectfully Submitted
Submitted by:
Kirsten Wilson, EIT
Concurrence:
Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning
Concurrence:
Bob Beckett, Fire Chief
Concurrence:
Lorne Fletcher, Manager of Community Safety and Municipal Enforcement
Concurrence:
Mike Leskiw, Parks and Recreation Manager
Concurrence:
Michelle Mahovlich, P.Eng, P.Geo, Director of Engineering
Concurrence:
Steve Ternent, Director of Finance
Concurrence:
Jim Bowden, Chief Administrative Officer
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Attachment: Letter to Mayor and Council
Attachment: Letter to Mayor and Council
Straits District Girl Guides
Colwood, BC
Nov 7 2016
City of Langford
877 Goldstream Ave
Langford BC
Dear Sir/Madam,
February 26th 2017 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the "Hike for Hunger" food drive. Your local community branches of Girl Guides and Scouts proudly support this national event. These children are challenged to collect donations for our local food bank, the Goldstream Food Bank. They collect donations for about a week, and then gather at the West Shore Mall, pack up their donations in a backpack or wagon and continue to hike towards the Goldstream Food Bank. As a group, we will walk over from West Shore Town Center Mall, up Veterans Way, to Station Rd then along to the Goldstream Food Bank.
This event helps to raise community awareness of hunger related issues, the need to assist our local organizations, and the importance of restocking the shelves. It is an incredible opportunity for the children to learn more about these issues, while participating in an important community service project. Last year nearly 600 Ibs of food donations were collected. We certainly hope to surpass that total this year!
We would like to have permission to walk through the City of Langford with the Guiding and Scouting members and their donations for the Goldstream Food Bank..
Please contact Trudine Wilson at 250-478-5484 for any questions
We thank-you very much in advance, and we sincerely appreciate your support.
Thank You
Trudine Wilson
Straits District
