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West Shore & Sooke

City of Langford, council, november 4, 2024

Langford Council meeting Nov 4

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Monday November 4, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends City of Langford council at their regular council meeting of November 4, 2024 covered a range of topics and motions. All...
Fairway Market, Westshore Town Centre

Competition in west shore local grocery sector

langford, open house, ocp

Upbeat participation at Langford OCP Refresh Phase 2 open house

dana lajeunesse, bc ndp, juan de fuca-malahat

Many possibilities for Dana Lajeunesse as a brand new MLA

Health & Safety

westshore parks & recreation, pool

Recreation master plan in the works for Westshore Parks & Rec

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Monday October 28, 2024 | COLWOOD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Developing a recreation master plan is a front-burner project for the West Shore Parks & Recreation Society (WSPRS). They are seeking...
pickleball, outdoor

More outdoor pickleball courts coming to Westshore Parks & Recreation

dr bonnie henry, provincial health officer

Dr Bonnie Henry on 2024 fall respiratory illness season

flu shot, vaccination

BC 2024 fall respiratory illness season

Environment & Sustainability

graduate student research, royal roads university

Royal Roads University west shore research open house

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Graduate students at Royal Roads University (RRU) have been working on various aspects of west shore ecosystems. All of that will be...
bc flood management strategy

Province accepting input on BC flood policy strategy

sonia furstenau, ron botterell, jeremy valeriote, bc greens

BC Greens leader Sonia Furstenau bringing two new MLAs up to...

Where to Vote, Vocing Place

Don’t be that voter who lets rain spoil the result

Greater Victoria / CRD

wind warning

Victoria area wind warning for Friday night Oct 25

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Friday October 25, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends As if this week hasn't been tumultuous enough (BC election results uncertain) there will be strong winds tonight in the...
tim thielmann, bc conservative

Thielmann hopes to capture a BC Conservative win in Victoria-Beacon Hill

advance voting, bc election 2024, greater victoria

BC Election advance voter turnout 39.3% across eight ridings in Greater...

adam kubel, bc conservative

Adam Kubel tells Saanich South he’s the man for the job

Politics

bc legislature, interior

New BC NDP Cabinet to be sworn-in Nov 18

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Wednesday November 6, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Premier David Eby's new BC NDP cabinet will be sworn-in on Monday November 18 at Government House. The organizational process is...
Anton Boegman, CEO, Elections BC

Elections BC admits to ballot box errors

donald trump, election night 2024

Trump wins USA presidential election 2024

City of Langford, council, november 4, 2024

Langford Council meeting Nov 4

Education

john muir elementary school, sd62

John Muir Elementary closed after windstorm

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Tuesday November 5, 2024 | SOOKE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends John Muir Elementary -- one of three elementary schools in Sooke -- is closed today following a power outage that...
camosun college, malahat, english, math

Camosun College offers accessible learning opportunities for Malahat Nation

graduate student research, royal roads university

Royal Roads University west shore research open house

camosun college, open house, 2024

First student open house at Camosun College since the pandemic

Business & Economy

victoria, inner harbour

Destination Greater Victoria unveils 10-year destination master plan to boost visitor...

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Tuesday November 5, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Destination Greater Victoria (DGV) has launched their 2025-2035 Destination Master Plan. About 175 people from the local and regional business...
Fairway Market, Westshore Town Centre

Competition in west shore local grocery sector

destination greater victoria

Destination Greater Victoria seeks visitor economy boost with 10-year destination master...

westshore parks & recreation, pool

Recreation master plan in the works for Westshore Parks & Rec

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

pumpkin, compost

Composting or donating your Halloween pumpkin

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Thursday October 31, 2024 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Ah, the fate of your Halloween jack-o-lanterns, what will it be? You've worked hard to create amazing faces on your Halloween pumpkins....
porcher park, langford, signage

Langford develops their community garden policy

sonia furstenau, cammy lockwood, bc greens

BC Greens food security platform highlights water, farming, distribution

aooke harvest fest

Sooke Harvest Festival 2024 draws a crowd

Housing

multiplex, designs, housing

Densification is key to more housing in BC

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Sunday September 22, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC Political analysis by Mary p Brooke | Island Social Trends During this Fall 2024 BC Election campaign the BC NDP are promoting their plan to deliver 300,000 middle-class homes...
premier david eby, ubcm

Premier Eby takes media questions at UBCM: infrastructure, carbon tax revenue,...

premier david eby, ubcm, vancouver, 2024

Premier Eby addresses BC municipal leaders in Vancouver

Michigan Square, apartment building

BC Housing Minister opens 97-unit rental building in James Bay

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