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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...

Health & Safety

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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...

Environment & Sustainability

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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...

Greater Victoria / CRD

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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...

Politics

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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...

Education

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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...

Business & Economy

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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...

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

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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....

Housing

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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...

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