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December 14 to February 15, 2025. Federal GST purchase tax is lifted from some items through to Feb 15, 2025. See details GST holiday relief tax period ec 14, 2024 to Feb 15, 2025 | GST Holiday – political & economic analysis
Community Leadership Calendar 2025
Monday January 27. City of Langford Committee of the Whole Meeting. 7 pm. Meeting agenda & link.
Tuesday January 28. City of Langford Community Advisory Committee. 7 pm. Meeting agenda & link.
Tuesday January 28. Sooke School District SD62 Public Board Meeting. 7 pm. Meeting link & agenda.
January 29 to February 5, 2025. SD62 Regular Kindergarten Registration. Register online. This is for children who will turn five in the 2025 calendar year, to start classes in September 2025.
Wednesday January 29. Bank of Canada scheduled interest rate announcement – economic analysis (at Jan 4). | See Interest Rate Announcement Dates for 2025.
POSTPONED. [no longer on Wednesday January 29]. Highway 14 Information Session about intersection improvements at Hwy 14 & Idlemore Rd. Open house at Saseenos Elementary school gymnasium (6066 Sooke Road, Sooke) hosted by the Ministry of Transportation and Transit. [Postponed to a future date]
Monday February 3. City of Langford Regular Council Meeting. 7 pm. The public may attend in person or dial-in/Zoom.
Tuesday February 4. SD62 Education Policy Committee Meeting. 6 pm. Meeting link and agenda.
Tuesday February 4. Polarization and Politics. Royal Roads University Changemaker Series. Speakers Althia Raj and David Coletto. At the Victoria Conference Centre, 7 pm. Tickets $25 available online.
February 8 to 16, 2025. Invictus Games in Vancouver. and Whistler.
Tuesday February 11. Coffee with the Mayor of Metchosin. 2 to 4 pm. Everyone welcome, in council chambers.
Tuesday February 11. SD62 Resource Committee Meeting. 6 pm. This committee discusses the school board’s operating budget and capital expenditures. Meeting link & agenda.
Tuesday February 11. JUNO AWARDS – nominee celebration at Junoawards.ca
Wednesday February 12. Canada’s Premiers visiting Washington DC about tariffs. Canada-USA news section.
Friday February 14. Valentine’s Day.
Saturday February 15. Final day of federal GST purchase tax (as lifted since Dec 14, 2024). GST Holiday – political & economic analysis
Saturday February 15. Victoria Seedy Saturday. At Crystal Garden, Douglas Street at Belleville St. 11 am to 4 pm.
Sunday February 16. Tea and Symphony – concert by Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus. 2:30 pm. Sookephil.ca
Monday February 17. Family Day in BC. Statutory holiday.
Wednesday February 26. Pink Shirt Day. To raise awareness about bullying.
Tuesday February 18. Start of the Winter/Spring Session of the BC Legislative Assembly (first session since the Fall 2024 provincial election). Throne Speech Feb 18, first sitting Feb 19. BC Budget 2025 on March 4.
March or April 2025. Municipal by-election in District of Sooke. Details/update.
Tuesday March 4. BC Budget 2025.
March 8. Conservative Party candidate selection date in Cowichan-Malahat-Langford. (firm date to be confirmed).
Wednesday March 12, 2025. Bank of Canada scheduled interest rate announcement. | See Interest Rate Announcement Dates for 2025.
Monday March 24. House of Commons is scheduled to start their first sitting of 2025. | See Parliamentary Calendar. [This is now prorogued/suspended to March 24, 2025]
March 28 to 30, 2025. Island FanCon at City Centre Park in Langford. Second annual cosplay event in Langford, see Nov 9, 2024 news coverage | Speakup voice acting contest info | Click here for: Island FanCon tickets for SD62 students
Saturday March 29. Sooke Seedy Saturday. 10 am to 3 pm at Sooke Community Hall.
Sunday March 30. JUNO Awards in Vancouver and live on CBC.
Wednesday April 16. Bank of Canada scheduled interest rate announcement. | See Interest Rate Announcement Dates for 2025.
April 26. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld live in Victoria for a one-night show.
May 1. BC Short-Term Rental Registry – registration deadline is May 1, 2025.
Wednesday June 4. Bank of Canada scheduled interest rate announcement. | See Interest Rate Announcement Dates for 2025.
July 18 to 20. 2025 National Mountain Bike Championship. At Jordie Lunn Bike Park in Langford.
Wednesday July 30. Bank of Canada scheduled interest rate announcement. | See Interest Rate Announcement Dates for 2025.
September 2025. Royal Roads University West Shore Campus, 798 Goldstream Ave, Langford. The new campus is set to open in September 2025 (previously September 2024). Check out continuing news: Groundbreaking for Royal Roads west shore campus (Aug 3, 2022) | Base slab concrete pour (Feb 1, 2023)
Wednesday September 17. Bank of Canada scheduled interest rate announcement. | See Interest Rate Announcement Dates for 2025.
September 22 to 26, 2025. Union of BC Municipalities 2025 Convention in Victoria, BC.
September 22 to 26, 2025. Woodrise International Congress mass-timber construction convention, in Vancouver, BC.
October 20, 2025. Federal election. Background articles: Former View Royal mayor eyes federal Liberal chances in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke [May 3, 2024] | NDP choose Colin Plant as their Saanich-Gulf Islands candidate [April 27, 2024] | Maja Tait kickstarts her federal campaign in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke (September 1, 2023)
Wednesday October 29. Bank of Canada scheduled interest rate announcement. | See Interest Rate Announcement Dates for 2025.
Wednesday December 10. Bank of Canada scheduled interest rate announcement. | See Interest Rate Announcement Dates for 2025.
2026:
June 2026. FIFA World Cup 2026. Vancouver will be a host city for seven (7) games. First game on June 13, 2026. | Cost-benefit announcement held on April 30, 2024.
September 2026. New child care center in Metchosin to open on the grounds of Hans Helgesen Elementary (as announced in August 2024).
November 15, 2026. The 113th Grey Cup at the Stampeders’ McMahon Stadium home in Calgary.