Community Leadership Calendar
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Community Leadership Calendar
THIS WEEK: Monday April 29 to Thursday May 2. BC Legislature sits Monday to Thursday, to May 16.
Thursday May 2. CRD Watershed Tour – Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Friday May 3. CRD Watershed Tour – Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Saturday May 4. CRD Watershed Tour – Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Saturday May 4. Sooke Country Market now open every Saturday to Oct 12, from 10 am to 2 pm. On the grassy field beside Sooke Fire Station One on Otter Point Road.
Saturday May 4. Youth Creations Craft Fair at SEAPARC Leisure Complex in Sooke. 10 am to 1 pm. Free admission. For ages 7 to 19. Items for sale: baking, art, crafts, fibre arts, jewelry, and more.
Sunday May 5. CRD Watershed Tour [Accessible]- Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
THIS WEEK: Monday May 6 to Thursday May 9. BC Legislature sits Monday to Thursday, to May 16.
Monday May 6. Sooke Skate Park – Concept Design Workshop. Everyone welcome to provide public input. 5:30 to 7:30 at SEAPARC Leisure Complex, 2168 Phillips Rd, Sooke.
Tuesday May 7. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday May 7. Sooke School District SD62 Education Policy Committee meeting. 6 pm. Agenda and livestream.
Wednesday May 8. Emergency Alert Test. 10:55 am (PDT). Audio alert will be issued to cellphones, TV and radio.
Thursday May 9. CRD Watershed Tour [Accessible]- Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Thursday May 9. The Magician’s Nephew by Black Wing Theatre Company and an Evening of Jazz by the Belmont Music Department. Royal Bay Secondary in Colwood. 7 pm. The Magician’s Nephew tickets can be purchased online.
Friday May 10. CRD Watershed Tour [Accessible]- Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Saturday May 11. CRD Watershed Tour [Accessible]- Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Saturday May 11. Sooke Country Market now open every Saturday to Oct 12, from 10 am to 2 pm. On the grassy field beside Sooke Fire Station One on Otter Point Road.
Sunday May 12. CRD Watershed Tour [Accessible]- Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Sunday May 12. Celebrate Mother’s Day and Mother Earth. Event by Greater Victoria Climate Reality Hub. 12 to 4 pm at Royal Bay Secondary School, Colwood. Speakers, info booths.
THIS WEEK: Monday May 13 to Thursday May 16. BC Legislature spring session wraps up May 16.
Tuesday May 14. Town of View Royal Committee of the Whole. 3:30 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday May 14. Sooke School district SD62 Resources Committee meeting. 6 pm. Agenda and livestream.
MAY LONG WEEKEND: Saturday May 18 through Monday May 20, 2024.
Saturday May 18. Sooke Country Market now open every Saturday to Oct 12, from 10 am to 2 pm. On the grassy field beside Sooke Fire Station One on Otter Point Road.
Monday May 20. Victoria Day (statutory holiday). Long weekend.
Tuesday May 21. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Thursday May 23. CRD Watershed Tour – Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Friday May 24. CRD Watershed Tour – Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Saturday May 25. Sooke Country Market now open every Saturday to Oct 12, from 10 am to 2 pm. On the grassy field beside Sooke Fire Station One on Otter Point Road.
Sunday May 26. CRD Watershed Tour [Accessible]- Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford. Register for the tour.
Thursday May 30. CRD Watershed Tour [Accessible]- Get to Know your H20 from Source to Tap. 9:30 am to 3 pm. Langford.
Saturday June 1. Celebrating 1,000 homes in Westhills. Public event. More details to come. [See Westhills celebration preview from April 29, 2024 photo-op event]
Tuesday June 4. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday June 11. Town of View Royal Committee of the Whole. 3:30 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday June 18. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Monday July 1. Happy Canada Day 2024! (long weekend June 29 to July 1).
Tuesday July 2. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday July 9. Town of View Royal Committee of the Whole. 3:30 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday July 16. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
July 23. BC Election – pre-campaign period begins. Election is scheduled for October 19, 2024.
July 27 to August 5. Sooke Fine Arts Show 2024. (Opening night July 26.)
Monday August 5. BC Day. Long weekend Aug 3 to 5.
September 2024. SD62 School Calendar for 2024-2025.
Tuesday September 3. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday Sept 10. Town of View Royal Committee of the Whole. 3:30 pm. In council chambers.
September 21. Writ Day (election is called) Campaign period begins. Election is scheduled for October 19, 2024.
September 2024. Royal Roads University West Shore Campus, 798 Goldstream Ave, Langford. The new campus is set to open in September 2024. Check out continuing news: Groundbreaking for Royal Roads west shore campus (Aug 3, 2022) | Base slab concrete pour (Feb 1, 2023)
Tuesday October 1. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Monday October 7. BC Provincial Election online and telephone voter registration closes at midnight. Election is scheduled for October 19, 2024.
Tuesday October 8. Town of View Royal Committee of the Whole. 3:30 pm. In council chambers.
October 10, 11, 12,13, 15, 16. Advance Voting for the BC Provincial Election. Election is scheduled for October 19, 2024.
Saturday October 12 to Monday October 14. Thanksgiving Long Weekend.
Monday October 14. Thanksgiving Monday.
Tuesday October 15. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
BC PROVINCIAL ELECTION RESOURCES
September 21. Writ Day (election is called) Campaign period begins. Election is scheduled for October 19, 2024.
ADVANCE VOTING. October 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.
VOTING DAY. October 19, 2024. BC PROVINCIAL ELECTION: visit the Elections BC website: how to register to vote | ways to vote | voting dates, etc.
BACKGROUND:
BC PROVINCIAL ELECTION NEWS ARCHIVE:
- Elizabeth May will be helping BC Green candidates in Fall 2024 election (April 24, 2024)
- BC NDP election campaign to show “where we’re going to head” says Eby (March 18, 2024)
- Elections BC page on BC Provincial Election October 19, 2024 | Dean & Lore shuffled in Child and Family roles (January 15, 2023)
- New BC Cabinet announced by David Eby on December 7, 2022 (analysis – December 7, 2022)
- Premier David Eby says he’s sticking to the scheduled 2024 BC provincial election date (article November 18, 2022).
CANDIDATES by PARTY: BC NDP | BC UNITED | BC GREENS | BC CONSERVATIVES
WEST SHORE RIDINGS: Langford-Highlands, Esquimalt-Colwood, Juan de Fuca-Malahat
- West Shore ridings: Update at Feb 12, 2024
Community Leadership Calendar – AFTER OCT 19, 2024
October 31. Halloween 2024.
Tuesday November 5. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday November 12. Town of View Royal Committee of the Whole. 3:30 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday November 19. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday December 5. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Tuesday December 10. Town of View Royal Committee of the Whole. 3:30 pm. In council chambers.
December 25. Christmas Day 2024.
Community Leadership Calendar – 2025:
February 8 to 16, 2025. Invictus Games in Vancouver. and Whistler.
Sunday March 30, 2025. JUNO Awards in Vancouver and live on CBC.
September 22 to 26, 2025. Woodrise International Congress mass-timber construction convention, in Vancouver, BC.
October 20, 2025. Federal election.
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.