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ALL SUMMER: Beacon Hill Animal Farm. Open daily. Enjoy farm animal experience in the city. Hands-on experience including goat petting area. 10 am to 4 pm daily. Admission by donation (suggested $6 for adults and $5 for children).
ALL SUMMER: Lakes in Langford: Public access to Langford Lake, Glen Lake, Florence Lake and others.
July 27 to August 5. Sooke Fine Arts Show 2024. (Opening night July 26.) Family Artz Day is July 30 (2 to 7 pm). Seniors Tea July 31 (1 to 5 pm). Full show runs July 27 to August 5. Open 10 am to 7 pm daily (closing early on Aug 2 and 5; open late to 9 pm on Aug 1).
Saturday July 27. Eats and Beats – beach party at The Beachlands in Colwood. Live music all day. Food trucks. Beach volleyball. Sandy play area. Access to beach and ocean. The Beachlands (a joint project by Reliance Properties and Seacliff Properties) are the title sponsor. Organized by the City of Colwood.
Sunday July 28. Power Play Festival Event featuring a ‘cook off’ by the mayor of View Royal and Colwood at 1 pm. 12 noon to 4 pm at Craigflower Manor. Includes Kids Zone. Superhero costume dressup encouraged. Live music, snacks. costume contest and exhibits. Organized by ReImagine West Shore Community Society.
Monday July 29. Esquimalt Farmer’s Market. Mondays to Sept 16 at Gorge Park, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm.
Tuesday July 30. Sooke Fine Arts Show 2024 Family Artz Day on July 30 for kids and teens (2 to 7 pm). Full show runs July 27 through August 5. Open 10 am to 7 pm daily (closing early on Aug 2 and 5; open late to 9 pm on Aug 1).
Wednesday July 31. Sooke Fine Arts Show 2024 Seniors Tea on July 31. Full show runs July 27 through August 5. Open 10 am to 7 pm daily (closing early on Aug 2 and 5; open late to 9 pm on Aug 1).
Thursday August 1. Sooke Night Market at Sooke Region Museum. 5 to 8 pm. Every Thursday to Sept 5. | See photos from one of this season’s Sooke Night Market evenings.
Thursday August 1. Sooke Fine Arts Show 2024. Full show runs July 27 through August 5. Open 10 am to 7 pm daily (closing early on Aug 2 and 5; open late to 9 pm on Aug 1).
Friday August 2. Sooke Fine Arts Show 2024. Full show runs July 27 through August 5. Open 10 am to 7 pm daily (closing early on Aug 2 for the Artist’s Awards Night). Closing early on August 5; open late to 9 pm on Aug 1).
Saturday August 3. Sooke Fine Arts Show 2024. Full show runs July 27 through August 5. Open 10 am to 7 pm daily (closing early on Aug 2 and 5; open late to 9 pm on Aug 1).
Sunday August 4. Sooke Fine Arts Show 2024. Full show runs July 27 through August 5. Open 10 am to 7 pm daily (closing early on Aug 2 and 5; open late to 9 pm on Aug 1).
Monday August 5. BC Day. Long weekend Aug 3 to 5.
Monday August 5. Sooke Fine Arts Show 2024. Last day of the 10-day show. Opens 10 am but closes early (5 pm).
Monday August 5. Esquimalt Farmer’s Market. Mondays to Sept 16 at Gorge Park, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm.
Wednesday August 7. Pop-up booth at Broomhill Playground for public input to the District of Sooke 2025 budget process. 10 am to 11:30 am.
Thursday August 8. Sooke Night Market at Sooke Region Museum. 5 to 8 pm. Every Thursday to Sept 5. Includes pop-up booth for public input to the District of Sooke 2025 budget process. | See photos from one of this season’s Sooke Night Market evenings.
Saturday August 10. Sooke Country Market. 10 am to 2 pm.Includes pop-up booth for public input to the District of Sooke 2025 budget process.
Monday August 12. Esquimalt Farmer’s Market. Mondays to Sept 16 at Gorge Park, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm.
Thursday August 15. Sooke Night Market at Sooke Region Museum. 5 to 8 pm. Every Thursday to Sept 5. Includes pop-up booth for public input to the District of Sooke 2025 budget process. Includes one-night booth by Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society. | See photos from one of this season’s Sooke Night Market evenings.
Monday August 19. Esquimalt Farmer’s Market. Mondays to Sept 16 at Gorge Park, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm.
Thursday August 23. Sooke Night Market at Sooke Region Museum. 5 to 8 pm. Every Thursday to Sept 5.
Monday August 26. Esquimalt Farmer’s Market. Mondays to Sept 16 at Gorge Park, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm.
Thursday August 29. Sooke Night Market at Sooke Region Museum. 5 to 8 pm. Every Thursday to Sept 5.
Saturday August 31 to Monday September 2. Labour Day Long Weekend.
September 2024. SD62 School Calendar for 2024-2025.
Monday September 2. Labour Day (statutory holiday).
Tuesday September 3. Back to School – Sooke School District 62. Half day.
Tuesday September 3. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Thursday September 5. Sooke Night Market at Sooke Region Museum. 5 to 8 pm. Every Thursday to Sept 5.
Saturday September 7 and Sunday September 8. Sooke Fall Fair 2024 – Water is Life. Saturday 11:30 to 6 pm. Sunday 9 am to 5 pm.
Sunday September 8. Metchosin Community Day. 11 am to 5:30 pm. Metchosin Municipal Grounds, behind the Fire Hall, 4450 Happy Valley Road. Free admission. Displays, entertainment, vendor booths, farmer’s market, barbecue.
Tuesday September 10. Breakfast with BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau. Victoria Chamber of Commerce breakfast event (member $88 / non-member $115), 8 am at Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria.
September – dates tba. Luxton Fall Fair, Marwood Road, Langford.
Tuesday Sept 10. Town of View Royal Committee of the Whole. 3:30 pm. In council chambers.
Friday Sept 13, Sat Sept 14 and Sun Sept 15. Riflandia Festival. At Rock Bay in Victoria.
Monday September 16. House of Commons begins Fall 2024 sitting (through to December 17).
September 21. Writ Day (election is called) Campaign period begins. Election is scheduled for October 19, 2024.
Monday September 23. Sooke School District 62. Non instructional day (no classes).
hursday September 26. Langford Job Fair by WorkBC Westshore. 1 to 5 pm, Langford Legion, 761 Station Ave.
Monday September 30. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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 Sunday October 13. Royal Victoria Marathon. Fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation.
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
July 23. Pre-campaign period begins.
September 21. Writ Day (election is called) Campaign period begins. Election is scheduled for October 19, 2024.
WEST SHORE RIDINGS: Langford-Highlands, Esquimalt-Colwood, Juan de Fuca-Malahat: Update at Feb 12, 2024
CANDIDATES by PARTY: BC NDP | BC UNITED | BC GREENS | BC CONSERVATIVES
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 ANALYSIS by Island Social Trends:
BC PROVINCIAL ELECTION NEWS ARCHIVE:
- Mike Farnworth seeks to remain for a 7th term (July 27, 2024)
- COVID public health emergency now over in BC (July 26, 2024)
- BC Auditor General moving back to east coast (July 25, 2024)
- Most BC municipalities have new bylaws to allow for small-scale multi-unit housing (July 25, 2024)
- Bank of Canada drops interest rate for 2nd time in 2024 (July 24, 2024)
- Housing is a top election issue says Eby (July 22, 2024)
- BC NDP chooses Dana Lajeunesse as Juan de Fuca-Malahat candidate (July 21, 2024)
- Eby continues to target Bank of Canada about interest rates (July 17, 2024)
- Editorial: BC Greens in transition as election fast approaches (July 15, 2024)
- National & BC Greens undergoing political transition (July 9, 2024)
- BC Election Resource Page: candidates, voting dates, analysis at July 6 (July 6, 2024)
- BC Green leader to address Victoria Chamber in September (July 6, 2024)
- Short but sweet at Sooke Flats on Canada Day (July 1, 2024)
June 2024:
- Juan de Fuca-Malahat race heating up in Sooke (June 29, 2024)
- BC United picks Herb Haldane for Juan de Fuca-Malahat race (June 28, 2024)
- BC Green powerhouse Adam Olsen shifts to building the party (June 25, 2024)
- Government’s job to keep running the province (June 18, 2024)
- BC United jumps on free shingles vaccine recommendation (June 10, 2024)
- “British Columbians are mainstream not extreme,” says BC United Leader Kevin Falcon (June 6, 2024)
May 2024:
- BC Conservatives tilting at every day’s issue, still short on policy announcements (May 31, 2024)
- BC NDP pushing to end BC United stronghold in Vancouver-Langara (May 25, 2024)
- BC United name change could be its failing (May 21, 2024)
- Premier Eby heats up anti-Conservative election theme (May 14, 2024)
- Two Esquimalt-Colwood candidates show up at May Day for Mother’s Day (May 12, 2024)
- Sooke businessman David Evans now BC Green candidate for Juan de Fuca – Malahat (May 11, 2024)
- Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon running again in Delta North (May 4, 2024)
January to April 2024:
- 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)
- Three new West Shore riding ridings – Langford-Highlands, Esquimalt-Colwood, Juan de Fuca-Malahat (February 12, 2024)
Pre-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).
Community Leadership Calendar – AFTER OCT 19, 2024
Monday October 21. Provincial election in New Brunswick.
Friday October 25. Sooke School District 62. Pro-D (non instructional day).
Monday October 28. Provincial election in Saskatchewan.
Thursday October 31. Halloween 2024.
Tuesday November 5. Town of View Royal Council Meeting. 7 pm. In council chambers.
Sometime in November. By-election announcement expectedf for a Fall 2024 federal by-election in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke. Candidates include: Maja Tait (NDP); so far none announced for the other parties.
Monday November 11. Remembrance Day. [Send in your event info for a free listing on this page.]
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.
Friday November 22. Sooke School District 62. Pro-D (non instructional day).
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.
Friday December 20. Sooke School District 62. Last day before winter break. Winter break runs December 21 through January 5.
Tuesday December 24. Christmas Eve.
Wednesday December 25. Christmas Day 2024.
Tuesday December 31. New Year’s Eve.
Community Leadership Calendar – 2025:
Wednesday January 1, 2025. Happy New Year!
Monday January 6. Sooke School District 62. Return to classes after winter break (winter break was December 21 through January 5).
February 8 to 16, 2025. Invictus Games in Vancouver. and Whistler.
February 2025. Start of the Spring Session of the BC Legislative Assembly (first session after the Fall 2024 provincial election)
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. 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)
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.