Traffic Alerts & Announcements


western premiers

Enthusiastic western premiers ready to work on economic development through infrastructure & inter-provincial trade

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Thursday May 22, 2025 | YELLOWKNIFE, NWT by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Premiers from western provinces and the territories met in Yellowknife...
john wilson, ceo, victoria chamber

John Wilson starts July 2025 as Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce CEO

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Thursday May 22, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Effective July 15, the new CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber...
western premiers

Western premiers discuss economy, security, sovereignty, emergency preparedness and housing

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Wednesday May 21, 2025 | YELLOWKNIFE, NWT by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Premiers from western provinces and the territories are meeting in...
prime minister, mark carney

Carney’s mandate letter to cabinet addresses economy and security

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Wednesday May 21, 2025 | NATIONAL NEWS | Posted at 6 pm PT by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Prime Minister Mark...
mailbox, canada post

Canada Post’s new offer to postal workers union could avert strike

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Wednesday May 21, 2025 | NATIONAL NEWS Analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Canada Post has made a new offer to the...
langford, traffic

Scheduled Traffic Interruptions

Langford

single lane, jacklin, construction, traffic
Single-lane traffic in place on Jacklin Road (from Orono to Lequesne) from Nov 27, 2023 into summer 2025 during nearby apartment building construction. [Mary P Brooke / Island Social Trends]
    • Sunday March 30. Glen Lake Road lane closure at Sarah Beckett Memorial Park (3020 Glen Lake Road), 10 am to 5 pm. New Drive Slowly markings.
    • Tuesday April 15 to Thursday April 17. Leigh Road between Sergio Place and Trans Canada Hwy 1. 7:30 am to 5 pm. Traffic interruptions during BC Hydro utility duct bank work and roadworks.
    • Tuesday April 22 to Friday May 2. Happy Valley Road at Englewood Ave. Intermittent traffic delays

Colwood

    • Colwood – traffic notices by the City of Colwood
    • Feb 10 to March 13. Island Highway (Sooke Rd) at the Wale Rd / Ocean Blvd intersection. Slower traffic during work to prepare the Park & Ride for EV charging stations. Sidewalk closed to pedestrians and cyclists. 7 am to 5 pm.
    • March 17 to 28. Kelly Road and Lagoon Road. Single lane alternating traffic during road paving. Starting 8 am, Mon-Fri.

View Royal & Burnside

charters road, sooke, wet road, single lane
Major road improvements to Charter Road in Sooke will be done during 2024. [District of Sooke]
    • Jan to Dec 2024. Charters Road construction, Mon to Fri (7 am to 7 pm), all year. Single lane traffic. | Update on May 27: Charters closed to through-traffic May 27 to mid-October 2024. | Charters Road spurs on Throup Road debate (June 22, 2024).
    • Tuesday September 24, 2024. Partial re-opening of Charters Road (from Highway 14). 
    • October 31. Charters Road in Sooke is now open.
    • Open House about Highway 14 at Idlemore Road intersection safety improvements. Coming soon at Saseenos Elementary. (Being rescheduled from Jan 29 to another date)
    • Saanich & Peninsula

      • Dec 9 to 20. Sinclair Road closed 24/7 (including weekends), from Clarndon Rd to Haro Rd for storm drain installation. Traffic barricades will be in place, with signage to redirect traffic. Local traffic will have access to personal residences; access to UVic parking lots will be permitted; businesses remain open. The work is part of the Sinclair Road Upgrades Project (for safer commuting through Cadboro Bay).

        Malahat / Cowichan / Duncan

    • September 15 to mid-October. Malahat summit repaving. 5.5 km stretch of Highway 1 from the Malahat summit viewpoint to Bamberton, as far north as Mill Bay Road. In the evenings and overnight, during off-peak travel times only: 8 pm on Sundays to 5 am on Thursdays. Single-lane alternating traffic control from 10 pm to 5 am. Passage will be maintained through the area with anticipated delays as long as 20 minutes. [Info from BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure]
    • Friday Oct 4 to end of October. Malahat summit repaving. 3.5 km stretch of Highway 1 near Goldstream from south of the Aspen Road intersection to just south of the recently completed Tunnel Hill washout repair site. In the evenings and overnight, during off-peak travel times only: 8 pm on Sundays to 5 am on Thursdays. Single-lane alternating traffic control from 10 pm to 5 am. Passage will be maintained through the area with anticipated delays as long as 20 minutes. [Info from BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure]

      Port Renfrew

      • No traffic notes at this time.

        HIGHWAYS – SAFETY

        • Remember to drive  safely.  Slow   down  in   construction  zones.