Reporting filed under Langford in the original archive.
Aug 26, 2024Langford council approves Beecher Bay venture in Centre Mountain developmentAfter a 12-year wait, First Nation moves to make good on land agreementRead it →Jul 8, 2024Langford’s first Pride paradeWith its own float, the City of Langford participated in the Victoria paradeRead it →Jul 3, 2024Anti-2SLGBTQ acts a recurring issue for Langford and West Shore RCMPFrom crosswalks to banners, vandalism of visual representations of 2SLGBTQ pride keeps happeningRead it →Jun 19, 2024Langford will support free transportation for youth and seniors at UBCM AGMFree public transportation for older adults makes for better overall health outcomesRead it →Apr 17, 2024City of Langford announces infrastructure projectsEight advancement plans for safer travel to schoolsRead it →Mar 26, 2024Langford hosts third annual BikefestPlus, the third annual Bikefest, Rhino Coffee, Swap Shop, and moreRead it →Mar 21, 2024Bear Mountain Resort sued for $1.88 millionPlus, emergeny support funding, Sooke shoplifting, bloom market, and moreRead it →Mar 14, 2024How residents feel about Langford's 15.6% tax hikePlus, St. Patrick's Day events, new burger joint, community clean up, and moreRead it →Mar 13, 2024Langford makes a corrective leap with its 15.6% tax hikeAfter years of using amenities funds to offset them, council turns to raising taxesRead it →Mar 5, 2024Funding denied for Sarah Beckett Memorial RunPlus, cougar protection petition, Sooke job fair, legislation concerns, and moreRead it →Mar 4, 2024Langford councillors say recent legislation enables worrisome budgeting behaviourNew bill means less flexibility for municipalities in deciding how to spend amenity contribution fundsRead it →Feb 12, 2024Langford begins its 2024 budget processDirector of finance presented the new budget to council in the first of many steps to approvalRead it →Jan 31, 2024Centre Mountain development displaying the growing pains of multi-jurisdictional projectsConvoluted road still ahead for major mixed industrial and residential use development projectRead it →Jan 22, 2024Slower, safer roads coming to LangfordLangford City Council approves traffic calming policyRead it →Nov 21, 2023The new hot spot for birdingPlus, Hartland landfill, illegal firearms seizure, craft fair, and moreRead it →Nov 20, 2023Langford and Sooke have gone to the birdsSooke and Langford have joined other Vancouver Island communities on BC Bird Trail’s list of experiencesRead it →Nov 7, 2023Cozy cafes around the WestshorePlus, urban forests, climate chat, charities in need, and moreRead it →Nov 6, 2023Langford’s Urban Forest Management Plan finally making its way to lightRead it →Sep 28, 2023National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in the WestshorePlus, Langford's strategic plan, derelict ships, missing man located, and moreRead it →Sep 7, 2023Langford’s unsafe wall video debunkedPlus, the struggle continues at the Belmont Market parking lotRead it →Aug 31, 2023A new youth centre for LangfordPlus, a wildfire near Sooke, and a local mayor joins federal NDPRead it →Aug 29, 2023Colwood held the Canadian Lawn Bowling Championships for the third timePlus, a cougar encounter, Sooke music and art festival, and lawn bowling championshipsRead it →Aug 24, 2023Thetis Lake fire highlights safety precautionsPlus, Thetis Lake fire, raccoons on the way, BC Transit expands service for fallRead it →Aug 3, 2023Westshore RCMP’s German shepherd Halla transitions into a new roleShe will be the first dog in Ottawa's RCMP reintegration programRead it →Jun 27, 2023Parmar becomes Langford–Juan de Fuca MLAPlus, your new MLA, humpbacks return, and a local takes on EverestRead it →Jun 22, 2023Langford-Juan de Fuca candidate Q&APlus, Island Health nears 200 toxic drug deaths in 2023Read it →Jun 21, 2023Langford-Juan de Fuca candidate Q&AGet to know your next possible MLA in the WestshoreRead it →Jun 15, 2023Pacific FC takes over #1 spot in Canada’s soccer league with win over top rivalPlus, Westshore Summer MarketsRead it →Jun 12, 2023Locals angered at $45 fee on Bear MountainSurrounding residents are rallying against the property ownersRead it →Apr 24, 2023City revokes occupancy permit of troubled Langford highrise for second time over continued structural concerns“Life safety” concerns remain after remediation of the RidgeView Place (formerly Danbrook One), said engineersRead it →Mar 29, 2023How to save an urban treeTalking to an arborist to find out what trees need to thrive in densityRead it →Mar 22, 2023Langford turfs artificial grass requirementThe expected cost savings have not been realized, and prices have risen substantiallyRead it →Mar 20, 2023‘Significant budget challenges’ facing Langford could cut funding for turf fieldA new Langford elementary may have plain grass instead of all weather turfRead it →Mar 15, 2023Comment: How readers would spend the surplusWestshore governments have millions to spend to community improvementsRead it →Mar 6, 2023Langford to add nearly $1M to draft budget to keep struggling YMCA openYMCA says it’s sunk $10 million in five years and can’t absorb any more lossesRead it →Mar 6, 2023Your thoughts on the YMCA's financesMost readers say Langford should pay, but with conditionsRead it →Feb 20, 2023Dozens of ideas for new Langford elementary, including Forever YoungElementary on Latoria Drive scheduled to open for the 2025 school yearRead it →Feb 13, 2023E&N Railway’s ‘use it or lose it’ deadline is one month awayIsland Corridor Foundation says they'll abide by the decisionRead it →Feb 8, 2023Arbutus falls to development in LangfordA petition to save a thriving tree was not enough to keep itRead it →Feb 7, 2023Election spending doesn't guarantee the votes to winWinning candidates spent anywhere from $0 to $7 per voteRead it →Jan 16, 2023Langford re-tables tree bylaw to correct procedural grey areaThe bylaw provides temporary coverage until a full tree management plan is adpotedRead it →Jan 5, 2023No shelter in the Westshore even with growing needThe communities between Victoria and Sooke offer little help for people experiencing homelessnessRead it →Jan 4, 2023Keith Yacucha's council goals for 2023 in LangfordThe first-time politician wants to rejig committee structures, and set strategic prioritiesRead it →Jan 2, 2023New leadership in Langford could make big changes at a regional levelNew mayor comes with new perspective about regional governanceRead it →Dec 28, 2022If the drought didn’t kill the salmon, humans mightGoldstream Hatchery results were a mixed bag this yearRead it →Dec 21, 2022Langford rushes a temporary tree bylaw into placeMayor says council's hands were forced to take immediate actionRead it →Dec 14, 2022Gun regulation misses the mark, Westshore hunters and RCMP union sayFederal legislation could ban some popular hunting firearmsRead it →Dec 6, 2022Scott Goodmanson, the mayor from thin airHow a mild-mannered landscaper snatched the election to become Langford's new mayorRead it →Nov 30, 2022Langford’s new councillors deliberately slowing down after urgent campaignThe fast pace of the campaign has given way to a slower negotiation of priorities and resourcesRead it →Nov 23, 2022How does your council compare on engagement?A friendly competition between neighbouring governmentsRead it →Nov 9, 2022Westshore transition housing for women & children fleeing violence50 new homes will bring much-needed supportRead it →Nov 3, 2022Inaugural meetings set for Nov. 7, with three new mayors and 16 new councillorsRead it →Oct 31, 2022Advisory committees are the top priority for View Royal’s mayor-elect, Sid TobiasHis aim is to improve consultation, but citizen representation isn't a guarantee of good consultationRead it →Oct 20, 2022Extreme fire risk puts Westshore's Halloween bonfires on hold this yearMost fire halls have made alternate plans so you can still get candy without the fire riskRead it →Oct 17, 2022Lots of change in Westshore councils: four new mayors and 18 new councillorsA stunning number of incumbents were ousted by votersRead it →Oct 17, 2022Langford’s new mayor humbled, excited to bring the change voters have asked forScott Goodmanson beat out 30-year stalwart Stew Young to be Langford’s new mayor, and neither of them saw it coming.Read it →Oct 16, 2022Langford’s mayor of 30 years has been unseated, along with his councilScott Goodmanson will be the new mayor, with an almost entirely new councilRead it →Oct 12, 2022Q&A with Langford's mayoral candidatesScott Goodmanson takes on 30-year mayor Stew YoungRead it →Oct 10, 2022Your guide to Langford's all candidate meetingA timestamped guide to each candidateRead it →Oct 4, 2022Westshore Warriors displaced by irate neighbourLocal football team ousted by fears of verbal altercationRead it →Oct 4, 2022Horgan’s riding might change to Langford-Highlands, instead of Langford-Juan de FucaElectoral boundaries change every two election cyclesRead it →Sep 29, 2022Westshore candidates have a higher rate of home ownership than average - but are younger than candidates elsewhere in Greater Victoria83 candidates for Westshore votersRead it →Sep 22, 2022Island Rail full steam ahead with consultationCEO says government is actively engaged with project, rail is not deadRead it →Sep 15, 2022Frog hunting 101: How one man is trying to eradicate an invasive speciesIndiscriminate and voracious, American bullfrogs can eat local species to extinctionRead it →Sep 13, 2022A record 85 candidates will compete for 40 seats in Westshore local governmentsSooke has 27 candidates for seven seatsRead it →Sep 8, 2022Langford to turn brown field into regulation-size baseball parkThe city bought the land for $5M and plans to build three baseball diamondsRead it →Sep 6, 2022Council agendas around the WestshoreView Royal looks at a pay increase and Langford assesses 380 units of housing,Read it →Aug 25, 2022Langford man sentenced to life for murder of single motherRead it →Aug 17, 2022The last dispatchRead it →Aug 16, 2022Langford and Colwood don’t offer mail-in voting, and no one can make themRead it →Aug 11, 2022Langford’s newest middle school won’t be ready for SeptemberRead it →Aug 11, 2022Westshore foundation looking for practical solutions to health-care crisisRead it →Aug 9, 2022Train unlikely for the Westshore, premier says, so what instead?Read it →Aug 3, 2022Langford council winding down before electionRead it →Aug 3, 2022Langford’s newest political organization announces two candidates for councilRead it →Aug 3, 2022Danbrook One engineer’s licence revoked, ordered to pay $57K; second engineer cited for ‘incompetence’Read it →Aug 3, 2022Arbutus tree 'such a landmark', Langford petitioner saysRead it →Aug 3, 2022To code of conduct or not: Langford debatesRead it →Aug 3, 2022noise, Noise, NOISE!Read it →Aug 3, 2022Sparks fly around tree protection ideas in LangfordRead it →