Apr 20, 2023

Earth Day is April 22. It's an opportunity to think about the precious ecosystems all around us that we often take for granted, and what we can do to protect the environment that sustains us. 

One...

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Apr 17, 2023

Colwood is committed to involving residents in increasing the comfort and safety of their neighbourhoods.

In 2021, the City began a program of installing temporary traffic calming pilot projects to test and assess various methods for managing vehicle traffic and increasing the comfort of all users.

In response to neighbourhood concerns, the City implements temporary traffic...

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Apr 17, 2023

Union of BC Municipalities News release

Colwood, British Columbia, April 17, 2023 — Today, Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Burnaby North—Seymour, the Honourable Anne Kang, B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Councillor Jen Ford, President of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), announced a...

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Apr 5, 2023

The City of Colwood is working to protect natural assets and special places like Murray's Pond Park, where residents and visitors can explore thoughtfully and learn about the unique geology, archeology, plants...

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Apr 3, 2023

Do you know how high you need to go in the event of tsunami?

Just like fire drills, it's important for people in coastal communities like Colwood to practice...

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Mar 22, 2023

A vision for Colwood's waterfront

Colwood Council has no plans to expand commercial services at the waterfront at this time. 

Over the coming years, Council intends to encourage a gradual shift of social activity to Royal Beach, with the Lagoon area remaining a natural feature. 

Currently the City makes food available on Ocean Boulevard for beach visitors on weekends...

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Mar 16, 2023

BC TRANSIT NEWS RELEASE:

Canada and British Columbia invest in new centralized Provincial Distribution Centre for BC Transit bus fleet

March 15, 2023: Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development...

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Mar 16, 2023

Ministry of Health News Release

COLWOOD - More long-term care beds are coming for people living throughout the Greater Victoria area as Island Health prepares to build a new care home in the Westshore.

"Ensuring that seniors in B.C. are able to live independently for as long as safely possible and have access to comfortable, home-like care services when they need...

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Mar 7, 2023

The City of Colwood is leading a region wide Household Affordability and Prosperity Project to explore new pathways to support housing affordability for residents, and spur municipal action on affordability. The project is intended to facilitate more cohesive and concerted regional effort to tackle the pervasive issue of poverty and housing affordability that...

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Feb 23, 2023

BC GOVERNMENT NEWS RELEASE: Thursday, February 23, 2023

Construction will begin this summer on the Royal BC Museum’s (RBCM) collections and research building as part of a long-term plan to protect the Province’s collections that include more than seven million artifacts and the BC Archives.

A $204.8-million contract has been awarded to Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd. for the...

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