The Wastewater Treatment Project has made significant progress with the majority of the Project under construction. To complete the Project by the regulatory deadline of December 31, 2020, the Project Board is seeking approval from the CRD Board for an additional $10 million of funding.

The Sooke & Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Commission (SEAPARC) Leisure Complex is excited to move forward with their fitness expansion this spring.

The CRD Board has received the Regional Foodlands Access Program Feasibility Study containing recommendations to help address farmland access and increase local food production across the region.

The CRD Board has identified important next steps for the Regional Parks Land Acquisition Fund (LAF) that will guide priorities for regional parks and trails over the next ten years.

The CRD Hospitals and Housing Committee (H&HC) has approved the recommended candidates for membership in both the newly formed Regional Housing Advisory Committee (RHAC) and Tenant Advisory Committee (TAC).

The CRD Board and staff would like to express their sincere condolences on the passing of Nils Jensen. Nils passed away on Sunday, April 7 after a short battle with cancer.

The CRD Arts Commission has approved funding for 25 local not-for-profit arts organizations through the Arts & Culture Support Service Project Grant program.

The CRD has purchased two large parcels of property through the Land Acquisition Fund, which is dedicated to purchasing lands for regional parks and trails.

The CRD and CRHD Boards have approved the Financial Plan for 2019 at the March 20 Special Board meetings.

Salt Spring Island Parks and Recreation Commission (PARC) has adopted a 20 year Master Plan to prioritize infrastructure investments for Centennial Park.

The CRD Board has adopted a Corporate Asset Management Policy and Strategy and directed staff to report back on cost implications identified through the service planning process.

The CRD Board has approved two motions related to highway infrastructure development through CRD lands as an alternate route for the Malahat Highway.

The new South Island 9-1-1/Police Dispatch Centre officially opened today by B.C. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, the Capital Regional District (CRD), local police agencies and E-Comm, Emergency Communications for British Columbia.

The CRD advises of an upcoming trail closure of the Brett Avenue Trestle on the Lochside Regional Trail. The temporary closure is anticipated to occur between March 18 and April 5, 2019.

The CRD Board has identified and approved priorities that will guide CRD operations over their 2019–2022 mandate.

The CRD Arts Commission has approved funding for 29 local not-for-profit arts organizations through the Arts & Culture Support Service.

Families and single people with low to moderate incomes will benefit from a new 132-unit affordable housing development just completed in Langford

Despite shifting world markets for much of Canada’s recyclable materials, Recycle BC has been able to ensure that plastic packaging, paper products, glass and metal containers collected in the capital region are still being recycled.

The preliminary 2019 Capital Regional District Financial Plan is available for public feedback online and via email as part of the annual financial planning process.

The Capital Regional District (CRD) has received $460,000 in federal and provincial grant funding through the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) for the decommissioning of Gardom Pond dam on Pender Island.