Today, on behalf of the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board of Directors and the Executive Leadership Team, the CRD Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Ted Robbins announced that Alicia Fraser has been appointed as the new General Manager of Integrated Water Services (GM IWS).
Today, the Ministry of Health, Island Health and the Capital Regional Hospital District announced that 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.
The CRD has released the results of the 2022 Solid Waste Stream Composition Study. The study is completed approximately every five years to provide a snapshot of what CRD residents and businesses are sending to the landfill and to guide diversion and education programs in the community.
Today, the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board approved their priorities and affirmed their commitment to climate action and reconciliation.
Salt Spring Islanders can get involved with the next phase of active travel planning by helping select and prioritize network and infrastructure improvements.
The Capital Regional District (CRD), on behalf of other Vancouver Island regional districts, released a letter calling on the federal government to commit to protecting the Island Rail Corridor, a 295km rail corridor that spans Vancouver Island.
Seniors, individuals and families, including people living with disabilities, have a place they can call home now that 130 new affordable rental and supportive homes are open in Langford and Victoria.
The Capital Regional District (CRD) Salt Spring Island Parks and Recreation Commission (PARC) is developing a 20-year site master plan for Portlock Park.
The CRD Arts Commission has awarded annual operating grants to 22 arts organizations in the region. Grant recipients will receive $589,850 this year. When combined with multi-year grants, operating grant funding will total $2,306,270 benefiting 32 organizations for 2023.
On the night of March 7, 2023, and throughout the following day, the Community Social Planning Council (CSPC), with support from the Capital Regional District (CRD), the Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region, and many volunteers, will conduct the bi-annual Point-in-Time (PiT) Homeless Count and Survey.
People experiencing homelessness in Saanich now have access to 52 new homes with support services 24 hours a day, seven days a week thanks to a partnership between the Province, through BC Housing, the federal government, and the Capital Regional District (CRD).
The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board has approved a Canada Goose Management Service Establishment Bylaw that aims to reduce the impact of the rapidly growing Canada Goose population in the region.
People on Salt Spring Island will soon benefit from on-island compost production, moving them closer to meeting their climate-action objectives.
Sooke Mountain and Discovery Island Marine provincial parks are being considered for inclusion in treaties being negotiated with the T’Sou-ke and Songhees Nations.
The Capital Regional District (CRD) is pleased to announce the election of District of Highlands Councillor Gord Baird as Chair and of District of North Saanich Councillor Celia Stock as Vice-Chair of the Regional Water Supply Commission (RWSC) for 2023.
The first AAP will consider the establishment of a regional Canada Goose management service, and the second AAP will consider the borrowing of $36,000,000 for the purpose of acquiring, designing, and constructing solid waste facilities and site improvements.
Donations of land will support community parks and recreation on Galiano and Mayne Islands.
The Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRHC) has approved its budget for 2023 which includes funding to continue to plan and develop affordable housing projects in the region.
On December 14, the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board adopted bylaw No. 4507, establishing a Salt Spring Island (SSI) Local Community Commission (LCC), following voter endorsement by referendum.
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan announced the official opening of new PacifiCan offices in Victoria and Campbell River, serving businesses and communities across Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, Central Coast, and Sunshine Coast.