A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.
Residents in and around Mill Bay on Vancouver Island are excited with the opening of Brentwood College School’s new visual-arts and humanities building. The private school’s high-tech, eco-designed facility includes for social sciences and the arts.
The heated debate continues with Lower Mainland cities backing a contentious proposal to block Indian Reserve residents from voting in civic elections. The main concern lies with the fact that an influx of non-aboriginal residents will move onto reserves, where some First Nations are building large market housing developments.
Kelowna regional district directors were not impressed at the most recent public meeting as three greyhound buses full of Kelowna Mountain development community supporters filled the hearing space, foyer and the steps outside to reject the new Official Community Plan.
Across the Fraser, Delta’s mayor and council are considering whether or not to give themselves a pay raise to match their salaries with the average of four other Lower Mainland municipalities.
North Saanich Councillors are aren’t in complete agreement about the move to allow higher density with the goal of more affordable housing. Interestingly, the push to increase density is coming from local businesses who are finding it difficult to find and secure skilled labour.
The historic Colwood Dairy building – one of Greater Victoria’s oldest buildings – is being moved as a part a new two building, 100-unit project planned for Goldstream Avenue. To the approval of many preservationists, 150-year-old building will be restored and relocated to the front of the property, where it will be visible from the road and accessible to the public.
Adding another complaint to the list for the proposed twinning of Kinder Morgan’s oil pipeline, residents of the Yarrow Ecovillage are upset with the fact that it is proposed to run right underneath the certified organic farm on the property.
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