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The Sooke School District has confirmed a plot of land in Langford has been prepared for a future elementary school. Situated on the southern slope of Skirt Mountain – which is more commonly known as Bear Mountain for the resort-style developmen... Read More

The Province is providing $1.5 million to develop a full business case for expanding post-secondary education opportunities for students living on Greater Victoria's West Shore. The business case follows a recently completed feasibility study anno... Read More

A crush of prospective tenants is expected to queue up Saturday for more than a chance to land one of 156 new rental units in a Langford development. Some may line up for a chance to buy a new home. As an enticement to attract interest in The Cros... Read More

The Sooke school district is taking another step toward adding new schools by clearing a prospective site in the Westhills area. The school district, with close to 11,000 students, is forecast to grow by 300 to 400 students a year over the next decad... Read More

A Victoria, BC group is in the process of putting together a bid to win the right to host the 2020 Pan Am Cross Country Cup. The cross-country meet is scheduled to take place in Canada during the third or fourth weekend of February 2020. The quest... Read More

Langford, Sooke to see 494 affordable housing units in coming years Langford and Sooke residents in need of affordable housing will soon see some reprieve with the possibility of 494 affordable homes coming to both communities by 2021. Th... Read More

The B.C. government says more affordable child-care spaces and rental units are coming to Langford. On Friday, Premier John Horgan announced an additional 80 rental units and 36 child-care spaces for Phase 2 of the Oak Park redevelopment in the 60... Read More

A new report by Zoocasa shows most buyers in British Columbia don’t earn enough to afford the average home, and 16 out of 20 markets studied in the province were deemed to be unaffordable. However, the report states that Langford is the 4th most af... Read More

The province has announced a new urgent primary care centre will open in Langford next month. The new Westshore Urgent Primary Care Centre at 582 Goldstream Avenue will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. starting on Nov. 5. Premier John Horgan made ... Read More

Langford Mayor Stew Young plans to bring Boxing B.C. on Bear Mountain. The plan is to get a provincial facility there to join other national team athletes already training there. Bear Mountain is home to Golf Canada’s centralized development pro... Read More

Langford Mayor Stew Young, fifth from left, and rugby legend Al Charron, fourth from right, were among the officials and athletes on hand for Tuesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Al Charron Rugby Canada National Training Centre in Langford. Vi... Read More