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The Capital Regional District (CRD) is pleased to announce the final results for the CRD local elections and two referenda questions.

This week, 12 kilometers of new, designated and rated mountain bike trails in Thetis Lake Regional Park officially open. These new trails provide a safer, greater connection to nature and a visitor experience that differs from other mountain bike trails within CRD parks system.

The Capital Regional District (CRD) is updating the strategic plan for community parks and recreation in the Juan de Fuca (JdF) Electoral Area. The draft strategic plan is now available for public review and feedback.

Over the past year, CRD Arts & Culture has completed the first four phases of an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Implementation Framework, resulting in top to bottom modifications of the policies and processes governing its grant programs and operations.

The Capital Regional District (CRD) has acquired a 15.90 hectare (39.3 acre) parcel of undeveloped land that will be added to East Sooke Regional Park.

Salt Spring Islanders can get involved with active travel planning by helping to identify active transportation network gaps and priorities for the future of active transportation on the island.

On September 30, known as Orange Shirt Day and now recognized as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the CRD remembers the thousands of Indigenous children who died at residential schools and acknowledges the intergenerational trauma that many survivors have experienced.

From October through November, invited residents will receive a letter and instructional brochure from the Capital Regional District (CRD) asking them to complete the Origin Destination Household Travel Survey.

Today, the Capital Regional District (CRD) Chair Colin Plant announced, on behalf of the CRD Board, that Ted Robbins will be the new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).

The Capital Regional District (CRD) and Capital Regional Hospital District (CRHD) Boards approved the provisional financial plans for 2023 at the September 21 Committee of the Whole and Board meetings.

The Capital Regional District's (CRD) General Voting Day for local government elections is on Saturday, October 15, 2022.

The Province and the Capital Regional District (CRD) are launching the Capital Region Tsunami Information Portal to empower residents and visitors to make informed emergency preparedness plans and keep people safe during a tsunami.

Today, the City of Victoria announced the start of construction for the Kimta E&N Cycling Connector. The corridor will feature new multi-use pathways, protected bike lanes, crosswalks, accessibility upgrades, landscaping and lighting.

Victoria, BC - The official nomination period for the 2022 general local elections has now closed. Every four years, the Capital Regional District (CRD) conducts local general elections to elect a Director to represent each of its three Electoral Areas.

The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board has approved the purchase of 23.5 hectares of land in Otter Point as a new Juan de Fuca Electoral Area community park.

The City of Langford, in partnership with the Capital Regional District (CRD) and the Capital Regional District's Regional Water Supply Commission, announced the acquisition of 13-acres of land at 2955 Sooke Lake Road to expand recreation and park space in Langford.

The Capital Regional District (CRD) will contract Waga Energy, through its subsidiary Hartland Renewable Resource Group (HRRG), to design, build and operate a new CRD facility that will upgrade the biogas generated at Hartland Landfill to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).

Construction of a 420 square metre (4,500 square feet) emergency department expansion has reached a significant milestone with the concrete pour for the project's foundation footings completed.

The CRD will receive funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program - Rural and Northern Communities Program. The $1,989,000 in joint federal-provincial funding will enable completion of upgrades to the Maliview Wastewater System on Salt Spring Island.

The Capital Regional Hospital District (CRHD) Board has approved a capital bylaw of $6.71 million to authorize funding of healthcare minor capital and equipment projects in the region. This funding was identified in the 2022 CRHD budget which was approved in March 2022.