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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - Bylaw No. 1746 (City of Langford)
Public notice and advertisement informing the public of the Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 1746 (omnibus zoning amendments), when and where to view materials and how to make submissions.
Key facts
- Public Hearing: Monday, 4 December 2017 @ 5:30 pm, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
- Applicant: City of Langford; Affected lands: all properties in the City of Langford (omnibus)
- Documents available for viewing: Mon-Fri 8:30 am–4:30 pm from Nov 20 to Dec 4, 2017 at Langford City Hall
- Contact: Sarah Herring, Planning Department, 250-478-7882
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1746. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 4 December 2017, at 5:30 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record.
Proposal
The purpose of Bylaw No. 1746 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 with various amendments, including:
- allowing crematoria in the BP2A, BP4, BP8 and M2 Zones;
- reducing the minimum setbacks for children's play equipment for group daycares;
- allowing offices in the CS1 Zone;
- removing references to deleted sections in the MU1A Zone;
- allowing the Director of Planning to vary minimum setbacks to minimize potential impacts on environmentally sensitive areas;
- allowing a variety of townhouse configurations (number of units per townhouse block);
- regulating maximum driveway widths for small lot and townhouse development; and
- amending the requirements for secondary suite parking.
Applicant
City of Langford
Location
The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1746 includes all properties in the City of Langford.
Copies / Inspection
COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 20 November 2017 to Monday, 4 December 2017, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8.
Please contact Sarah Herring in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw.
Braden Hutchins
Director of Corporate Services
Goldstream News Gazette — Selected Articles (Pages 10–11)
Belmont team set its sights on repeating as champions
Rick Stiebel
News Gazette staff
The Belmont senior girls volleyball team took a huge leap toward their goal of repeating as provincial cham- pions on the weekend. The Bulldogs earned the top seed for the finals with straight set wins over Oak Bay by scores of 25-9, 25-16 and 25-12. The provincials, which are set for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 at the Langley Event Centre, will include the top 16 high school teams in the province.
Hosting the weekend tournament was definitely a plus, said Belmont coach Mike Toakley. "Getting to play in front of your fans on your home court makes the effort more worthwhile when you come through with the win," he noted. Belmont's Savannah Purdy was named tournament MVP.
"One of the positives with earning the top seed is that we won't have to face the number two, three or four teams at the start of the tournament," Toakley explained. Earl Marriot Secondary from Surrey, Handsworth Secondary from North Vancouver and Semiahmoo Secondary from Surrey are ranked second, third and fourth respectively. "Providing we advance, we wouldn't have to face them until the medal round."
There are no easy games, however, Toakley cautioned. "We have to take care of business in the first round. All of the teams have earned their way to the tournament."
Toakley said the team set its sights on repeating as champions from the outset of this season. "It's nice to win tournaments along the way, but getting back to the provincials and repeating as champions has been our goal since day one. It's always been in the back of our minds."
Although the junior girls volleyball team didn't enjoy the same success, coach Ken Lowe said he was pleased with what the team accomplished.
The junior Bulldogs fell to Claremont Secondary in the quarter finals, just missing out by one place in a tie- breaker for the fifth seed from Vancouver Island. "At the beginning of the year we were a low-level team," he said. "I'm extremely proud of how we improved during the course of the year. The tournament was full of close, hard-fought games against much more experienced teams and we couldn't quite get it done."
Grizzlies grow `staches for Movember
The Victoria Grizzlies will host Movember Hockey Heroes Friday, Nov. 24 when they take on the Nanaimo Clippers at The Q Centre at 7 p.m. The team has dedicated the month of November to raising money for men's health, and players, coaches and staff have grown moustaches to support the cause.
Two Grizzlies fans could win $10,000 in the Shoot to Win for Men's health contest at the game. Fans can donate and enter to win until the end of the second period.
Two lucky people will be chosen in a random draw to compete in the contest during the second intermission. The Grizzlies will also auction off their game-worn Men's Health jerseys, sponsored by Island Savings.
Half of the proceeds from the jerseys auction will go toward supporting men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and their families.
After slow start, Westshore Wolves on a roll
Rick Stiebel
News Gazette staff
After a slow start to the season, the Westshore Wolves are beginning to pack the wins together at the right time.
Despite Friday night's 5-2 loss to the Peninsula Panthers, the Wolves had managed to reel off three wins in a row followed by a tie against Campbell River, the league's top team, giving them 30 points in 25 games.
The Wolves started the undefeated streak with a 3-2 victory over the Saanich Braves on Nov. 8, followed by a 5-2 decision over Victoria Cougars on Nov. 12 and a 5-3 win over the Peninsula Panthers on Nov. 15, before the tie against the Campbell River Storm 4-4 on Nov. 22.
After starting out with just one win in four games, the team has been getting better as the season progresses, head coach Tyler Matheson said.
"We're on a bit of roll, but we have to take it one step at a time," he noted. "It's great to see that we're competing against teams from the North Division. We seem to be getting better as the season moves along. We weren't very consistent at the start of the year, but we're working hard and things are starting to go our way."
Matheson, in his first year as head coach, said he believes the way the team is playing now indicates that they could be capable of making some noise in the playoffs.
"We're an older, deeper team," he said. "I don't want to look too far ahead, but if everyone buys in we can do some damage."
The Wolves now sport a record of 14 wins, nine losses and one tie, good for 30 points and first place in the South Division standings.
Cam Coutre leads the team in scoring with 14 goals and 18 assists in 20 games, which puts him in second place overall in the league scoring standings. Jordan Spandli is third overall in goalie stats with a 2.41 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.
Next up for the Wolves is a game against the Comox Valley Glacier Kings tonight (Nov. 29) at 7 p.m. at The Q Centre. They then hit the road for a game against the Kerry Park Islanders on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. before a clash with the Victoria Cougars at 7 p.m. at The Q Centre on Wednesday, Dec. 6.
For ticket information and more on the team, go to westshorewolves.ca.
Victoria considers 2020 North American Indigenous Games bid
Lauren Boothby
Black Press
Songhees Chief Ron Sam says committee meets this week with many reps
Victoria could once again be hosting the North American Indigenous Games, the News has learned.
Chief Ron Sam of the Songhees Nation said he's in the process of forming a committee to discuss a bid application for Victoria to host the Games in 2020. The committee will be meeting this week, where there will potentially be representatives from the City of Victoria, and the provincial and federal governments. The office of Murray Rankin, federal member of parliament for Victoria, has confirmed they are sending a representative to the Songhees Wellness Centre on Monday.
"It's slowly coming together right now," Sam said. "The city is big enough. We have hotels, we have sport venues, we have universities for lodging athletes ...We're just crossing our fingers."
Coun. Marianne Alto will also be attending the meeting and said she is looking forward to hearing more about the bid and what hosting the Games could look like.
"I think it's a really exciting opportunity," she said. "When [the Games have] appeared in other communities, it's had very beneficial effects. Not just for Indigenous communities involved, but for the surrounding communities as well."
Mayor Lisa Helps said if the Songhees Nation is interested, she would consider supporting the bid.
"We want to support the First Nations here, and if this is something they want to take leadership on, I would be happy to learn more and hear about the opportunity," she said.
The 2020 Games were initially awarded to Winnipeg, but Sam said that bid has fallen through, opening the door to other bidders. Victoria hosted the Games in 1997.
The North American Indigenous Games in Toronto and Hamilton this year saw 5,000 athletes compete in 14 sports.
