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Branch drop-off continues through summer

Shalu Mehta
News Staff
Goldstream Gazette
Wednesday, July 8, 2020

With more people staying home and spending time in their yards, Colwood has seen a large number of residents at the City’s branch drop-off program and has decided to extend it through the summer.

All summer long, Colwood residents will be able to drop off their grass clippings, branches, hedge trimmings and leaves on Saturdays.

According to the City of Colwood, there have been between 750 and 850 visits to the branch drop-off each Saturday in May – bringing the estimated monthly total to around 4,000 visits.

COVID-19 measures are still in place at the drop-off and the City asks that only those who are healthy attend. Visitors should respect personal distances of two metres, remain in their cars while waiting to unload, have identification ready to display at the window as needed and be prepared to unload their own materials.

The branch drop-off service is provided to Colwood residents free of charge and helps keep yards in the city looking tidy and healthy. It also replaces backyard burning to improve air quality and protect the natural environment.

Colwood’s Public Works Yard is located at 3300 Wishart Road and is open to accept yard waste from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays until the end of August. Typically, the service is only offered on the first and third Saturday of each month year-round.

When preparing to bring materials to the yard, the City asks that leaves are separated from branches and grass clippings. Only branches with a maximum diameter of four inches will be accepted.

The annual Spring Clean-Up program, which accepts materials for recycling and disposal, was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the volume of people and goods the program attracts, the City said it is not feasible to offer at this time. Instead, the City recommends supporting some junk removal businesses in Colwood if residents have spring clean up items to dispose of.

For more information about branch drop-off, visit: colwood.ca/city-services/engineering/branch-drop-program

shal u.mehta@blackpress.ca

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING — Bylaw No. 1915

The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1915. 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 by electronic means by the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL on Monday, July 20, 2020, 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. 1915 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1915 from R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential) Zone and adding to the RS1 (Residential Small Lot 1) Zone to allow a small lot subdivision consisting of 3 lots

Applicant:

• Bruce Crawshaw, Westbrook Consulting Ltd.

Location:

• The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1915 is 979 Walfred Rd as shown shaded on the plan.

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held electronically, and not in-person. Information about how to connect to this meeting by phone may be found on the City’s Website: www.cityoflangford.ca

COPIES of the complete Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the bylaw may be viewed online at: www.langford.ca, or made available upon request by emailing to planning@langford.ca or in writing to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8 for the duration of the pandemic emergency. Please contact David Sametz in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 or by email at dsametz@langford.ca with any questions on this bylaw.

Braden Hutchins
Director of Corporate Services

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING — Bylaw No. 1864

The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1864. 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 by electronic means by the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL on Monday, July 20, 2020, 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. 1864 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by combining all of the One-and Two-Family Residential Zones (with the exception of the RH1 Mobile Home Park Zone) into a new Residential Small lot zone, a new One- and Two-Family Residential Zone and a new Lakeshore Residential zone;

Applicant:

• City of Langford

Location:

• The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1864 are all properties within the City of Langford One- and Two-Family Residential zoning, with the exception of property in the RH1 zone.

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held electronically, and not in-person. Information about how to connect to this meeting by phone may be found on the City’s Website: www.cityoflangford.ca

COPIES of the complete Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the bylaw may be viewed online at: www.langford.ca, or made available upon request by emailing to planning@langford.ca or in writing to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8 for the duration of the pandemic emergency. Please contact Matthew Baldwin, Director of Planning and Subdivision, at 250-478-7882 or by email at mbaldwin@langford.ca with any questions on this bylaw.

Braden Hutchins
Director of Corporate Services

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Octopus art crawls into Colwood neighbourhood

Artist of knitted sleeves identified on social media

Aaron Guillen
News Staff
Goldstream Gazette
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

What has eight legs, a rounded body and can be spotted along Metchosin Road in Colwood?

Draped around a utility pole across from Happy Campers Daycare is an intricately knitted octopus. The aquatic animal has shades of pink, red and purple on a grey canvas that wraps around the pole.

Black Press Media spoke with several neighbours about the creative piece of art and while most didn’t know who created it in the first place, a few noted they have seen previous iterations of artwork on the exact same pole. Notably, there have been poppies around Remembrance Day and spring flowers in March.

While she chose not to do an interview with Black Press Media, Colwood’s Cecelia Penner, whose social media describes her as a wedding officiant for couples throughout Southern Vancouver Island has identified herself as the mystery artist. She posted a story to her Instagram page, thanking a local photographer for featuring her work.

Drivers can find the piece of artwork across the road from Amylee Lane, before they make their way down the hill towards Royal Bay from Colwood.

aaron.guillen@goldstreamgazette.com