DocumentsOtherFeb 22, 2022Pages 36–37
Goldstream Gazette — Additional articles & notices (excerpt)
Additional local newspaper pages containing articles and notices relevant to city planning and transit news.
Key facts
- Local news and notices related to transit e-fare rollout and community issues
- Includes public hearing reminder text about agenda postings
Goldstream Gazette — Additional articles & notices (excerpt)
Riders to be first to use BC Transit’s new e-fare system
Fall 2022 sees payment by card, app, reloadable pass
The days of scrambling for change will soon be over for Greater Victoria bus riders, with BC Transit promising a new electronic fare collection system by fall.
The transit body plans to roll out the new system across the province, but has decided on Greater Victoria as its pilot site.
The change will come in two phases, the first of which will allow riders to pay with a mobile app and reloadable smart card, and the second giving them the option to pay with credit and debit cards or mobile wallets. Cash will continue to be accepted.
Residents who have taken transit in Metro Vancouver will recognize similar technology – TransLink’s Compass Card. The platform that powers that system was developed and is managed by Cubic Transportation Systems, whose Umo technology will be used in Greater Victoria and the rest of B.C.
Funding for the $23.2-million project comes from federal, provincial and municipal levels.
| Funder | Contribution |
|---|---|
| Government of Canada | 50 per cent |
| B.C. | 40 per cent |
| Partnering municipalities | 10 per cent |
BC Transit said it hopes the new system encourages more people to take transit. Contactless payment will also reduce the demand on transit operators and improve overall service reliability, it said.
Following implementation in Greater Victoria, BC Transit plans to bring the changes to 33 other transportation systems around the province.
Notice of Public Hearing — Bylaw No. 2026
Meeting Date and Time
22 February 2022, 5:30 pm
Meeting Place
City Hall Council Chambers, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Bylaw No.
2026
Location
661 Hoylake Avenue as shown shaded below
Purpose
To amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the designation of the subject property from One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) to Residential Townhouse (RT1) to allow approximately six townhouses.
PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held electronically, and not in-person. Information about how to connect to this meeting is indicated in the table below.
Teleconference #
1-855-703-8985 (Canada Toll Free) OR 1-778-907-2071 (long distance charges may apply)
Meeting ID #
886 4630 6785 – Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device
Council will not answer questions about the proposal or proposed bylaw except to provide clarification. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for Council to hear the views and opinions of those members of the public who wish to make comments. Please have all your questions answered in advance of the Public Hearing by contacting the Planning Department as noted below.
The Agenda, including material that Council may consider in relation to the bylaw, will be posted to the City’s website: https://www.langford.ca/city-hall/agendas-and-minutes/ the Friday afternoon before the public hearing. Correspondence may be submitted, in writing to planning@langford.ca or by mail to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. You may also contact the Planning Department at (250) 478-7882.
Marie Watmough
Acting Director of Corporate Services
https://www.cityoflangford.ca/
Notice of Public Hearing — Bylaw No. 1999
Meeting Date and Time
22 February 2022, 5:30 pm
Meeting Place
City Hall Council Chambers, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Bylaw No.
1999
Location
2762, 2768, 2774 Winster Road as shown shaded below
Purpose
To amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the designation the subject properties from One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) to City Centre (CC1) to allow a six-storey apartment building.
PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held electronically, and not in-person. Information about how to connect to this meeting is indicated in the table below.
Teleconference #
1-855-703-8985 (Canada Toll Free) OR 1-778-907-2071 (long distance charges may apply)
Meeting ID #
886 4630 6785 – Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device
Council will not answer questions about the proposal or proposed bylaw except to provide clarification. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for Council to hear the views and opinions of those members of the public who wish to make comments. Please have all your questions answered in advance of the Public Hearing by contacting the Planning Department as noted below.
The Agenda, including material that Council may consider in relation to the bylaw, will be posted to the City’s website: https://www.langford.ca/city-hall/agendas-and-minutes/ the Friday afternoon before the public hearing. Correspondence may be submitted, in writing to planning@langford.ca or by mail to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. You may also contact the Planning Department at (250) 478-7882.
Marie Watmough
Acting Director of Corporate Services
https://www.cityoflangford.ca/
Caption: HERON WADING IN ON THE SUNSET — The sun sets at the beach at Esquimalt Lagoon. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Colwood considering major changes to fire department
Proposal would improve volunteer compensation, response times
Colwood council is set to vote on a staff recommendation which would see the pay structure of Colwood Fire Rescue change significantly over the next three years.
In a report discussed recently at committee of the whole, Fire Chief Bryan Erwin wrote that the proposed changes would see the fire hall staffed 24 hours a day, with remuneration changes implemented in phases over the coming years. In the first year, the proposal would see all volunteer firefighters on shift in the station compensated at a flat, nightly rate. In the second year, additional firefighters called in to attend large or complex incidents would receive per-call pay.
The third year calls for incentive pay for off-shift training to be implemented.
In his report, Erwin noted the department’s volunteer members first raised the topic of a paid-on-call system in 2019, in response to increased pressures being placed on them. In 2021, the department responded to 865 calls for service, 683 of which were emergency responses, representing a call volume increase of 29 percent over the past five years and 68 per cent over the past 10 years.
“As a result, our volunteers are experiencing higher pressures, now more than ever, when you consider the time constraints and balancing act required to manage their own personal lives, family commitments and work obligations,” wrote Erwin. “These accumulation of forces on our members is largely why our existing volunteer response model is unsustainable.”
The proposed changes would also allow the department to provide more consistent response times throughout the entire day. Currently, Erwin wrote, the city’s lone fire station is staffed by one crewed truck each day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., but for the other 12 hours the station is unsafe and volunteer members must first respond to the station, get suited up then attend the call. As for financial impact, the recommended changes would cost the city an estimated $198,000 extra the first year, $324,100 for the second and $397,900 in the third. After all three phases are implemented, there would be a 1.5 per cent annual cost of living increase to the recurring expenses.
The committee voted unanimously Feb. 7 to adopt the recommendation, which comes before council on Feb. 14 for further discussion.
Justin Samanski-Langille
News Staff
Notice of Public Hearing — (repeated)
Meeting Date and Time
22 February 2022, 5:30 pm
Meeting Place
City Hall Council Chambers, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Bylaw No.
1999
Location
2762, 2768, 2774 Winster Road as shown shaded below
Purpose
To amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the designation the subject properties from One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) to City Centre (CC1) to allow a six-storey apartment building.
PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held electronically, and not in-person. Information about how to connect to this meeting is indicated in the table below.
Teleconference #
1-855-703-8985 (Canada Toll Free) OR 1-778-907-2071 (long distance charges may apply)
Meeting ID #
886 4630 6785 – Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device
Council will not answer questions about the proposal or proposed bylaw except to provide clarification. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for Council to hear the views and opinions of those members of the public who wish to make comments. Please have all your questions answered in advance of the Public Hearing by contacting the Planning Department as noted below.
The Agenda, including material that Council may consider in relation to the bylaw, will be posted to the City’s website: https://www.langford.ca/city-hall/agendas-and-minutes/ the Friday afternoon before the public hearing. Correspondence may be submitted, in writing to planning@langford.ca or by mail to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. You may also contact the Planning Department at (250) 478-7882.
Marie Watmough
Acting Director of Corporate Services
https://www.cityoflangford.ca/
