TUP20-0003 - 890 Goldstream Ave - Code Ninjas (Extension) (Notice of Intent)

Notice of Intent

City Hall Council Chambers
Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue

This meeting will be held electronically and in person at the above address. Information on how to participate in this meeting is listed below.

Meeting Information

How to Connect:

• Teleconference # 1-855-703-8985 (Canada Toll Free)
  1-778-907-2071 (long distance charges may apply)
• Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device
  Meeting ID #897 0956 7061

File No: TUP20-0003

Location: 890 Goldstream Avenue, as shown shaded on the attached map

Zoning: CS3 (Commercial Industrial)

Purpose:
The purpose of the proposed Temporary Use Permit is to extend the term for a computer programming school for children to operate at 890 Goldstream Avenue

Contact / Where to Read the Report:

• Read the Report: Langford.ca/city-hall/public-notices or contact City Hall to make an appointment to view the report in person (8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday, excluding holidays).
• Ask Questions or Submit Questions: Email: planning@langford.ca
• Mail: City of Langford

Submissions:

• You must include your name and civic address. Submissions must be received by noon on the Tuesday prior to the council meeting to be included in the agenda. Correspondence received after that date will be circulated to the committee the day of the meeting and uploaded to the website as an “Addendum Package” the day after the meeting.

Speak at the Meeting:

• Participate by phone or via Zoom app, or in person—see the website for more information.

Watch the Meeting:

• View in the Zoom app, or watch the recording at Langford.ca

Personal Information:

• All submissions will be published, including your name and address. For more information on this collection and disclosure, go to Langford.ca/privacy.

2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC V9B 2X8 | t 250.478.7882

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Notice of Intention to Consider Issuance of a Temporary Use Permit

Council for the City of Langford hereby gives Notice of Intention to consider issuance of a Temporary Use Permit at its Regular Meeting scheduled for 21 August 2023, at 7 pm at City Hall Council Chambers, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue. This meeting is being held electronically and with in-person attendance.

• File: Temporary Use Permit No. TUP20-0003
• Purpose: The purpose of the proposed Temporary Use Permit is to extend the term for a computer programming school for children to operate at 890 Goldstream Avenue
• Applicant: JBWESTSHORE Enterprises Inc
• Location: 890 Goldstream Avenue

The purpose of this Notice is to acquaint the property owners and residents in the area with the specifics of the proposed temporary use permit. Should you wish to make a submission to the Council in writing we require your name and civic address and that this be received, either electronically or by mail, by noon on the Tuesday prior to the meeting date to be included in the agenda. Correspondence received after that date will be circulated to the Council the day of the meeting and uploaded to the website as an “Addendum Package” the day after the meeting. You may also speak at the Council Meeting during the Public Participation Section of the meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: Information about how to connect to this meeting electronically 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 #897 0956 7061 / Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device

The Agenda, including the material that Council may consider in relation to the temporary use permit, will be uploaded to our website: Council & Committee Meetings - City of Langford no later than the Friday before the meeting. Correspondence may be submitted by emailing planning@langford.ca or by writing 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
Corporate Officer

www.cityoflangford.ca

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Former Colwood assistant fire chief sentenced for possessing child porn

Warning: This story contains disturbing details.

A retired assistant fire chief in Colwood has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.

George Wright, 69, was sentenced in the Western Communities Provincial Court by Judge Ted Gouge on Monday (July 31).

According to Gouge’s written reasons for sentencing, Wright admitted that on Oct. 15, 2020 he was in possession of more than 1,000 electronic images of child pornography downloaded from the internet between 1997 and 2020. The images depicted children aged three to 12 engaged in sexual acts with adults and other children.

While the Crown sought a six-month sentencing, followed by two years of probation, Gouge determined the graphic nature of the images Wright possessed warranted the longer sentence.

“Mr. Wright gathered and stored more than 1,000 images of child pornography over a period of 23 years. Some of those depicted acts of sexual aggression by adults upon children and by children upon other children.

His offence is much more grave than, for example, the case of a person who downloads and stores a single image of a naked child which does not depict any sexual activity,” wrote Gouge.

Following the prison sentence, Wright will be subject to three years of probation with multiple conditions.

Conditions include not possessing a device capable of accessing the internet or storing images unless authorized by his probation officer, not to accept a job at, or attend a location where people under the age of 14 could be expected to be present, not to be in the presence of people under the age of 14 without another adult, and participate in any psychiatric treatment or counselling as ordered by his probation officer.

Wright must also comply with the provisions of the Sexual Offender Information Registration Act for 10 years, which includes providing a DNA sample to authorities.

In the sentencing document, Wright – a former volunteer assistant fire chief with Colwood Fire Rescue who retired in 2012 – was described as having no prior criminal record and having been employed at a supermarket for 40 years and as a volunteer firefighter for 25.

Wright was described as being “in poor physical health” with Type 2 diabetes, hearing loss and osteoarthritis among his ailments. Gouge noted Wright’s mental health “is difficult to assess.”

“Most people are horrified and repelled by images of child pornography. Some people are sexually aroused by such images. Mr. Wright says that he is neither,” wrote Gouge.

“He says that he was intellectually curious about how to access child pornography, about ‘how far are they going to take this’ and about ‘are they going to kill this kid … ?’ He said, ‘I wanted to track how bad had it got.’”

Wright’s counsel told the court while Wright recognized what he was doing was illegal, he did not realize accessing child pornography would encourage and support those who produce and distribute it, and when a friend explained this to him, Wright claimed he stopped downloading the images, but it was noted he did not destroy the images.

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