The District of Saanich has adopted the Road Safety Action Plan, which provides $21M of spending over the next decade to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries. The plan is focused on improving road safety by targeting speeds, road users, vehicles, road design, post-crash care, and land use planning.
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Construction
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Added on 2024-10-24
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Vancouver Island and Coast Region, BC
- saanich.ca
The Government of Canada is providing $15M to the City of Saanich to support housing development in Saanich through land planning, land acquisition and new processes. Part of the funds will go towards creating positions, such as planners and a housing advisor, that support the housing approval process.
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Construction
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Added on 2024-09-20
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Vancouver Island and Coast Region, BC
- vicnews.com
The Ah’ta’apq Creek Hydropower project in Hot Springs Cove has finished construction and begun operation. The project provides the Hesquiaht First Nation with enough renewable energy to replace 75% of the community’s power need. This works out to about $375K in savings on diesel bills every year.
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Utilities
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Added on 2024-08-15
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Vancouver Island and Coast Region, BC
- thenorthernview.com
Work has begun on Allenby Road in Duncan to reopen the route to traffic. The road has been closed due to instability since flooding in 2021. Work to open the road to single-lane-alternating traffic will complete in September 2024. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will then look into long-term options for slope remediation to allow the road to fully reopen.
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Construction
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Added on 2024-08-01
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Vancouver Island and Coast Region, BC
- news.gov.bc.ca
The Government of British Columbia is providing $1M through grants from the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation to support improvements to community access roads in Toquaht Nation and Uchucklesaht Tribe. The funds will go towards equipment purchases and training necessary to secure road work contracts.
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Construction
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Added on 2024-08-06
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Vancouver Island and Coast Region, BC
- news.gov.bc.ca
The Governments of Canada and British Columbia are spending $95M for improvements to Highway 1 between the McKenzie and Colwood Interchanges on Vancouver Island. The funds will primarily go towards new bus lanes, giving commuters access to faster public transit. The project is expected to start in 2024 and will be complete in 2026.
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Construction
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Added on 2024-07-29
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Vancouver Island and Coast Region, BC
- cheknews.ca