District of Sooke

Erinan Estates at 7350 West Coast Road is the meeting’s biggest decision: Council is being asked to adopt a zoning change and waive frontage improvements.

Council backed a $106,960 study to identify land that could support more local jobs, but one councillor objected to the cost even though a grant covers the work. The most contested discussion concerned a request to resto…

Council considered replacing the Brule Drive culvert system and heard WorkLink’s case for property-tax relief as it prepares to lose its WorkBC contract after March 31, 2027. The culvert tender was described as the lowes…

Council advanced a new sewer billing model that keeps 67% of wastewater charges fixed and ties 33% to water use; the plan drew sharp disagreement over fairness, high-use bills and the cost of maintaining the system. The …

Council advanced Sooke’s short-term rental rule changes to a third reading, despite sharp disagreement over restricting bed-and-breakfast and short-term rental businesses on the same property. It approved a duplex near t…

The open meeting lasted only a few minutes before Council moved behind closed doors at 2:42 p.m. Council unanimously approved closing the meeting to discuss personal information about a potential municipal appointee and …

Council backed a community-led effort to protect the 32-acre Eagle Bluffs Forest and approved putting a non-binding question about the Sooke Gathering Place on the October election ballot. The Gathering Place question wa…

The sharpest dispute was over the Throup Road/Phillips Road connector: councillors rejected both buying land for a 25-metre route and asking voters a non-binding question about the project, leaving its future to the next…

Council recognized retiring crossing guard Sarah Ferrier’s 33 years at Saseenos Elementary and Otter Point Fire Chief John McCrea’s 31 years of service. The most contested decision was a new housing amenity contribution …

Council’s debate over the Throup Road/Phillips Road connection turned on whether a costly, full road buildout was affordable and safe for people walking and cycling, especially schoolchildren, and whether it would affect…

Council backed a request for stronger provincial protections for manufactured-home owners facing redevelopment, using a resident’s suggested redline wording, and approved a housekeeping zoning change for Agricultural Lan…

Council’s first year using its revised community-grant rules turned into a detailed debate over what counts as “new” and whether grants should be scored by councillors or allocated more evenly. It recommended $51,488 in …

Council accepted a clean audit showing $4.1 million in annual surplus, while the auditor stressed that most of the District’s accumulated surplus is already tied up in assets and reserves. The most contested decision was…

The meeting began at 5:15 p.m., 15 minutes late because Council did not have a quorum earlier. The four councillors present adopted the agenda, then voted to move behind closed doors to discuss municipal objectives and p…

Council approved a major rezoning for 7350 West Coast Road, setting the stage for a 331-home development with commercial space, trails and parkland; the bylaw still cannot be adopted until legal covenants secure the prom…

Council approved all three readings of the 2026–2030 financial plan at an estimated 10.5% tax increase, after raising the asset-management contribution from 1.75% to 2%. The debate put immediate affordability against the…

Council met briefly, acknowledged the T'Sou-ke and Sc'ianew Nations, and adopted the agenda. Its main decision was to close the meeting to the public under the Community Charter provision for labour or employee relations…