The Sooke School District and province have purchased six acres of land in Langford to serve as a future elementary school site. British Columbia’s Minister of Education Rob Fleming, Premier John Horgan and SD62 Trustee and Board of Education Chair Ravi Parmar gathered at the south Langford site at Latoria Road and Klahanie Drive on… Read more »
The second phase is underway for an affordable housing project that will provide a total of 100 new homes for Indigenous families, individuals and elders in Langford. Expected to be completed in fall 2021, construction has begun on a six-storey wood-frame apartment building that will see 40 homes added to the project at 731 Station… Read more »
A new Langford campaign is putting the spotlight on local businesses at a time when shop owners and service providers are re-emerging from some dark times. “There was the fear in the beginning and the fear of the unknown, and I think we’ve done a heck of a job in this province with Dr. Bonnie… Read more »
The City of Langford has approved a foundation permit for a new 12-storey mass timber development in the community. Tallwood 1, a 124-unit residential and commercial property, began construction in downtown Langford in October 2019. The building will be made using mass timber, which is a method of construction that primarily uses B.C. wood. Mass… Read more »
Oakcrest Park Estates Ltd., a Victoria based holding company and investor in industrial properties is developing a turnkey warehouse for one of Canada’s largest plumbing supply companies. EMCO’s warehouse and showroom is under construction in Langford, BC. The building’s structure is one of Canada’s first mass timber warehouses utilizing CLT mass timber technologies. The panels,… Read more »
The fastest-growing cities in the province are on Vancouver Island, with Island communities taking up five of the top 10 fastest-growing slots and Langford topping them all. The numbers are part of a new population estimate report prepared by BC Stats. According to the report, the province had a population of 5.07 million as of… Read more »
