Capital Regional District

CPABC: Vancouver Island population growth strong in 2022, housing completes up slightly

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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“Similar to the rest of the province, the pace of population growth has picked up across Vancouver Island over the past year,” said Woody Hayes, FCPA, FCA.

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  • “Similar to the rest of the province, the pace of population growth has picked up across Vancouver Island over the past year,” said Woody Hayes, FCPA, FCA.
  • However, natural growth (births minus mortalities) has become increasingly negative, reducing the region’s population by 2,511.
  • “While housing prices have declined in the past year due to high interest rates, housing affordability continues to be a major challenge,” noted Hayes.
  • “Although there has been some increase in housing development in recent years, there has been insufficient growth in housing supply to keep pace with our population,” concluded Hayes.

CPABC: Greater Victoria’s population growth driven by international migration, housing completes down 27%

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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“The population growth was boosted by strong international immigration, but also benefited from people moving here from other regions in B.C.

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  • “The population growth was boosted by strong international immigration, but also benefited from people moving here from other regions in B.C.
  • and other provinces.”
    The region’s population grew by 8.2 per cent from 2017 to 2022.
  • However, the CRD’s population growth has also been hampered by low birth rates, with mortalities exceeding births by 1,419 in 2022.
  • “Although the housing market weakened recently due to higher interest rates, housing remains unaffordable and a supply-demand imbalance will put upward pressure on housing prices in the long run,” concluded Philp.

Capital Regional District in British Columbia contributes to Canada's national conservation network, supporting nature, and combatting climate change

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, commended the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island for its contribution to conservation in Canada.

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  • Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, commended the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island for its contribution to conservation in Canada.
  • They have officially recognized all 33 of the regional parks under their jurisdiction in the Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database.
  • The Capital Regional District is a trailblazer for reporting their locally-protected and conserved areas directly in the national database.
  • The Capital Regional District facilitates regional decision-making on issues that transcend municipal boundaries, including regional parks and recreation facilities, the regional water supply, solid waste, and wastewater treatment.

Waga Energy rolls out first RNG project in British Columbia, accelerating its Canadian growth plans

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Waga Energy rolls out first RNG project in British Columbia, accelerating its Canadian growth plans

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  • Waga Energy rolls out first RNG project in British Columbia, accelerating its Canadian growth plans
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  • Waga Energy rolls out first RNG project in British Columbia, accelerating its Canadian growth plans
    Waga Energy (EPA: WAGA) and the Capital Regional District are kicking off a high-capacity RNG project at Hartland Landfill on Vancouver Island.
  • The new production unit will leverage the WAGABOX technology developed and patented by Waga Energy to produce RNG from landfill gas.
  • Each project initiated by Waga Energy contributes to the fight against global warming and the helps the energy transition.

CPABC: Strong population growth and limited supply drive Greater Victoria housing prices up

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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The CRDs population growth has also been hampered by low birth rates, with mortalities exceeding births by 1,251 in 2021.

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  • The CRDs population growth has also been hampered by low birth rates, with mortalities exceeding births by 1,251 in 2021.
  • With one of the lowest fertility rates in Canada, we need to attract immigrants to grow our population, noted Brougham.
  • The strongest demand has been for larger units, which has put significant pressure on housing prices for family homes.
  • While recent interest rate increases may put some downward pressure on the housing market, the lack of supply will continue to put upward pressure on housing prices over the longer-term, concluded Brougham.

Stantec selected as Program Management Consultant for Metro Vancouver’s Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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EDMONTON, Alberta and VANCOUVER, British Columbia and NEW YORK, July 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TSX, NYSE:STN

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  • EDMONTON, Alberta and VANCOUVER, British Columbia and NEW YORK, July 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TSX, NYSE:STN
    Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected as the Program Management Consultant (PMC) for the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (IIWWTP) Projects in Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • As the selected PMC, Stantec will provide a multi-disciplinary team of resources to deliver a broad range of program management and technical support services.
  • The Stantec team will integrate with Metro Vancouver staff, working together collaboratively to manage the development and implementation of the Program.
  • Stantec was selected, in part, due to the firms global experience with projects of similar scale, including the successful program management of the Capital Regional District wastewater program in Victoria, British Columbia.

CPABC: Vancouver Island population growth rebounded in 2021, while low housing supply pushing prices up

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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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Natural growth rate (births minus mortalities) continued to offset population growth, with mortalities nearly 2,300 higher than births in 2021.

Key Points: 
  • Natural growth rate (births minus mortalities) continued to offset population growth, with mortalities nearly 2,300 higher than births in 2021.
  • Welcoming new residents to Vancouver Island is critical as our population continues to age, with a quarter of our population aged 65 years or older, continued Hayes.
  • At one point, our regions housing prices were attractive for potential immigrants and those looking to start a family, noted Hayes.
  • While there has been inadequate supply growth, there was an uptick in developments in 2020 and 2021, concluded Hayes.

Government of Canada Raises Awareness on Zero-Emission Vehicles

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Friday, February 11, 2022
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That's why the Government of Canada is making sure people can be confident in purchasing and driving emissions-free electric cars across the country.

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  • That's why the Government of Canada is making sure people can be confident in purchasing and driving emissions-free electric cars across the country.
  • Since 2015, Canada has invested a historic $1 billion to make EVs more affordable and chargers more accessible for Canadians.
  • These investments are yet another step in reaching Canada's target of ensuring all passenger vehicles sold in Canada are zero-emission by 2035.
  • Through this investment, the federal government is leveraging the expertise and credibility of Eco-West Canada to help municipalities and communities across the Prairies move toward zero-emission vehicles.

Washington International Coastal Cleanup Partners to Provide 3D Printed Limbs for Kids

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
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This event is part of a larger effort to clean up over fifty beaches along the Washington coast and Strait of Juan de Fuca organized by Washington CoastSavers.

Key Points: 
  • This event is part of a larger effort to clean up over fifty beaches along the Washington coast and Strait of Juan de Fuca organized by Washington CoastSavers.
  • Washington CoastSavers' most recent cleanup resulted in 18.8 tons of garbage collected by nearly 1,300 volunteers.
  • Million Waves Project will be collecting the plastic from the cleanups around Washington to process and use to 3D print prosthetic limbs.
  • Million Waves hopes to start by processing the PET plastic (food and drink containers) which International Coastal Cleanup volunteers collect; cleaning, pulverizing, extruding, spooling and finally printing with the plastic.