https://crdwatch.ca/2026/07/23/island-time-a-thing-of-the-past-on-southern-vancouver-island/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-07-23T21:25:04+00:00Island Time: A Thing of the Past on Southern Vancouver Islanddevelopment, health, water, traffic, politics, housing, growth, urban planning, Southern Vancouver Island, Community Charter, Local Government Act, Parks, density, Vancouver Island, developers, infrastructure, quality of life, Public Consultation, residents, capacity, Dean Unger, Island Time, municipal councils, overcrowding, community health, complaints, rapid densification, traffic congestion, BC ferries, high-density, schools, recreation facilities, infrastructure planning, concerns, upgrades, infrastructure lag, reduced amenities, amenities, sewer, roads, traffic jams, sewage system stress, pressure, facilitiies, development pressure, formerly low-density neighbourhoods, lack of public consultation, approval process, how to file a complaint, Local Government Direct, BC Ombudsperson, fair procedures, Inspector of municipalities, processeshttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/07/22/oak-bay-development-dispute-heads-to-b-c-supreme-court-could-set-precedent-for-uplands-and-municipal-planning-across-b-c/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-07-22T17:42:33+00:00Oak Bay Development Dispute Heads to B.C. Supreme Court, Could Set Precedent for Uplands and Municipal Planning Across B.C.development, british columbia, planning, Oak Bay, petition, heritage, urban ecology, District of Oak Bay, Oak Bay Council, Bill 44, legislation, municipalities, local governments, Housing Bills, law, Official Community Plans, developers, bylaw, Evan Brown, Uplands, zoning, judicial review, Advisory Design Panel, court, B.C. Supreme Court, municipal planning, B.C., 2830 and 2850 Lansdowne Road, application, 2XC Developments Ltd., National Historic Site of Canada, R-2 lots, Oak Bay Special Powers Act, Uplands Regulations Bylaw, neighbourhood character, tree impacts, 2560 Dorset Road.