Westside Solutions Open House - February 15

Over the past year, the four participating municipalities of the Westside Select Committee (Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford and View Royal) and Songhees and Esquimalt Nations have been working towards developing and presenting wastewater treatment and resource recovery options to Westside residents.

After much hard work and many innovative ideas from the public and technological specialists, the Westside Select Committee has entered into a new phase in moving towards a solution for wastewater treatment in the region. Combined with the Eastside process, seven option sets have been identified for consideration:

  • 1 centralized plant;
  • 1 centralized plant with a higher level of treatment;
  • 2 plants;
  • 3 plants;
  • 3 plants with a higher level of treatment;
  • 4 plants; and,
  • 7 plants.

Click here to view the Citizens’ Guide to Wastewater Treatment Options.

Possible sites for these plants include the Westside sites at Esquimalt, Esquimalt Nation, Langford, Colwood, and View Royal combined with the Eastside locations at Rock Bay, Saanich Core and East Saanich. Detailed information can be found online at coreareawastewater.ca and WestsideSolutions.ca, or at municipal and First Nations band offices.

Public input is taking place during February 2016; a total of five (5) open houses will be hosted for Westside residents. In View Royal, the open house will take place:

  • February 15, 2016, 5:00 – 8:00 PM, View Royal Town Hall, Council Chambers

Click here to view a list of all the open houses in February [PDF - 140 KB]. Staff and engineering consultants will be available at the open houses to answer questions and receive public feedback. 

The decisions that are made now will affect our communities for decades to come. Your participation and valuable input will help us serve the needs of our communities and the environment into the future.

For more information:
WestsideSolutions.ca
coreareawastewater.ca