West Shore councils are cancelling meetings as municipalities gear up for election season.

Langford voted to cancel its council meetings on Sept. 19, Oct. 3 and Oct. 17. Coun. Lillian Szpak suggested keeping the meetings on the schedule in case theyB次元官网网址檙e needed, but Mayor Stew Young said council usually cancelled meetings ahead of an election.

B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 think we need to make big decisions in the last month before an election,B次元官网网址� said Young.

Council ultimately voted to cancel.

Colwood is currently on summer recess with regular meetings resuming on Aug. 22. Two meetings have been cancelled after the election, B次元官网网址渢o allow time for the new council to settle in,B次元官网网址� according to Sandra Russell, spokesperson for the City of Colwood: the council meeting on Oct. 17 and the Oct. 22 committee of the whole meeting.

View Royal is also on its summer schedule, with the next council meeting scheduled for Sept. 6. There are no council or committee of the whole meetings set for October.

Likewise, Metchosin is a summer schedule, with regular meetings starting on Aug. 22 and continuing through as regularly scheduled even in October. Mayor John Ranns said that the district wouldnB次元官网网址檛 cancel any meetings but if a big issue comes up that isnB次元官网网址檛 pressing, they would defer it to the next council meeting.

Highlands council is set to sit in chambers on Aug. 15, Sept. 6, Sept. 19 and Oct. 4

General voting day for the 2022 municipal election is Oct. 15.

EditorB次元官网网址檚 Note: This file has been updated from its original version to correct an error. View RoyalB次元官网网址檚 next council meeting is Sept. 6. We apologize for the error and any confusion it may have caused.

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