Council · Regular
April 27, 2026
District of Sooke
18:00 – 21:18 · 3h 18m
5 present · 2 absent
Staff & officers present
Anastasia Robertson Corporate Services Assistant — Ben Currie Deputy Director of Financial Services — Chris Marshall Director of Planning and Development — Christina Moog Manager of Communications and Community Services — Greg Lowis Director of Corporate Services — Jeff Miller Director of Operations — Kara Gelech Sergeant — Medea Mills Business License Inspector/Senior Bylaw Officer — Nancy Owen Deputy Corporate Officer — Raechel Gray Chief Administrative Officer — Wayne Kennedy Director of Community Safety/Fire Chief —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the agenda for the April 27, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as amended, deferring item 13.2 Notice of Motion brought forward by Councillor Haldane to the next Regular Meeting of Council and to move item 9.1 Natori to be ne…
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the following Council meeting minutes be adopted as presented: April 13, 2026 - Regular; April 20, 2026 - Committee of the Whole
- · Motion 3 added: THAT Council accept the Draft Financial Statements of the District of Sooke for the year ended December 31, 2025.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT Council receive this report for information.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT the following items on the Consent Agenda be adopted by consent: 8.2 Correspondence; 8.3 Report of the Chief Administrative Officer; 8.4 Proclamation - Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month May 2026; 8.5 Development Variance Permit…
- · Motion 6 added: THAT the correspondence 4.D - Sooke Budget Input (Eric Boucher), 10.J - Request to amend Sooke Food Bank Service Agreement (Kim Kaldal) and 21.E - Permanent Daylight-Saving Time (City of Langford) be pulled for discussion at a future Regul…
- · Motion 7 added: THAT Council receive the Report of the Chief Administrative Officer for information.
- · Motion 8 added: THAT Council authorize the issuance of Development Variance Permit PLN02557 (Attachment 1) for the property legally described as Lot C, Section 10, Sooke District, Plan VIP58444 (108-6661 Sooke Road), to vary Section 6.13.1 of Sign Regulat…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Council give first, second, and third reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 939 (600-116), 2026, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 600 to address Bill 25 – the Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Small-Scale Multi-Unit…
- · Motion 10 added: THAT Council receive this report for information.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Council receive this report for information.
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Council direct staff to proceed with amendments to the Sign Bylaw to: include restrictions on the use of District colour palette; establish rules for signage during election periods on roadways (excluding private property); require re…
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Council receive this report for information.
- · Motion 14 added: THAT Council adopt the bylaw cited as Property Tax Rate Bylaw No. 941, 2026.
- · Motion 15 added: WHEREAS 82.9% of District of Sooke voters on November 15, 2014 were in favour of developing local multi-use community centre facilities serving seniors and youth; AND WHEREAS the District and the Sooke Region Communities Health Network hav…
- · Motion 16 added: Remove the words 'up to $5 million' and 'on Lot A'.
- · Motion 17 added: THAT Council receive correspondence for information.
- · Motion 18 added: THAT Council receive correspondence for information.
- · Motion 19 added: THAT Council receive this report for information.
- · Motion 20 added: THAT the April 27, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned, time being 9:18 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Jeff Bateman (present)
- · Attendance added: Al Beddows (present)
- · Attendance added: Megan McMath (remote)
- · Attendance added: Tony St-Pierre (present)
- · Attendance added: Herb Haldane (absent)
- · Attendance added: Kevin Pearson (absent)
- · Attendance added: Raechel Gray (present)
- · Attendance added: Greg Lowis (present)
- · Attendance added: Wayne Kennedy (present)
- · Attendance added: Chris Marshall (present)
- · Attendance added: Jeff Miller (present)
- · Attendance added: Ben Currie (present)
- · Attendance added: Christina Moog (present)
- · Attendance added: Nancy Owen (present)
- · Attendance added: Medea Mills (present)
- · Attendance added: Anastasia Robertson (present)
- · Attendance added: Kara Gelech (present)
- · Attendance added: Maja Tait (present)