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2009 Annual Report

The 2009 Annual Report is now adopted and available for viewing.

Date Posted:  Nov 18, 2009

View Royal Monthly Updates are Now Available!

Would you like to know what happens around View Royal? Looking for any interesting tidbits or fun events around Town?

The View Royal Monthly Updates are the answer to your queries! Every month there will be a new update on any interesting news, events, etc . . . that have happened or will be happening around the Town.

To access these updates select Documents from the Inside Town Hall drop-down menu, on the page you are taken to select Monthly Update.

To view this month's update click on the document below or go to the above mentioned page.

Date Posted:  Nov 9, 2009

Lawn and Garden Waste Curbside Collection in November

This fall, the Town will be collecting lawn and garden waste (grass, leaves, flowers, shrub clippings, weeds and small branches) from the curbside of residential homes on the following dates:

For those residents who get their weekly garbage picked up on TUESDAYS, your lawn and garden waste pick-up day will be SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009.

For those residents who get their weekly garbage picked up on WEDNESDAYS, your lawn and garden waste pick-up day will be SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009.

For those residents who get their weekly garbage picked up on THURSDAYS, your lawn and garden waste pick-up day will be SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2009.

For those residents who get their weekly garbage picked up on FRIDAYS, your lawn and garden waste pick-up day will be SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2009.

If participation levels are such that your lawn and garden waste is not collected on the Saturday designated for your collection area, please leave it out for collection on the following day (Sunday).

THE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW ARE:

All items are to be placed at the end of your driveway at the curbside by 7:00 a.m. on the day of your collection. We will accept these items only:

GRASS, LEAVES, FLOWERS, SHRUB CLIPPINGS AND WEEDS: These are to be put into clear plastic garbage bags, and weigh no more than 35 pounds each. Please shake off any extra soil attached to flowers and weeds to reduce the weight. NOTE: Invasive and noxious weeds, such as Scotch Broom, English Ivy and Himalayan Blackberry, are not allowed in this collection service. They are allowed in Hartland Landfill and can be included in your weekly garbage.

BRANCHES: Branches are to be no longer than 3 feet in length, no more than 3 inches in diameter, and are to be bundled and then tied with string in bundles that weigh no more than 35 pounds each.

Each residence is allowed 5 of the above items in total. If you would like to put out more than this, you can purchase Extra Bag Decals for $3.00 each per bag or bundle, which are available at the Town Hall. IF YOUR LAWN AND GARDEN WASTE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE, IT WILL NOT BE PICKED UP. This service does not include composted food materials, and please note that this service applies only to those residences that are part of the Town’s Residential Garbage and Household Food Waste Collection Program.

NOTE: Private strata roads cannot accommodate the size of the lawn and garden waste collection truck. Residents on these roads need to place their lawn and garden waste at the edge of the main road into the strata.

Remember also that the Canteen Composting Facility in Esquimalt is available to View Royal residents free of charge at the gate. If you would like an informational brochure for this facility, including operating hours, location, and materials allowed, please call the facility at (250) 386-3343 or drop into the Town Hall.

Date Posted:  Nov 7, 2009

Town Hall Closed November 11, 2009

The Town Hall will be closed Wednesday, November 11, 2009 for Remembrance Day and will re-open on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:30am for regular office hours.

Date Posted:  Nov 6, 2009

Spaying Neutering Your Pet

There are more and more stray cats born in the Victoria area largely due to domestic cats that are abandoned, have run away, or simply been allowed out regularly.

Help reduce the stray and abandoned cat population - please spay or neuter your pet.

Date Posted:  Nov 4, 2009

View Royal Surplus Furniture Sale!

Looking for those last items to round out your perfect office? Look no further, View Royal may have just what you need!

The Town is having a surplus furniture sale November 4–6, 2009 from 8:30am–4:30pm.

Click on the attached document for a complete list of available items.

Date Posted:  Nov 3, 2009

Olympic Torch Relay

The Town of View Royal will welcome the Olympic Torch Relay from approximately 12:00 noon to 12:45 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2009. For a detailed map of the route, please see the document attached to this notice.

The Town encourages residents and businesses to celebrate by watching the Torch Runner go by and wearing red and white - the Canadian flag colours.

Due to traffic impacts which will accompany the Relay, residents and businesses are encouraged to avoid driving in this area between the hours of 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. The roads along the route will not be completely closed during this time, but will be subject to a rolling (temporary) road closure moving westward along Island Highway (towards Colwood) and then northward on Helmcken Road (towards the hospital) as the Torch Relay convoy passes through. Significant traffic delays will likely result.

Also, please join us at Helmcken Centennial Park immediately following the Relay for refreshments and a special performance by Holly Arntzen and the Dream Band featuring a choir composed of students from the two elementary schools in View Royal as well as appearances by former Olympians. This event will run from approximately 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Please drop by the Town Hall for a complementary handheld Olympic flag! (45 View Royal Avenue.

Date Posted:  Oct 28, 2009

BC Youth Parliament, 81st Parliament

The British Columbia Youth Parliament's 81st Parliament will be held in Victoria at the Provincial Legislative Chambers. This is a province-wide, non-partisan organization for young people ages 16 to 21. This teaches citizenship skills through participation in the December parliamentary session and in community service activities throughout the year.

Youth Parliament is a one year commitment.

The registration cut-off date is October 21, 2009. For more information please click on the document below.

Date Posted:  Oct 16, 2009

Options Preview Nights - 2009 OCP review

Join us to see the progress on the 2009 OCP Review

Date Posted:  Oct 14, 2009

OCP Workshop - Register Now!

Join us at the OCP Workshop on October 24th, 2009

Date Posted:  Oct 14, 2009

Show Your Town Spirit Today!

Love your town? Wish you could show the world? Well now you can! The Town has an abundance of stylish and useful merchandise you can wear to parade your civic pride.

Need some unique cards for that special occasion?The Town has cards with vintage photos from around the municipality, these cards have no text so you can use them for any occasion!

To view a price list for these items please click on the link below.

Interested?Come in today to see what's available and make your choice!

Date Posted:  Oct 13, 2009

Are You a Shutterbug?

The Town of View Royal is looking for high quality digital photos of people, places and things around Town to use for the website currently under development.

For more information please click the link below.

Date Posted:  Oct 7, 2009

Town Hall Winter Hours

The Town Hall will start winter hours of operation on
Monday, October 5, 2009.

The winter hours of operation are Monday to Friday, 8:30AM-4:30PM excluding statutory holidays.

Date Posted:  Oct 1, 2009

Fireworks Safety Course

If you are planning on having a fireworks display this Halloween, you are required to obtain a permit. A permit can only be issued once the individual has completed the Fireworks Safety Course.

For additonal details on this course, please click on the attached document below.

Date Posted:  Oct 1, 2009

Olympic Student Art Contest

This student art contest is themed "Victoria Celebrates! The Olympic Torch Relay starts in Victoria BC!"

This contest is open to all school-aged students, kindergarten through grade 12.

For more contest information please click the document link below.

Date Posted:  Sep 29, 2009

View Royal Fire Department Open House

View Royal Fire Department will be having an open house this Saturday, October 3, 2009.

Come and enjoy hot dogs, fire truck rides and demonstrations!

Please note: Parking is limited.

Date Posted:  Sep 28, 2009

Olympic Torch Relay

For information on the upcoming Olympic Torch Relay in the Capital Region, check out the link provided below to the Victoria Spirit Committee's website.

Date Posted:  Sep 25, 2009

Influenza Information

For information about the H1N1 influenza pandemic, please open the website link provided below.

Date Posted:  Sep 25, 2009

Island Highway Improvement Project Open House

The Town is having an open house to present the 85% design for the Island Highway Improvement project on September 29, 2009 at 3:00pm to 8:00pm. Please click the link below for more imformation.

Date Posted:  Sep 22, 2009

New!! Claim Your 2009 Home Owner Grant Online!

To claim your 2009 Home Owner Grant online please click the link below.

IMPORTANT:When entering your Roll Number do not re-enter your three digit jurisdiction code (401 or 402).

Date Posted:  Sep 18, 2009

Traffic Circles & Roundabouts, what are they & how to navigate them

Please click on the below document for information regarding Traffic Circles and Roundabouts and how to navigate them.

Date Posted:  Sep 3, 2009

Communities Receive Grants for Olympic Torch Relay Celebrations

Please click the attached document for further information on this program.

The Town, as an Olympic Torch Relay Route Community has received $8,000 under this grant program.

Date Posted:  Sep 1, 2009

Lawn and Garden Waste Pick-up Fall Service

The Town held a very successful Lawn and Garden Waste Pick-up service in August of this year, and we are now offering our residents another one for late fall. This includes the pick-up and disposal of grass, leaves and branches from the curbside of all residential homes that are part of the Town’s Residential Garbage Collection Program. The dates for the pick-up service at the end of November are as follows:

For those residents who get their weekly garbage picked up on MONDAYS, your lawn and garden waste pick-up day will be SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008.

For those residents who get their weekly garbage picked up on WEDNESDAYS, your lawn and garden waste pick-up day will be SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2008.

For those residents who get their weekly garbage picked up on THURSDAYS, your lawn and garden waste pick-up day will be SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2008.

The procedures to follow are:

All items are to be placed at the end of your driveway at the curbside. We will accept these items only:

GRASS AND LEAVES: These are to be put into clear plastic garbage bags, and weigh no more than 35 pounds each.

BRANCHES: Branches are to be no longer than 3 feet in length, no more than 3 inches in diameter, and are to be bundled and then tied with string in bundles that weigh no more than 35 pounds each.

Depending on what participation levels will be, some of these routes may also be picked up on the following day (Sunday), so please leave your lawn and garden waste on the curbside over night if it doesn’t get picked up on your designated Saturday.

NOTE: Due to the truck size used for this pick-up service, strata roads cannot receive curbside service, so those residents on strata roads need to place all materials at the roadway edge of the main road into the strata.

Each residence will be allowed 5 of the above items in total. If you would like to put out more than this, you can purchase extra bag decals for $3.00 each per bag or bundle, which are available at the Town Hall. NOTE: IF YOUR LAWN AND GARDEN WASTE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE, IT WILL NOT BE PICKED UP! This service does not include composted food materials, and please note that this service applies only to those residences that are part of the Town’s Residential Garbage Collection Program.

Remember also that the Canteen Composting Facility in Esquimalt is available to residents free of charge at the gate. If you would like an informational brochure for this facility, including operating hours, location, and materials allowed, please drop into the Town Hall or contact us at (250) 479-6800.

Date Posted:  Nov 24, 2008

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