As is well known and closely watched, the mayoral race in Langford will have significance for residents, businesses and the broader west shore region if not Greater Victoria as a whole. Current ...

Sooke gets long-awaited Urgent Primary Care Centre on eve of provincial snap election. Owned & operated by Island Health.

BC Conservatives choose Lorne Doerkson as their new leader; meanwhile David Eby NDP premier expected to call snap election.

The 2026 Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Convention begins today at the Vancouver Convention Centre and runs through Friday, September 18. Representatives of BC’s 161 municpalities ...

Today just after 11 am, NDP Premier David Eby arrived at Government House in Victoria to ask the Lieutenant Governor, Wendy ...

Online harassment, personal attacks, threats and more hostile public debate are adding to the pressures that already come with serving in local government. Yet elected officials often don’t have ...

BC Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay has resigned today, September 20. She released that political bombshell around ...

BC Conservatives assemble a first response to the snap election that was called by NDP Premier Eby on Sept 21, 2026.

The provincial election is likely to be held on October 24, 2026. Island Social Trends is covering both municipal and provincial election news.