Rumours are flying that Langford will soon be home to a new Island distribution centre for Amazon. The buzz is that a 13-acre parcel bordered by Sooke and Luxton Roads will be the site for a . . .
The second floor of a proposed $65-million distribution centre on Victoria International Airport land has been eliminated in a new design drawn up after neighbours complained about the size of the . . .
The overall size of a proposed distribution warehouse on Victoria International Airport lands near Sidney has been scaled down after developers reviewed feedback from the municipality.
Opponents’ concerns include the building’s size, height and design, and increased traffic congestion. On Monday, Sidney council drew up a list of recommendations for the airport authority. The town has had significant input from the community about the proposal, Mayor Cliff McNeil-Smith said Tuesday. A total of 44 submissions went to council, which also heard from speakers. Council “felt it was important to bring forward several strong recommendations for the airport to consider before they give approval,” McNeil-Smith said. He said that when airport authority president and chief executive Geoff Dickson spoke to council, he committed to community engagement, “which we think is probably paramount,” as well as to working with other stakeholders on necessary transportation and infrastructure improvements.
VICTORIA The Town of Sidney has created a list of recommendations for the Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) to consider after a developer proposed a massive distribution centre on VAA lands near the municipality. Last month, developer York Realty proposed building a roughly $50-million, 7.7-acre distribution centre on VAA grounds, located at 9899 McDonald Park Rd., across from Sidney. While the proposal is still in its early stages, the town is recommending several stipulations for the project, chief among them that the VAA first engage with the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council and residents who live in the Galaran Road neighbourhood, which sits across from the proposed development.