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Colwood sewage plan work will continue after CRD board vote ‘No’ vote means city will pursue other options: Mayor Hamilton
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Popular pub opening in Langford Darcy’s looks to duplicate its downtown success on West Shore Charla Huber News staff
Darcy’s Pub is taking over the Station House Pub space on Goldstream Avenue, with plans to open its second location in April. “We’ve been looking for loca-
tions to expand,” said W. Dale Mallock, Darcy’s co-owner. Mallock said they were looking to the West Shore to branch out and are thrilled to be moving into the Station House site. The new Darcy’s will employ about 45 people, 27 more than the Station House. “I am happy to say most of my staff have been rehired,” said Bill Beadle, owner and operator of Station House Pub for the past 13 years. He will still run the Svelte
Lounge and remains the landlord of the building. “(Darcy’s) will be a slightly different venue with a few more improvements in the pub,” Beadle said. “They’ll be giving it a Darcy’s look.” The building will go through up to three weeks of renovations and will have a similar look to the namesake pub in Bastion Square in Victoria. PLEASE SEE: Station House to close, Page A2
require some action around it.” If the application is accepted, the city will get to work engaging with the community and working with the Ministry of Environment to develop plans for a localized treatment system. “We’re still a long, long way from any potenKyle Wells tial shovel in the ground compoNews staff nent,” Hamilton said. If the CRD requires more inforColwood’s quest to separate its sewage treatment plans from mation, Colwood has set aside those of the Capital Regional Dis- money for the application protrict faces its first challenge today. cess and will have staff assemble whatever is needed. The CRD will vote If the application on the city’s proposed is rejected, Hamilton amendment to the said, the city will examregional sewage treatine the board’s objecment plan, which would tions and research see the municipality whether other alterfund and build its own natives may be workfacility. able. Colwood mayor and “I don’t see us giving CRD director Carol Hamup. We’ll have to find ilton, who will present out why, they’ll have the application to the Carol Hamilton to have reasons,” she CRD board, has no idea which way the vote will go, but said. “Let’s find out why, and if we can, supply more answers and has high hopes. “I am being optimistic that we maybe come out with a different presented enough of a business outcome.” Hamilton doesn’t see other case to them,” she said. “This is very viable and it’s well within the municipalities following Colwood’s lead if it is able to prooverall and long-term plan.” While the move would not vide its own sewage treatment. remove Colwood from the Colwood is in a unique position regional plan, it would mean the due to its projected population city will not be part of a regional growth and its current limited system anchored by a treatment connection to sewer systems. Removing Colwood from the plant proposed for McLoughlin mix wouldn’t make much of an Point in Esquimalt. The CRD board may either impact, Hamilton said, as other reject the application, ask for municipalities will likely consider more information or approve the taking on Colwood’s capacity change, Hamilton said. “Each one within the regional system. kwells@goldstreamgazette.com of those outcomes is going to
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