2022 Civic Election

Here are the voting locations around Greater Victoria and in Duncan, North Cowichan and Nanaimo in the Oct. 15 civic elections. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Races to watch include Victoria, where most of the sitting councillors are not returning, the Saanich mayoral race, and Langford, where a new slate is stirring things up

Political expert says response to advance polls isn’t necessarily a predictor of election-day turnout — people just appreciate more opportunities to vote

An election campaign is only a small phase of promises. Administration is the larger proof in the pudding, the presumed delivery on the dedication all these weeks and months to serve in the four years ahead.

Most council candidates live in the municipalities where they are running, but some, like Qualicum Beach’s Robert Filmer, do not because of their jobs

With large new developments like Royal Bay and Royal Beach, planning on housing types, services, parkland and transportation are key issues in Saturday’s civic election

Steve Price, who was Sidney’s mayor from 2014 and 2018, says council could use someone with experience to help move forward major projects like the Sidney wharf

Criminology and political science professors explain why police endorsements of candidates is an "an uncomfortable place to be."

Sid Tobias says he wants to increase transparency when it comes to decision-making in the municipality, while incumbent David Screech said finalizing the Official Community Plan is one of the major tasks facing council in the next term.

As the teachers’ union worries candidates linked to right-wing politics will get elected to school boards, there’s a bigger question: With so many of the big decisions in education handled by the province, what’s left for trustees to do?