Municipal governments make decisions that affect us more directly than any other level of government. While federal and provincial governments may manage budgets that are orders of magnitude larger, the decisions they make usually don't show up on our street corners or affect where our kids play hockey.

There are 13 municipalities that make up Greater Victoria, and for those hoping for amalgamation, that idea is, at best, a long way away. That leaves a lot of councils to keep track of. We're doing some of the work for you with a weekly council roundup in the Capital Daily newsletter, but there's so much more going on than we could possibly fit in, from rezoning applications to taxation decisions to festivals and events.

With a municipal election coming in October 2022, there's no better time than now to get engaged in municipal politics. We've put together the following guide to help you access your Greater Victoria government's meeting agendas and schedules.

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Meeting schedules:‍

‍Colwood:

Council meetings take place second and fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 pm.

Watch the meeting here.

‍Esquimalt:

Council meetings take place first and third Monday of the month at 7:00 pm.

Watch the meeting here.

‍Highlands:

Council meetings take place first and third Monday of the month at 7:00 pm.

Streaming link is in agenda documents, accessible here.

‍Langford:

Council meetings take place first and third Monday of the month at 5:30 pm.

Watch the meeting here.

‍Metchosin:

Council meetings take place second and fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 pm.  

Watch link is on the calendar sidebar here.

Oak Bay:

Council meetings take place every Monday at 6:30 pm.

Watch the meeting here.

Central Saanich:

Council meetings take place every other Monday at 6:00 pm.

Watch the meeting here.

‍North Saanich:

Council meetings take place roughly every 3 Mondays at 7:00 pm.

Watch the meeting here.

‍Saanich:

Council meetings take place every other Monday at 7:00 pm, with special public hearings once per month.

Watch the meeting here‍

Sidney:

Council meetings take place every other Monday at 6:00 pm

Watch the meeting here.

Sooke:

Council meetings take place second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm.

Watch the meeting here.

‍Victoria:

Council meetings take place every other Thursday at 6:30 pm.

Watch the meeting here (calendar takes a moment to load).

‍View Royal:  

Council meetings take place first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm.

Watch the meeting here.

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