Engineering

The Engineering Department is responsible for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of the Municipality's infrastructure.  This department, working closely with the Planning and Building Departments, ensures that all development follows the Municipality’s Master Plans and Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw and all amendments, while at the same time making sure that good engineering practices are followed.

For more information on the land development process, click on this link. In addition, the department is currently working on updating the Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw and hopes to introduce the draft in mid-2010 for review.

Maintenance of District street lights, roads and other infrastructure is arranged through the Engineering Department. If you have questions or concerns about the maintenance of our infrastructure, please visit the links on the left for more information. Maintenance of our wastewater collection and treatment system is arranged through our partner Epcor. For more information on the system, click here.

The Engineering Department is also responsible for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of the Municipality's parks, green spaces and trail network.  This includes formal parks such as Ed Macgregor Park and the Marine Boardwalk, local play parks, and numerous natural areas such as Whiffin Spit Park. Future park policies will be guided by the Parks and Trails Master Plan.

For information on specific parks see District Parks under What's in Sooke?

CAPITAL PROJECTS

The Engineering Department has recently been, or is currently working on the following projects:

  • Request for Expressions of Interest for Phase 1 of the Grant Road Connector has closed and a Request for Proposals will follow - construction scheduled for 2011
  • Townsend Road/Highway 14 intersection upgrades are to be completed in 2010 - Request for Proposals to be issued summer 2010
  • BC Spirit Square, Ed Macgregor Park Performance Area and Accessible Washrooms – construction is complete
  • Public Boat Launch – construction to commence in 2010
  • Galloping Goose Sooke River Crossing - Request for Proposals for design work has been issued and is now closed. Review of submissions is underway and design work will commence in the summer of 2010
  • Wright Road Harbour Trail Access – Construction is complete
  • Broomhill Park Bathroom Upgrades - Construction is underway with an anticipated completion by the end of July 2010
  • Broomhill Park Renovation – Phase 2 – Landscaping work to commence in the spring of 2010
  • Line painting Request for Proposals to be issued in the summer of 2010
  • Request for Proposals for various drainage works to be issued in the summer of 2010