British Columbia

Colwood, 2024

Archive of hometown notes from Colwood: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2024

Colwood: Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record · December 2024

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

December 2024 in Colwood: Colwood recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

December 2024: building permits in Colwood

Where Colwood sits in published building-permit figures for December 2024.

Construction intent in Colwood shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Colwood permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · December 2024

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood recreation facilities still orients Colwood. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Colwood downtown keeps Colwood lively · December 2024

Colwood downtown is a reason people stay fond of Colwood.

December 2024 in Colwood: Colwood downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Colwood recreation facilities in Colwood · December 2024

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2024

November 2024: property tax in Colwood

Published residential mill-rate context for Colwood.

Residential mill rates for Colwood appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Colwood beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Colwood recreation facilities in Colwood · November 2024

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many British Columbia towns do. On OpenStats

November 2024 in Colwood: Colwood recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2024: Colwood drinking water

Colwood draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at Colwood Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Colwood drinking water begins and the answer is groundwater, then Colwood Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Colwood water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · November 2024

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood recreation facilities still orients Colwood. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2024

Natural hazards near Colwood · October 2024

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Colwood.

Colwood appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · October 2024

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many British Columbia towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Colwood explains itself today.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Colwood · October 2024

Advertised broadband availability for Colwood.

Broadband rows for Colwood come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Colwood internet page.

Colwood: Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record · October 2024

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

October 2024 in Colwood: Colwood recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2024

Indoor radon around Colwood · September 2024

How Colwood sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Colwood follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Colwood in national context first.

Colwood recreation facilities keeps Colwood lively · September 2024

Colwood recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Colwood.

Colwood recreation facilities still orients Colwood. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Colwood beside its neighbours · September 2024

How Colwood compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Colwood's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Colwood recreation facilities in Colwood · September 2024

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

September 2024: property tax in Colwood

Published residential mill-rate context for Colwood.

Residential mill rates for Colwood appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Colwood beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

August 2024

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · August 2024

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

August 2024 in Colwood: Colwood recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Colwood downtown, Colwood · August 2024

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Colwood.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood downtown comes up. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Colwood.

Decades of ordinary town-building followed: recreation centres, county fairs, and service jobs tied to the wider region. Festivals and street names carry pieces of that plotline into the present.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Colwood: On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7. · August 2024

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

Colwood recreation facilities still orients Colwood. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

August 2024: building permits in Colwood

Where Colwood sits in published building-permit figures for August 2024.

Construction intent in Colwood shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Colwood permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

July 2024

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · July 2024

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many British Columbia towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Colwood explains itself today.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Colwood downtown keeps Colwood lively · July 2024

Colwood downtown is a reason people stay fond of Colwood.

Colwood downtown still orients Colwood. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Colwood recreation facilities in Colwood · July 2024 · 2

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

July 2024 in Colwood: Colwood recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2024: property tax in Colwood

Published residential mill-rate context for Colwood.

Residential mill rates for Colwood appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Colwood beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Colwood recreation facilities in Colwood · July 2024

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many British Columbia towns do. On OpenStats

Colwood recreation facilities still orients Colwood. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2024

June 2024: Colwood drinking water

Colwood draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at Colwood Water Treatment Plant.

June 2024 is a good week to revisit Colwood's source: groundwater. Treatment at Colwood Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Colwood water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · June 2024 · 2

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Colwood · June 2024

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Colwood.

Colwood appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · June 2024

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

June 2024 in Colwood: Colwood recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2024

Internet coverage in Colwood · May 2024

Advertised broadband availability for Colwood.

Broadband rows for Colwood come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Colwood internet page.

Colwood: On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7. · May 2024

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

Colwood recreation facilities still orients Colwood. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Colwood · May 2024

How Colwood sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Colwood follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Colwood in national context first.

Colwood recreation facilities keeps Colwood lively · May 2024

Colwood recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Colwood.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many British Columbia towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Colwood explains itself today.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2024

Colwood beside its neighbours · April 2024

How Colwood compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Colwood's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Colwood recreation facilities in Colwood · April 2024

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

April 2024 in Colwood: Colwood recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

April 2024: property tax in Colwood

Published residential mill-rate context for Colwood.

Residential mill rates for Colwood appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Colwood beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · April 2024

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood recreation facilities still orients Colwood. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Colwood downtown, Colwood · April 2024

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Colwood.

April 2024 in Colwood: Colwood downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2024

Colwood: Colwood recreation and parks programming is published · March 2024

Colwood recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

March 2024: building permits in Colwood

Where Colwood sits in published building-permit figures for March 2024.

Building-permit value for Colwood comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Colwood permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · March 2024

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

March 2024 in Colwood: Colwood recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Colwood downtown keeps Colwood lively · March 2024

Colwood downtown is a reason people stay fond of Colwood.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood downtown comes up. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Colwood.

Decades of ordinary town-building followed: recreation centres, county fairs, and service jobs tied to the wider region. Festivals and street names carry pieces of that plotline into the present.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2024

Colwood recreation facilities in Colwood · February 2024 · 2

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

Colwood recreation facilities still orients Colwood. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2024: property tax in Colwood

Published residential mill-rate context for Colwood.

Residential mill rates for Colwood appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Colwood beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Colwood recreation facilities in Colwood · February 2024

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many British Columbia towns do. On OpenStats

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many British Columbia towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Colwood explains itself today.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2024: Colwood drinking water

Colwood draws municipal drinking water from groundwater, treated at Colwood Water Treatment Plant.

Colwood municipal drinking water starts at groundwater and is treated at Colwood Water Treatment Plant. Lab numbers on the water page describe the published geography, not every private tap.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Colwood water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

January 2024

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · January 2024 · 2

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

January 2024 in Colwood: Colwood recreation facilities. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Seismic and wildfire context for Colwood

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Colwood.

Colwood appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Colwood recreation facilities, Colwood · January 2024

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood recreation facilities still orients Colwood. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

On OpenStats City Score, Colwood ranks 279 of 7.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Connectivity note for Colwood

Advertised broadband availability for Colwood.

Broadband rows for Colwood come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Colwood internet page.

Colwood: Colwood recreation and parks programming is published · January 2024

Colwood recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

Walk or drive through Colwood long enough and Colwood recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.

Colwood is part of the British Columbia civic atlas on OpenStats. 1985 is the year locals still cite when the townsite got serious.

More on Colwood: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.