British Columbia
Archive of hometown notes from Colwood: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.
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.
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.
Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Colwood.
July 2026 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 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.
Where Colwood sits in published building-permit figures for July 2026.
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.
Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.
June 2026 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Colwood.
May 2026 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 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.
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.
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 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.
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 is a reason people stay fond of Colwood.
April 2026 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version 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 incorporation and founding stories in the local record often point to 1985.
February 2026 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.
Where Colwood sits in published building-permit figures for February 2026.
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.
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 is a reason people stay fond of Colwood.
February 2026 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 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.
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.
Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many British Columbia towns do. On OpenStats
January 2026 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 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.