The province is looking into a new post-secondary campus for Vancouver Island's rapidly growing West Shore communities. The government will spend $1.5 million to develop a business case for a new campus to serve the municipalities west of Victoria: Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, View Royal, the Highlands, and even further west to Sooke. "The other thing is West Shore families are younger than the provincial average and many of them are also first generation … to go onto university. 2,500 students each yearRoyal Roads' modelling shows that a new campus on the West Shore could accommodate up to 2,500 students each year, Steenkamp said. Steenkamp says his hope is to develop a career-focused institution that would appeal to high school graduates and working adults.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2019 20:02 UTC