April 26th was a special day for the Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Centre Society (PACS). More than 70 people from arts groups across Greater Victoria joined us to provide their wisdom and advice as we work to create the West Shore Arts and Culture Centre. Our Building...

Please join us for the 2025 Annual General Meeting, Sunday, February 23rd, 2 - 3 pm. You can join in person (Room 201, Juan de Fuca Seniors' Centre) or via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2508932585?omn=87988764231). To register, please go to...

Thanks to funding from the City of Colwood, PACS hired a consultant team to provide a refreshed feasibility study that identified the different types of spaces that could be included in an arts and culture centre. Consultants C+O Advisory Inc. and H. Jang Consulting...

Ensuring that the proposed West Shore Arts and Culture Centre a welcoming, inclusive and accessible space is a priority for this project. Our consultant team has been researching ways to make this arts and culture centre work well for people of all abilities,...

Congratulations to the successful candidates in the October 2024 Provincial Election! In the West Shore, we are looking forward to working with Ravi Parmar (Langford Highlands), Darlene Rotchford (Esquimalt Colwood) and Dana Lajeunesse (Juan de Fuca Malahat).  We...

Through the summer and fall of 2024 we have been out and about, talking to people about the proposed arts and culture centre, and seeking your views. If you haven't taken the survey yet and would like to, you can find it here...

Please join us for the 2024 Annual General Meeting. This virtual event takes place Sunday, February 25th at 2:00 p.m. Everyone welcome, but you must be a member to vote. (Membership is increasing from $5 to $20 soon, so join now!) See more… Agenda Minutes from 2023...

With support from all six West Shore municipalities (Langford, Colwood, View Royal, Metchosin, Highlands and Sooke), PACS has established an intermunicipal committee to discuss the proposed arts and culture centre, with an aim to reach agreement on a grant-ready...

In April 2023, PACS hosted about 100 community leaders, arts leaders and business leaders at a soiree event. Check out some of the photos!A huge thank you to our event sponsors: Royal Colwood Golf Club, Gablecraft Homes, Langford Physiotherapy, Aragon, Coastal...

Please join us for the 2023 Annual General Meeting. This virtual event takes place Sunday, February 26th at 2:00 p.m. Everyone welcome, but you must be a member to vote. (Membership is only $5, but prices are going up for next year so join now!) See more…

We asked the candidates for the municipal councils of Langford, Colwood, View Royal, Highlands and Metchosin for their thoughts on a West Shore Arts and Culture Centre. See the results here,  and don’t forget to vote on October 15th!

Colwood has recently released its Gateway Vision for the Colwood Corners area. This vision includes a proposed civic precinct in the Sooke Road/Ocean Boulevard area—perhaps a great place for an arts and culture centre. You can provide comments on the plan here >

Join us at Eats and Beats! Saturday July 30th 1–8 pm, Lagoon Beach. This annual waterfront festival is back again this year, and PACS will be there to share in the fun, music, food and festivities. Look for our booth in the street market! Learn more >

Please join us for this year’s Annual General Meeting via Zoom on February 27th 2:00 p.m. 2022. You need to be a member to vote, so please join or renew. Membership is only $5 ($20 for groups) and demonstrates your support for this project. For information and the...