We've had many comments and questions from the public since announcing the filing of our lawsuit against Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit. Here are answers to some of the most common questions: What is this lawsuit about? There are two main components : Municipal Zoning Bylaws (permitted use) and Provincial Nuisance Laws (noise) Permitted Use Approximately 2/3 of the land on which the track sits is zoned I-2, Heavy Industrial. The other 1/3 is zoned C-8, Commercial Rural R

VANCOUVER ISLAND COMMUNITY FILES CIVIL SUIT AGAINST EXCLUSIVE RACE TRACK JUNE 8, 2017-- DUNCAN, BC A Cowichan Valley neighbourhood group has had enough of intrusive and excessive noise from the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit (VIMC) and has filed a Notice of Civil Claim with the BC Supreme Court. The claim alleges that VIMC is creating substantial and unreasonable noise that violates provincial nuisance laws. The Sahtlam Neighbourhood Association (SNA) has spent months se

One of the more frustrating debates in the ongoing dispute between residents of Sahtlam and the Municipality of North Cowichan (MNC) is whether the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit (VIMC) is operating as a racetrack. Of the 46-acre parcel that is home to VIMC, only 15 acres are zoned C8 (which allows for a racetrack). Rather than rezone the property at the time of purchase (which would have required a public hearing), MNC staff decided it was not a racetrack, and they assu