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Two different neighbourhoods located in Langford, British Columbia in Greater Victoria on southern Vancouver Island include the name Goldstream.
Goldstream Meadows is a neighbourhood in the city of Langford, on the northwest outskirts of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The community is located just west of Langford Lake and the Trans-Canada Highway and adjacent to the river of the same name, which was the scene of a small gold rush in the 1860s.
In the late 80's the area was terrorized by a group of teenaged thugs with ties to the Langford Mafia, who would exploit the local geeks for money and snake their girlfriends. These thugs were able to turn a tidy profit through the selling of fake merchandise to the geeks of the area, notably kitchen spices passed off as weed, or pieces of lottery tickets marketed and sold as LSD.In the event that suitable spices were not available, it became common practice to simply roll a bunch of aluminum foil into a ball and sell that, then watch with amusement from a safe location as the fool would tear at the ball of tinfoil in a vain and furitive attempt to find even a crumb of weed, and then, after realizing that they had been ripped off yet again by the handsome thugs, would sulk their way back to thier parents basement
At the turn of the century, the Lubbe Hydroelectric Plant was operated near Goldstream and created electricity by running high pressure drinking water through a turbine. A powerline then ran 12 miles (19 km) into Victoria and provided electricity to power the streetcars of the day. The plant still exists but is inaccessible to the public, but this has not stopped area youth from using it as a handy place to smoke weed and drink, and lose their virginity.
Goldstream Village is located in Langford Proper, considered the downtown heart of the city. The area was designed by a group of clowns who's motive was to transform the central business district of Langford into something resembling a set from the Wizard of Oz. The area is only a few square kilometres, located along Goldstream Ave on south side of the city starting at Veterans Memorial Park to the east and ending at Langford Lake to the west (Goldstream Meadows located on far west side of Langford Lake). Veterans Memorial Park is an urban park and home to the Goldstream Farmer`s Market and Remembrance Day ceremonies. The village is the central hub of the city containing many small businesses such as retail boutiques, cafes, barber shop, library, and City Hall. The Langford trolley services is a transportation service provided by the city and picks up and drops off riders in the village by donation. The neighbourhood consists of a mix of high density condos, townhouses and single home residences. It is a close-knit community with a vibrant, walkable streetscape containing the amenities of a big city but having the appearance and feel of a small town. Festivals, parades, and other city events are often rooted in the downtown village. The area has been the focus of major enhancement work over the years and has received many beautification projects such as the construction of an archway entrance, musical fountain round-about, wide red brick sidewalks, and colourful flowerbeds.