Patricia Bay is a body of salt water which extends east from Saanich Inlet

Saanich Inlet

Saanich Inlet is a body of salt water that lies between the Saanich Peninsula and the Malahat highlands of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Located just northwest of Victoria, the inlet is 24 km long , has a surface area of 65 km2 , and its maximum depth is 225 m . Great...

 and forms part of the shoreline of North Saanich, British Columbia

North Saanich, British Columbia

North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula, approximately 25 km north of Victoria, British Columbia on southern Vancouver Island...

. It lies due west of Victoria International Airport

Victoria International Airport

Victoria International Airport serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is north northwest of the city, in North Saanich, quite close to the town of Sidney on the Saanich Peninsula...

. A municipal park covers most of its eastern shore except at the southern end which is home to a Canadian Coast Guard

Canadian Coast Guard

The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. It is a federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue , aids to navigation, marine pollution response, marine radio, and icebreaking...

 base, a seaplane

Seaplane

A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...

 port known as Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome

Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome

Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome, , is located north northwest of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft...

, and two Canadian Government research facilities - the Institute of Ocean Sciences

Institute of Ocean Sciences

The Institute of Ocean Sciences is operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and is one of the largest marine research centres in Canada. It is located on Patricia Bay and the former British Columbia Highway 17A in Sidney, British Columbia on Vancouver Island just west of Victoria International...

 and the Pacific Geoscience Center.

History

In the 1900's there was a train track that connected to Sidney and Victoria. The Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....

 controlled the track but later abandoned it in 1931. The track was moved south.

See also

• Pat Bay Air
  Pat Bay Air
  Pat Bay Air is a charter float plane and airline flying from the Patricia Bay/Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome Seaplane Terminal at the Victoria International Airport on Widgeon Drive in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, where its headquarters are located...