Saanich, British Columbia
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The District of Saanich is a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It is located north of the provincial capital, Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
. It has a population of 108,265 people, making it the most populous municipality on Vancouver Island, and the seventh most populous in the province. The municipality is named after the Saanich
Saanich
The Saanich or W̱SÁNEĆ are indigenous nations from the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, the Gulf and San Juan Islands, southern Vancouver Island and the southern edge of the Lower Mainland in British Columbia.*BOḰEĆEN – Pauquachin...
First Nation, and means "emerging land" or "emerging people".
Saanich is part of Greater Victoria
Greater Victoria, British Columbia
Greater Victoria is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is a cultural rather than political entity, usually defined as the thirteen easternmost municipalities of the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island but also includes adjoining areas and...
and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District
Capital Regional District, British Columbia
The Capital Regional District is a local government administrative district encompassing the southern tip of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
.
The Municipality of Saanich was incorporated on March 1, 1906. With an area of 103.44 square kilometres (39.9 sq mi), it is the largest of the core municipalities making up Greater Victoria. The topography is undulating with many glacially scoured rock outcroppings. Elevations range from sea level to 229 metres (751.3 ft). The physical setting is greatly influenced by water. There are 8.1749 square kilometres (3.2 sq mi) of fresh water lakes and 29.61 kilometres (18.4 mi) of marine shoreline.
Saanich is home to part of the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
which is bisected by the boundary with the neighbouring municipality of Oak Bay. Saanich is fairly large in area and contains a wide variety of rural and urban landscapes and neighbourhoods stretching north to the Saanich Peninsula
Saanich Peninsula
The Saanich Peninsula is located north of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by the Saanich Inlet on the west, and various straits of the Gulf of Georgia on the east, chiefly Haro Strait The exact southern boundary of what is referred to as the "Saanich Peninsula" is somewhat fluid...
. Saanich is the location of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in Saanich, British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian government. Proposed and designed by John S...
near Elk Lake. The Municipality of Saanich contains a long shoreline with sandy beaches located at a number of ocean bays. Two of the beaches are Cadboro Bay Beach and Cordova Bay
Cordova bay
Cordova Bay is a bay in the Alexander Archipelago of southeast Alaska. It opens onto Dixon Entrance to the south, between Cape Muzon on Dall Island and Point Marsh . The name Puerto Cordova y Cordova was given by the Spanish explorer Lieutenant Don Jacinto Caamaño in 1792, in honor of Admiral Luis...
Beach. Cadboro Bay is known as a place to view the "Cadborosaurus", a mythical sea monster that may or may not exist. Saanich's notable parks include Mount Douglas Park, Mount Tolmie Park (with viewpoints) and Gyro Park.
The residents of Saanich - referred to as Saanichites - are served by the Saanich News, a free, twice-weekly circulation newspaper.
Neighbourhoods of Saanich
As with many other Greater Victoria municipalities, Saanich contains a number of "village" like shopping areas (for example, Cadboro Bay Village, Cordova Bay Village, Broadmead Village).Distinct residential areas include:
- Beaver Lake-Elk Lake - A rural area just south of the Central SaanichCentral Saanich, British ColumbiaCentral Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula. The district began as a farming community, and many hobby farms, along with a handful of small working farms and vineyards, still exist...
border, bounded by Old West Saanich Road and the Patricia Bay Highway, dominated by Beaver and Elk Lakes, and Bear Hill Regional Park. - Broadmead - Located east of the Patricia Bay Highway south of Cordova Bay and north of Mount Douglas Park. An upscale master planned community with contemporary west coast architecture in a wooded setting. Broadmead Village is the commercial shopping core for residents. The neighbouring area of Sunnymead is sometimes referred to in conjunction with Broadmead itself. The area was originally developed by the famous Guinness family, who also developed the British Properties in West Vancouver.
- Cadboro Bay - A scenic residential area east of the University of VictoriaUniversity of VictoriaThe University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
and just north of the Oak BayOak Bay, British ColumbiaOak Bay is a municipality located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian Province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Capital Regional District, it is a community east of and adjacent to the City of Victoria...
border. Cadboro Bay itself has a popular park with a sandy beach (including concrete octopus and sea monster Cadborosaurus), and a charming village shopping area. - Cedar HillCedar Hill (Greater Victoria)Cedar Hill, also referred to locally as Quadra Cedar Hill, is a neighbourhood in the Greater Victoria municipality of Saanich. Like all neighbourhoods in the region, the boundaries are fluid, but generally speaking is bounded to the north by McKenzie Avenue, to the west by Quadra and Cook Streets,...
- A middle class, largely older residential area just south of Mount Douglas (formerly Cedar Hill), bounded by Quadra St., Cook St., North Dairy Rd., Shelbourne St., and McKenzie Ave. Dominated by the Cedar Hill Golf Course. - Cloverdale - In the southwest corner of the municipality, bounded by Tolmie Ave., Douglas St., Saanich Rd., Tattersall Dr., and Cook St. To the south and west is a heavily built-up commercial area, transitioning in areas to industrial zones. Low-rise apartment buildings predominate in sections, with further commercial development along Cook and Quadra Streets. The rest is a diverse mix of middle, and lower-middle-class homes, including some subsidized housing. Cloverdale Ave. (named for a pioneer farm) runs through the centre of the neighbourhood.
- Cordova Bay - A mixed rural and residential area of newer and older homes, situated east of Elk and Beaver Lakes and north of Broadmead. It is an upper middle class area and includes a small "village-like" strip along scenic Cordova Bay Road. It also hosts its own youth soccer club, titled Cordova Bay Soccer Association.
- Glanford - A mix of all kinds of residential homes. Located between Carey Rd., Patricia Bay Highway, and Vanalman Rd. It is named for the central thoroughfare of the neighbourhood, Glanford Rd.
- Gordon HeadGordon HeadGordon Head is a seaside neighbourhood in the District of Saanich. Gordon Head lies north of McKenzie Avenue and east of the Blenkinsop Valley. The University of Victoria is located partly within Gordon Head along the south-east boundary. Finnerty Road separates Gordon Head from the adjacent...
- Converted from an area of small farms and greenhouses into a residential area after the construction of the University of VictoriaUniversity of VictoriaThe University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
, part of which lies in the neighbourhood. Originally developed as a comfortable, middle class neighbourhood. More recently, homes in the Gordon Head area closer to the University of Victoria have been undergoing a slow but consistent conversion process from single family occupancy to shared rental homes to meet the demands of the local student population. Located east of Shelbourne Street, north of McKenzie Avenue, and west of Finnerty Rd., and bounded to the north and east by Haro StraitHaro StraitHaro Strait, often referred to as the Haro Straits because it is really a series of straits, is one of the main channels connecting the Strait of Georgia to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, separating Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada from the San Juan Islands of...
into which juts the landform from which the neighbourhood derives its name. Lately, there has been some very upscale housing developed at the very tip of Gordon Head called Gordon Point Estates near the north waterfront. - Gorge-Tillicum - A mix of lower-middle and middle-class homes, as well as mixed industrial and commercial neighbourhoods, bounded to the northwest by Portage Inlet, to the southwest by the picturesque Gorge waterway (a narrow channel leading from Selkirk Water to Portage Inlet), to the east by Interurban and West Burnside Roads, to the north by the Trans-Canada HighwayTrans-Canada HighwayThe Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
, and to the southeast by the border with Victoria, running along Harriet Road. This area has shown evidence of gentrification as homes are being renovated and upgraded. - Interurban - A largely rural area, with some considerable wooded areas still remaining, located to the east and west of Interurban Road. Newer subdivisions are creeping in, but much of the agricultural land is protected. The neighbourhood, lying west of Wilkinson Road and south of West Saanich Road, is home to the Interurban Campus of Camosun CollegeCamosun CollegeCamosun College is located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2009 it had over 12,500 full-time and part-time students between its Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. The Lansdowne campus provides university transfer and access programs, as well as career, technical and vocational...
, the Vancouver Island Technology Park (a light industrial park), and the historic Wilkinson Road Jail, a provincial maximum security jail housing sentenced and remanded inmates. - Lake Hill - Located south of Broadmead, north of McKenzie Avenue, east of the Pat Bay Highway, and west of Borden Road. This is a neighbourhood of mainly postwar lower middle class and middle class homes with larger infill housing from the 1970s and 1980s. It includes the Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.
- Maplewood is west of the Cedar Hill golf course, south of Blenkinsop Road and at the end of Cook Street. It is an older, treed area with many character homes and winding streets. There is a "star" intersection located at Camrose Crescent, Crown Crescent, and Salsbury Way.
- Marigold - Bounded by West Burnside Rd., McKenzie Ave., Carey Rd., and Wilkinson Rd. Some farmland, notably "Panama Flats" remains undeveloped because it has been designated a protected parkland. This is part of an extensive greenbelt which also includes the famous Galloping Goose trail. The bird watcher may have a field day here, as the flats provide home to many types of water fowl, hawks and songbirds. The Marigold area is being developed extensively and no longer has many post-war homes. There are many new neighbourhoods and luckily, they have been developed with respect for the multitude of wildlife found here. "Marigold" is one of many "flower-themed" roads in the neighbourhood.
- Mt. Douglas - The area surrounding Mount DouglasMount Douglas (Greater Victoria)Mount Douglas is a prominent, hill in the Greater Victoria municipality of Saanich, British Columbia. It is named for the second governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, Sir James Douglas, and is affectionately known locally as "Mount Doug." The hill and the surrounding area are protected by a...
, west of Shelbourne Street and Cedar Hill Road, north of McKenzie Avenue, east of Blenkinsop Road, and bounded to the north by Haro Strait and Cordova Bay Road. The most prominent feature of this area is the mountain itself and the surrounding Mount Douglas Park, which includes a lookout near the summit of the mountain with an impressive view of Greater Victoria. - Mt. Tolmie - Bounded to the west and south by the Victoria border, along Shelbourne St. and Richmond Rd., to the east by the Oak Bay border, along Foul Bay Road, and to the north by Cedar Hill Cross Rd. This area contains the Lansdowne Campus of Camosun College, St. Michael's University School, the northern pavilions of Royal Jubilee HospitalRoyal Jubilee HospitalThe Royal Jubilee Hospital is a 400-bed general hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada located about east of the city centre, in the Jubilee neighbourhood . Its name commemorates the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887...
, and of course the panoramic Mt. Tolmie itself. A mixture of commercial establishments and low-rise apartment blocks lie along the western and southern extremities, and middle class homes farther east. - North Quadra - A nearly exclusively suburban area, predominated by single-family homes, and bounded on the south by McKenzie Avenue, the west by the Pat Bay Highway, and the east by the Blenkinsop Valley. Only at the southern margins, along McKenzie, is there any commercial activity and a few apartment blocks. The area is dominated by Christmas Hill, the summit of which is part of the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary (the lake and the hill are only connected by a narrow footpath, but are administered by the same society). The area is also home to Rogers and Lakehill Elementary (Lakehill being the former name of Christmas Hill, with its prominent views of Swan and Blenkinsop lakes - the latter actually being earlier called "Lost Lake").
- Prospect Lake - A largely rural and wooded area, with some newer subdivisions, in the northwest of the municipality. It lies just east of the Highlands municipal boundary. It contains a number of wooded parks (notably Prospect Lake and Francis/King).
- Queenswood is a wooded, seaside neighbourhood located north of Cadboro Bay and northwest of Ten Mile PointTen Mile Point, British ColumbiaTen Mile Point is a neighbourhood in the District of Saanich in Victoria, British Columbia, and is the most easterly point on Vancouver Island. Ten Mile Point was so named because it was ten nautical miles from what was at the time the headquarters of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy...
. Originally developed in the 1940s, Queenswood is characterized by winding roads and secluded character homes on large, treed estates. Immediately west of Queenswood are the 14 acres (56,656 m²) wooded lands containing the former Queenswood Centre for Spiritual Development, now owned by the University of Victoria. - Royal Oak - Sits between Broadmead (East of Patricia Bay Highway) and View Royal (West of Hightway #1)
- Strawberry Vale - Bounded by Wilkinson Rd., View Royal, and the Layritz Park area. An area in transition, it is a mix of small farms, older subdivisions, and newer subdivisions.
- Swan Lake - Lying south of McKenzie, east of the Patricia Bay Highway, north of Tattersall Dr., and west of Quadra St. A pleasant, treed area of older middle class homes, at the centre of which is Swan Lake Nature SanctuarySwan Lake Nature SanctuarySwan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve located in Saanich, British Columbia. The sanctuary includes a lake, adjacent marshy lowlands, and a nature centre, as well as a good part of the summit regions of Christmas Hill.-1960-1980:...
. - Ten Mile PointTen Mile Point, British ColumbiaTen Mile Point is a neighbourhood in the District of Saanich in Victoria, British Columbia, and is the most easterly point on Vancouver Island. Ten Mile Point was so named because it was ten nautical miles from what was at the time the headquarters of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy...
is the most easterly point on Vancouver Island. This wooded upper class area is located east of Cadboro Bay and the University of Victoria. Ten Mile Point is an exclusive, expensive, peninsular neighbourhood known for its secluded beaches, private estates and waterfront properties. While Ten Mile Point is located within the urban part of Saanich, its setting has a quiet, rural feel. - Tillicum Village anchored by Tillicum MallTillicum CentreTillicum Centre is a two-level shopping centre located in Victoria, British Columbia. Built in 1982, and expanded several times since, the shopping centre currently offers over 50 shops and services including Zellers, Home Outfitters, Old Navy, Safeway, Winners, Petcetera, and London Drugs...
(Old Navy, Zellers, London Drugs, and Home Outfitters) and the Silver City Movie Theatre Complex, this developing village area is also home the George R. Pearkes Recreation Center and the new Saanich Centennial Library. This commercial area also has a collection of small locally owned businesses and restaurants in nearby Burnside Plaza. - Town and Country - A largely commercial and industrial zone in the southwest corner of Saanich, next to the Victoria border, between Blanshard St., Burnside Rd., and Tillicum Rd. Residentially, it contains mainly small, post-war, lower middle-class housing, and low-rise apartments. The municipal hall and two large shopping centres - MayfairMayfair Shopping CentreMayfair Shopping Centre is a mall located in Victoria, British Columbia.Mayfair first opened in 1963. However, it wasn't enclosed until 11 years later. Since then the mall has expanded 3 more times, and now offers more than 120 stores and services including The Bay and Toys "R" Us. It also provides...
and Uptown - are located in this area. Presently Uptown is undergoing massive renovations, and has been renamed from Town and Country. - Westview Heights - A classic 1950s residential subdivision bounded by Interurban Road, Tillicum Road and Carey Road. This area was planned by Gordon Rolston, who was also the planner for the development of Broadmead. Common traits of the area with Broadmead include sloping landscaping, integration of natural features with the residential development, and the construction of quality middle-class homes. The land was originally owned by William Rowland, and is known for its clear views of the Olympic Mountains and the Sooke Hills.
History
Saanich has been the home to First NationsFirst Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
people for thousands of years. The non-native history begins with the arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
in the 1840s.
The Craigflower Schoolhouse (originally called Maple Point School), the oldest surviving school building in Western Canada, was built on orders from Kenneth MacKenzie. He came from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
with his family in 1852, on the Hudson's Bay Company ship Norman Morison, to establish a farm for the Puget Sound Agricultural Company, a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company. A school was needed for the children of farm employees, as well as those of arriving settlers.
The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in Saanich, British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian government. Proposed and designed by John S...
telescope was designed by Dr John Stanley Plaskett
John Stanley Plaskett
John Stanley Plaskett FRS was a Canadian astronomer.He worked as a machinist, and was offered a job as a mechanician at the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto, constructing apparatuses and assisting with demonstrations during lectures...
, astronomer with the Department of the Interior in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. The 72 inch (1.8 m) reflecting telescope was the largest of its kind in the world when it was built, though this was only the case for a few short months in 1918.
Education
The northeastern half of British Columbia's third largest university, the University of VictoriaUniversity of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
campus, is in Saanich, while the southwestern portion is in neighbouring Oak Bay. Saanich is also home to both major campuses of Camosun College
Camosun College
Camosun College is located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2009 it had over 12,500 full-time and part-time students between its Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. The Lansdowne campus provides university transfer and access programs, as well as career, technical and vocational...
, the original Lansdowne campus and the Interurban campus.
Saanich is divided between two bordering school districts, School District 61 Greater Victoria
School District 61 Greater Victoria
School District 61 Greater Victoria is a school district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This includes the municipalities of Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, View Royal, and parts of Saanich.-History:...
and School District 63 Saanich
School District 63 Saanich
School District 63 Saanich is a school district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It covers the area north of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula. This includes the Municipalities of Saanich, Central Saanich, North Saanich, and the township Sidney....
. It is also the home of South Island Distance Education School
South Island Distance Education School
South Island Distance Education School is a public, full-service, K-to-12 school, offering distributed learning courses to all students in BC, and is a proud member of School District 63 Saanich.-Staff and Location:...
.
Demographics
(according to Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
2001 census)
Growth rate (1996 to 2001): 2.2%
Total private Dwellings: 42,905
Area: 103.45 square kilometres (39.9 sq mi)
Density: 1,002.2 people/km2, 2,595.7 people/sq mi
Surrounding municipalities and communities
| Northwest: Highlands, Malahat Malahat, British Columbia Malahat or The Malahat refers to a First Nations people and the unincorporated locality, highway, and passenger train named after them on southern Vancouver Island... |
North: Central Saanich Central Saanich, British Columbia Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula. The district began as a farming community, and many hobby farms, along with a handful of small working farms and vineyards, still exist... |
Northeast: Gulf Islands Gulf Islands The Gulf Islands are the islands in the Strait of Georgia , between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada.... , Strait of Georgia Strait of Georgia The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is approximately long and varies in width from... |
| West: Highlands, Langford Langford, British Columbia Langford is a city of 22,459 residents on southern Vancouver Island, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is considered one of Greater Victoria's Western Communities... |
Saanich | East: Strait of Georgia Strait of Georgia The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is approximately long and varies in width from... , San Juan Islands San Juan Islands The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the northwest corner of the contiguous United States between the US mainland and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of the U.S... , Skagit County, Washington Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
| Southwest: View Royal View Royal, British Columbia View Royal is a town in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. View Royal has a population of approximately 8000 residents and was incorporated as a municipality in December 1988.... , Colwood Colwood, British Columbia Colwood is a city located on Vancouver Island to the southwest of Victoria, capital of British Columbia. Colwood was incorporated in 1985 and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. Colwood lies within the boundaries of the Victoria Census Metropolitan area or Capital Regional District,... , Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the... |
South: Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
Southeast: Oak Bay Oak Bay, British Columbia Oak Bay is a municipality located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian Province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Capital Regional District, it is a community east of and adjacent to the City of Victoria... |
External links
- Saanich Homepage – Saanich Homepage
- Saanich's local newspaper