Central Saanich

Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 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. In recent decades, the area has seen increasing residential, commercial, and industrial development, especially around the neighbourhoods of Brentwood Bay and Saanichton, which are occasionally referred to as separate communities.

Central Saanich
District municipality
The Corporation of the District of Central Saanich[1]
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Central Saanich Location of Central Saanich within the Capital Regional District
Location of Central Saanich in British Columbia
Coordinates: 48°30′51″N 123°23′2″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Vancouver Island
Regional district	Capital Regional District
Incorporated	1950
Government
• Governing body	Central Saanich District Council
• Mayor	Ryan Windsor
• MP	Elizabeth May (Green)
• MLA	Adam Olsen (BC Green)
Area [2]
• Total	41.33 km^2 (15.96 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	16,814
• Density	406.8/km^2 (1,054/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
Forward sortation area	V8M
Highways	17
Waterways	Strait of Juan de Fuca, Saanich Inlet, Tod Inlet
Website	District of Central Saanich

The area's best-known tourist attractions are the Butchart Gardens, located in the Brentwood Bay area, Gowlland Tod Provincial Park,[3] and Island View Beach.

The mayor of Central Saanich is former district councillor Ryan Windsor. Municipal councillors last elected in 2014[4] include Niall Paltiel, Carl Jensen, Alicia Cormier, Bob Thompson, Christopher Graham, and Zeb King.

Neighbourhoods of Central Saanich

• Brentwood Bay
• Willis Point
• Island View
• Saanichton
• Keating

• Tanner Ridge (also Saanich)

Potato ban

The production of potatoes from Central Saanich, east of the West Saanich Road, was banned in 1982 due to infestation by the golden nematode.[5] Potatoes from this region of Central Saanich are banned from entry into the United States,[6] as are all potatoes from Newfoundland.

Notable people

Jamie Benn, ice hockey winger for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Wife and husband Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane, both award-winning Canadian poets.

Demographics

Canada 2016 Census[7]		Population	% of Total Population
Visible minority group	South Asian	365	2.2%
	Chinese	280	1.7%
	Black	80	0.5%
	Filipino	140	0.9%
	Latin American	50	0.3%
	Arab	0	0%
	Southeast Asian	35	0.2%
	West Asian	0	0%
	Korean	10	0.1%
	Japanese	65	0.4%
	Other visible minority	0	0%
	Mixed visible minority	20	0.1%
Total visible minority population		1,060	6.4%
Aboriginal group	First Nations	545	3.3%
	Métis	400	2.4%
	Inuit	25	0.2%
Total Aboriginal population		940	5.7%
European		13,840	84%
Total population		16,814	100%

See also

• Globodera rostochiensis#The golden nematode blight on the Saanich Peninsula

References

1. "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
2. "Central Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. January 23, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
3. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/gowlland_tod/
4. http://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/news/282839371.html
5. https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-82-186/page-1.html
6. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/319.56-10
7. "Central Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Capital, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

External links

• District of Central Saanich, BC