Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria 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...

. It is located on 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...

. The district began as a farming community, and many hobby farm

Hobby farm

A hobby farm is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are merely to provide some recreational land, and perhaps a few horses for the family's children...

s, 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

Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Brentwood Bay, is a small neighbourhood in the municipality of Central Saanich, on the Saanich Peninsula. It lies north of the city of Victoria and south of Sidney on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Situated on the Saanich Inlet, it includes the Butchart Gardens, the Victoria Butterfly...

 and Saanichton

Saanichton, British Columbia

Saanichton, British Columbia is a village, in the municipality of Central Saanich, located between Victoria and the BC Ferry Terminal, west of the Pat Bay Highway , at the junction of Mount Newton Cross Road and East Saanich Road.-Climate:...

, which are occasionally referred to as separate communities.

The area's best-known tourist attractions are the Butchart Gardens

Butchart Gardens

The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, located near Victoria on Vancouver Island. The gardens receive more than a million visitors each year...

, located in the Brentwood Bay area and Island View Beach

Island View Beach

Island View Beach is located on the eastern shore of the Saanich Peninsula, near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was discovered by James Douglas in the latter half of the 18th century. Located east of James Island, to locals it is known as the "Beach of Destiny"...

.

The Mayor of Central Saanich is Jack Mar. Municipal councillors elected in 2008 include Alastair Bryson (re-elected), John Garrison (re-elected), Susan Mason (re-elected), Adam Olsen (newly elected), Terry Siklenka (newly elected) and Ron Kubek (newly elected).

Neighbourhoods of Central Saanich

• Brentwood Bay
  Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
  Brentwood Bay, is a small neighbourhood in the municipality of Central Saanich, on the Saanich Peninsula. It lies north of the city of Victoria and south of Sidney on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Situated on the Saanich Inlet, it includes the Butchart Gardens, the Victoria Butterfly...
  
  
• Island View
• Saanichton
  Saanichton, British Columbia
  Saanichton, British Columbia is a village, in the municipality of Central Saanich, located between Victoria and the BC Ferry Terminal, west of the Pat Bay Highway , at the junction of Mount Newton Cross Road and East Saanich Road.-Climate:...
  
  
• Keating
• Tanner Ridge (also Saanich)

Famous Residents

Jamie Benn

Jamie Benn

Jamie Benn is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League . Benn played his junior hockey with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League prior to turning professional...

, ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 winger

Winger (ice hockey)

Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

 for the Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...

 of the National Hockey League (NHL).

External links

• District of Central Saanich, BC