North Saanich, British Columbia

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North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula, approximately 25 kilometres north of Victoria, British Columbia on southern Vancouver Island. The District is surrounded on three sides by 20 kilometres of ocean shoreline, and is comprised of rural/residential areas, a large agricultural base and is home to the Victoria International Airport and the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal.

[edit] History

In July of 1905, North Saanich, then including the townsite of Sidney, was incorporated with the original Municipal Hall located in Sidney. Lacking population and a firm tax base, the municipality was dissolved in 1911. In 1940, the site of the present Victoria International Airport was selected as a military forces base and the area boomed with the influx of 10,000 military personnel, leading to incorporation for the Village of Sidney in 1952. Four years later, the residents of the North Saanich unorganized area, numbering 2,865, requested that letters patent be issued to form the "North Saanich Fire Prevention District" with power to own property, to tax and to borrow. In 1965, after a favourable public vote, the letters patent were withdrawn and the North Saanich Municipal District was established with offices at the present location on Mills Road.

[edit] Council

The current council is:

• Mayor Ted Daly
• Councillor Peter Chandler
• Councillor Sheila Fea
• Councillor Cairine Green
• Councillor Anny Scoones
• Councillor Bob Shaw
• Councillor Bob Williamson

[edit] Education

North Saanich is served by School District #63 - Saanich

[edit] Neighbourhoods of North Saanich

• Ardmore
• Cloake Hill
• Dean Park
• Deep Cove
• Land's End
• Patricia Bay ("Pat Bay")

[edit] Things located in North Saanich

• Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal
• Sandown Park Race Track
• Victoria International Airport
• Institute of Ocean Sciences
• Dunsmuir Lodge Conference Centre of the University of Victoria