North Saanich, British Columbia
| North Saanich | |
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| District municipality | |
| District of North Saanich | |
| Motto: "Eetsun-Hunnumut" "The place where it's good to be" |
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| Coordinates: 48°36′51″N 123°25′12″W / 48.614167°N 123.419889°WCoordinates: 48°36′51″N 123°25′12″W / 48.614167°N 123.419889°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 British Columbia
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| Region | Vancouver Island |
| Regional district | Capital Regional District |
| Incorporated | 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | North Saanich Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Alice Finall |
| • MP | Elizabeth May (Green) |
| • MLA | Gary Holman (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.27 km2 (14.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 11,249 |
| • Density | 301.8/km2 (782/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| Highways | 17, 17A |
| Waterways |
Strait of Georgia Saanich Inlet |
| Website | North Saanich |
North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula, approximately 25 km (16 mi) north of Victoria, British Columbia on southern Vancouver Island. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. The District is surrounded on three sides by 20 km (12 mi) of ocean shoreline, and consists of rural/residential areas and a large agricultural base and is home to the Victoria International Airport and the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal.
In July 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 In 1965, after a favourable public vote, the letters patent were withdrawn and the North Saanich Municipal District was established with offices at the present location on Mills Road.
The British actor Sebastian Cabot lived in North Saanich before his death.
The largest animal likely to be found in North Saanich is the black-tailed deer. Other native mammals include the mink, otter, raccoon, and deer mouse. Of introduced mammal species, the cottontail rabbit and gray squirrel are often seen. Common native birds include the northwestern crow, common raven, bald eagle, turkey vulture, American robin, varied thrush, Steller's jay, and several species of gull. Introduced birds are represented by the abundant common starling and the declining skylark.
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