Central Saanich: Highway 17 at Mount Newton Cross Road, looking west
Tucked between Saanich Inlet and the Haro Strait, Central Saanich is a place whose character is shaped by fertile farmland on the Saanich Peninsula. The municipality’s rural fields and small settlements sit north of Greater Victoria, with Highway 17 forming its principal north–south road link to Victoria and the Swartz Bay ferry terminal. At Keating Cross Road, the highway meets an important local connection to Saanichton and surrounding districts. Central Saanich lies within the traditional territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, whose enduring relationship with this coast and its lands remains central to the area’s identity. Shoreline, working land and suburban services meet here without the density of the nearby regional city.
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