Saanichton, BC

Saanichton Bay - A Perfectly Peaceful Spot

Living at Turgoose Point Estates reminds us how lucky we are to live on southern Vancouver Island - one of the most diverse and liveable places on earth!

'Best described as a strip of trees and shore-line that provides green-space to a residential area, Saanichton Bay Park is a little known treasure. Explored from a paved path overlooking the water or from the foreshore, you will often find waterfowl and bald eagles here. This is a very easy, short walk. At the south end, the Sandhill Creek estuary mixes fresh water with salt. Whenever two habitats come together like this, there is always an increase in plants and animals because of the mixing. If waterfowl are paddling away from the shore, look up ... a bald eagle may be perched nearby.

The huge Cordova Spit across the bay, shelters the waters from southerly winds. Beyond the Spit is James Island, now privately owned. Tread carefully, but explore the mixed cobble and sand beach of Saanichton Bay. Various fish lay their eggs in the cobble areas. This provides food for many small creatures and is ultimately important to salmon population. Some salmon are very important to Orca, therefore keep an eye out for the killer whales! To the north, Saanichton Bay is protected by the rocky Turgoose Point. Overhanging firs provide perches for eagles, and Arbutus trees cling to the bank. The rocks can be slippery if wet, but provide a whole new environment to explore. Fishing from the dock at the end of James Island Road is popular.'

Reproduced in part, with kind permission from Frank Gee,The Seaside Times.

Some Useful Distances:

Convenience Store: 0.6km

Saanich Peninsula Hospital: 1.8km

Thriftys Grocery (Brentwood Bay shopping centre): 2.7km

Victoria Int'l Airport: 4.5km

Panorama Leisure Centre: 4.7km

Town of Sidney: 5.7km

BC Ferries: 10.8km

Saanich Peninsula-Central Saanich-Sidney-North Saanich Real Estate Market Review 

We here at Fred Carver Real Estate Marketing Re/Max Camosun continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends.  Below you will find Saanich Pensinsula ( includes N. Saanich, Sidney and Central Saanich) area of  Victoria real estate review February 7, 2010. 

Current  Listings: homes,condo's and townhouses on the market= 233

Number of Total pending sales= 56

New Listings this month:  35

New Pending Sales this month:  6 

New Pending Sales over the Last 30 days = 29

Number of Sold's this month (completed sale)=  6 

Average Single Family Home Selling (pending sales=5) price this month: $611,380  Average Days on Market= 43

Average Condo/Townhouse Selling (pending= 1) Price this month: $275,000 Average Days on the Market = 29

Number of homes and condo's listings expiring this week = 0

Average Single Family Selling Price (492 homes) YTD:  $657,085 Average  DOM 57     

 Average Condo/Townhouse Selling Price (235 homes) YTD:  $380,781 Average DOM 68

On The Labour Day Weekend we went to the 141 st Annual Saanich Fair, it is Western Canada's Oldest Continuous Agricultural Fair.


The Local News Paper indiacted there would be 60,000 people in attendance over the three day weekend. it was held at the Saanich Fairground, I'm sure they were right.



The saanich Fair Grounds is located 1528 Stellys Cross Road, Saanichton, Victoria BC visit the Saanich Fair Grounds Web Site


Check out the...Ice Cream Eating Competion...some how We missed the Entry Form,

On Your Mark Get Set...Go!




Here's the Winner..."What.... No More!"

Lots of actvities for the whole family

Lots of Food and More.."Gotta Have Me Some of That!"

Competion for the Best of Everything from the Garden is a big event check out this Prize Tomato....
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One of the Veggie Contest Winners


More fun....Who Do you think the Couple are?



Flower Competion was Colorfull..

And The Winners Are...




See These and More Photos uploaded in Google Photos

See our Video on YouTube with one of the Dogs Lots of Fun was had by all the Dogs doing their routine's and the Fair Spectators watching the Dog Sports put on by the Capital Comets Dog Sports Club

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