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The Centennial Trails plans build Lake c T e Bear Hill r D a r i Regional i ve l Park upon the successes of existing trails and greenways such as the Colquitz Willis Po int R oad Brookleigh Road Oldfield Road rd Saywa River Park, the Galloping Goose Regional Trail, the Lochside Regional Trail, Road Lochside The Corporation Park d and many neighbourhood trails. a o R e c Hartland n W of the Districta r Mount Work Avenue e r s t Cordova Bay u Elk/Beaver Regional S Road D a The trails and walkways in Saanich are diverse and provide opportunities - I a Lake s Park n n s Killarney t ic Regional o e h of Saanich r R Lake u o Park r a b d for recreation, transportation, exploration, and education. They also Mountain a d n a Biking R o a R Area il Dominion T h celebrated its r c a Astrophysical i provide an important connection between rural and urban Saanich, and i l n Observatory a a Cordova d S a t Cordova Bay Bay o s e the cultural richness of our community. centenary on R e Park k W a L d l t Prospect c G O e Lake o p w March 1st 2006. s ar Highway Bay Patricia DISTRICT OF SAANICH – Gas Electric car circa 1918 o d r Road P To honour this 17 0 1 2 3 4 McMinn Park milestone, a Highlands Saanich Scale in kilometres ad Ro C nns Glendale o INTERURBAN RAIL TRAIL THE Mu rd Gardens & o Saanich ive v Dr a Woodland Commonwealth Roy ak B signifi cant trail al O a Place y l NEIGHBOURHOOD R Maltby i Quick’s il o V.I. Tra a a k r Lake Oa Mount d T In May of 1910, the British Columbia Electric Railway Technical Bottom oyal Park R l Douglas Park a and greenways n Park o Rithet’s Bog i Camosun G g Ash Ro (BCER) confi rmed they would build the new rail line The development of l e en Conservation e d iv R ad College ale r Area e Pike Layritz Tr D Man ail r d project was i r Lake n A a s Park Brydon C Steep ve. h the Interurban Rail d at a cost of $500,000. Three routes were considered y c Pacific Sport Park il Section a o Shelbourn Inter m o S E L R a Institute n J p u n Road an envisioned. The Francis/King o urban s G Regional ree and with support from the local land owners, the fi nal Trail connects rural and rd Avenue Blenkinsop n n i w Park Lake k ay e S Gordon Road Wilkinso l n i e l Head a treet B Arbutus r Glanfo Quadr Rec. “Centennial Trails T route was selected following portions of what is now urban Saanich much Centre Cove r uglas X Rd. Lambrick e d v a St Mt. Do Park Arbutus i way Roa R reen Cove Park d reet op G z the same way the Thetis ad t Feltham Road Interurban Road in the Municipality of Saanich, Wallace 2006 and Beyond” i Blenkins M Lake Swan Lake/ n Roa u i q Christmas Hill Saanich on He l Regional l ls cke o Parks tr Park Nature e C Care Gord railway did in the early Helm Drive and East Saanich Road in Central Saanich. Stations a Sanctuary is a multi-yearm y R R e l venu i nerty Road o oad ie A enz a McKenzie Avenue Arb a McK r Fin d T utu 1900’s. The Interurban Swan Lake/ l were located at Tillicum, Strawberry Vale, Wilkinson B a Cedar s Road plan to develop urnsid Christmas Hill n e o Hill Cr R i 1 T o Nature Sanctuary g ra ad West e oss ns R Ro University Road, West Saanich Road, Heal’s Range, Sluggett and its Rail Trail provides the - Municipal e Can d ad of ada Highway G Hall i al hs or improve Portage lop c Victoria Inlet in Lo g Go backbone of a second ose Regional T Cadboro Terminals at Discovery Street in Victoria and Deep Bay r nich ail Mt. Gyro View Road Tolmie Mill Hill Six Mile Saa Cedar Hill Park nearly 45 km of Regional Cuthbert Park Road I Street s lewood Road Golf Course touring route from l (Cove) in Sidney. The last spike was driven by BC Premier, a Holmes Park nRoyal Cadboro d Admirals Road Park ale H Map i Bay gh Gorge trails by making wa Pearkes Burnsi Cloverd Cedar Hill y Road ad Swartz Bay to Victoria. e Rec. Rec. Centre Sir Richard McBride on June 18, 1913 opening the route de ns Avenu Centre Ro Shelbourne Atki Road ve nue Crai Gorg Wes eet Camosun Tillicum Str Families can now connections gflo t Blans on that would operate until 1924. It was the introduction e In Finlays College Esquimalt Dou Lansd wer R let owne Ro Harbour ad oad glas hard Stree d Aldea ue Quadr make day trips to the d Str n of the automobile that eventually curtailed the Railway ne e north-south and Aven v a A o ue e y Road ee d nd Roa i R Hills y t a S t Ba a Selkirk B treet service out of existence.* The BC Electric Railway, the Dominion Astrophysical e Road Foul o Colvill Trestle Richmo east-west to all r o b Colwood d ve reet Fort Rodd Hill and Bay a Observatory, Prospect Street C second of Victoria’s three railways shuttled people and ke Road Fisgard Lighthouse St Dri geographic areasSoo National Historic Sites ch Royal Roads im Cook Street squ alt Ro University E ad Bea goods daily from downtown Victoria to Deep Cove. Lake, local Farm Markets of the community. Lampson Victoria Pandora Avenue Oak Bay Avenue and Hartland Mountain y Victoria a Esquimalt Harbour w k Fort S The Interurban Rail Trail follows the central part of the r treet a Bike Park with minimal P l You Are Here La goon former railway line from Interurban Road at Goward R Centennial Trail Routes oa on-road travel. d Fairfiel Oak Bay Galloping Goose and d R Beach oad D Road and West Saanich Road to Wallace Drive and Lochside Regional Trails Dall r iv as Road e Interurban Rail Trail et tre k S beyond to Central Saanich and Sidney. Saanich Parks Coo hosin Road Lat CRD Parks oria Road Mile 0 Metc Commercial Centre Ferries to * The Victoria and Sidney Railway – 1892-1919, Darryl E. Muralt, BC Railway Historical Association Port Angeles and Seattle MICHAEL VANLNSBERGHE – white fawn lily – erythronium oregonum.
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