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SAANICH PLACE NAMES SAANICH ARCHIVES Feature Name Description Year N. side Gorge Waters E. of The Gorge in Victoria Dist. Appears on Aaron Point Admiralty Chart 1911 Strait of Juan de Fuca of 1847, surveyed by Capt. Kellett in 1846. Old local name Curtis Point. Property owned & subdivided by Paul Case. Unnamed street being Abbey Road the total roadway flanking lots 6,7,8 & 9 of Plan 10574, Sec. 30, LD. 1956 B.L. #1260, 1956. Abbey Road Unnamed road shown on Plan 11552, Sec. 30, LD. B.L. #1354, 1958. 1958 Farm of Richard John (1854-1901) and Margaret Michell (1866-1951) in Sidney, a wedding gift from his parents. "The farmhouse was torn Aberavon down to make way for the Patricia Bay Highway extension to Swartz Bay," Peter Grant, The Story of Sidney , p. 44. New road by reg'd sub. plan April 3, 1990. Off Viaduct Avenue. New Abraham Court 1990 numbers 4450-4499. Acorn Avenue See BCER 1922 map under 'Duval'. 1922 Changed from Nicholls Avenue - shown on Map 1313 - B.C. #298, Acorn Avenue 1923 1923. Acorn Avenue No longer existing street 1975. 1975 Acres, The Nellie Dean home in 1917. 1917 Adams Subdivision 1941, adjacent to Wyndeatt Ave Gorge Road. 1941 Changed from Second Street - in 'panhandle' area s. of Haultain, off Adanac Street Richmond, behind Memorial Pavilion. Adelaide Avenue Unnamed street shown on Map 5033, Sec. 21, VD. B.L. #3726, 1945 1945 By reg'd sub. plan June 5, 1989. New numbers 1000-1001. Off Adeline Place 1989 Patricia Bay Hwy. Extension by reg'd sub. plan January 26, 1990. New numbers 1003- Adeline Place 1990 1070. Changed from Cross Road - shown on Maps 807 "A" and 609. B.L. Admirals Road 1923 #298, 1923. Agate Lane Road along s'ly & e'ly boundaries of Map 880. B.L. #365, 1926. 1926 Agnes Street Extension by plan VIS6000. Numbers 649-661. October 12, 2007. 2007 Named after Agnes McKenzie, eldest daughter of Kenneth McKenzie Agnes Street of Craigflower and Lakehill farms. Developed by Cameo Holdings - Joe Hess. Unnamed street shown Alamida Crescent on Plan 19821, Sec. 28, LD., extending n'ly from Alvarado Terrace and lying to the e. of the e'ly boundary of Lot 3 of said Plan 19821. "Alan Foster, who lived near the other end of Hastings Street as a boy, and for whom Alan Road at the northeasterly boundary of the Alan Road flats was named." Daily Colonist, 12 Jan 1975, article by Ron Burnham. Summer home of Walter McMorran (brother of George) on Agate Alder Dell Lane. Alderley Farm See Chester Lea Farm After Mr. Von Allman's farm on Agnes St. Named by Mr. Sayward in Alderly Road 1920 1920 - Sayward Farm subdivision, 1920. Unnamed street shown on Plans 18261 & 16802, Sec. 56, VD., extending e'ly from Birchwood St. on Plan 18261 to the s.e.'ly corner of Lot 14 of said Plan 18261 and extending s'ly and e'ly on Plan Alderwood Street 16802 from the n'ly corner of Lot 17, Plan 16802 to its junction with Cedarwood Street. Developed by George Piercy of Island Enterprises. Changed to Cedarwood Close. B.L. #5943, September 28, 1987. Alec Road Changed from Old West Saanich Rd - see 1937 blueprint. 1937 2020 May 29 Page 1 of 117 SAANICH PLACE NAMES SAANICH ARCHIVES Feature Name Description Year Named after Alexander Lecoursier, a French-Canadian settler and Alec Road builder who lived on Mt. Newton X Road in early 1900's. All Bay E. side, s. side of Tsehum Harbour in North Saanich Dist. All Bay Subdivision Near Resthaven in Sidney (1872). Changed to Major Road - shown on Map 1308, B.L. #365, 1926. (Not Allan Road 1926 to be confused with Alan Road constructed in 1912.) Allison Avenue Changed from Todd Avenue. Shown on Map 1591, B.L. #402, 1928. 1928 Allison Avenue Changed to Prairie Street, B.L. #590, 1940. 1940 Unnamed street shown on Plan 10837, Sec. 44, VD. B.L. #1260, Alpine Crescent 1956 1956. Piercy subdivision in 1912 consisting of Santa Clara, Del Monte & Alta Vista Estates Piedmont. Part of Sec. 44, 7, 45, all of 46. Created by reg'd sub. plan April 3, 1990. Off Altamount Avenue. New Altamount Court 1990 numbers 1200-1213. Unnamed street lying to the e. of extension of Kathleen St. Shown on Alturas Place 1953 Plan 9193, Sec. 62, VD. B.L. #1013, 1953. Developed by Cameo Holdings - Joe Hess. Unnamed street shown Alvarado Terrace on Plan 19821, Sec. 28 LD., extending e'ly from Wesley Rd to its junction with Sea Ridge Drive. Ambassador Avenue Changed from York Avenue. B.L. #590, 1940. 1940 Unnamed street shown on Plans 17688, 18162, Sec. 65, VD., Ambassy Place extending n'ly from Ambassador Avenue. Anchorage, The Built and operated by Wallaces at Brentwood Bay. Changed to Westbank Street in 1968 to eliminate confusion with Andrew Road 1968 Andrews Avenue. Changed from Fernwood Avenue - shown on Map 1278. B.L. #365, Andrews Avenue 1926 1926. Angle Road Along e'ly b'ry of Lots 9 & 13, Map 1851, B.L. #365, 1926. 1926 Angola Place Off Rossiter Drive (Tyndall), August 1973. 1973 Private. Off Epsom Drive. Numbers 1401-1418. Created by Anna Clare Place 1993 subdivision plan May 11, 1993. Developed by Peter Marquetts. Extended, numbers 2553-2546, Annabern Crescent 1994 December 12, 1994. Unnamed street shown on Plans 20577 & 21403, Secs. 17 & 67, VD., Annette Place extending n.e'ly from Longacre Dr. and lying to the s.e. of the s.e.'ly boundary of Lot 10 of said Plan 20577 and extending on Plan 21403. Annie Street Changed from Tait Street - shown on Map 1319. B.L. #298, 1923. 1923 Unnamed street on Plans 16058, 16798, 17037, 17208, Secs. 40 & 41, VD., extending n'ly from Midgard Ave. on Plan 17033 and Ansell Road extended n'ly on Plans 16058, 16798 to the n.e.'ly corner of Lot 10, Plan 17208. Anton Street Changed from Arthur Street - shown on Map 1331. B.L. #298, 1923 1923 Changed to Sparton Road. B.L. #590, 1940. Off West Saanich Rd. to Antrim Road 1940 Oldfield Rd. Unnamed street extending s.e.'ly from Vantreight Dr. - shown on Plan Appleton Place 1960 12708, Sec. 85, VD. B.L. #1665, 1960. Street numbers changed to 1724 to 1748 n. side & 1725-1749 s. side Applewood Place October 2, 1987. Formerly Cedarwood Close. Name change 1987 September 28, 1987. B.L. #5943. (Extended September 22, 1988.) Extension. Created by a registered subdivision plan. September 22, Applewood Place 1988 1988. 2020 May 29 Page 2 of 117 SAANICH PLACE NAMES SAANICH ARCHIVES Feature Name Description Year E. side, e. of Coal Island in Cowichan Dist. After H.M.S. Arachne ? Arachne Reef Appears on Richards' Chart 2840 Haro Strait and Middle Channel , 1861. In October 1974, Council agreed to rename that part of Winchester between Cedar Hill Rd and Thornhill to Clegg St. The Clegg family had resided on Winchester for a number of years and were the only Arbordale Avenue residents addressed to that particular part of Winchester. The Cleggs 1975 sold the property 1975 to Mr. & Mrs. Klassen who were opposed to name. Arbordale chosen by Klassens from a number of names submitted to them by Saanich. Arbordale Avenue Was formerly e. portion of Winchester Road. Numbers 4241-4258. Created by registered subdivision plan October Arbordale Court 1990 3, 1990. Off Arbordale Ave s. of Kenmore. E. side, n. of Cadboro Bay on Haro Strait in Victoria Dist. Old Arbutus Cove established local name. Many arbutus trees in neighbourhood. Called Arbutus Bay on South-eastern Districts of Vancouver Island , 1924. Off Gordon Head Road, by registered subdivision plan December 27, Arbutus Cove Lane 1989 1989. New number 2200. N. end, NW. of Swartz Bay, W. of Piers Island in Cowichan Dist. Arbutus Island Appears on Pemberton's South Eastern Districts of Vancouver Island of 1861. Arbutus Ridge Changed from Sherman Road. B.L. #5352, August 27, 1984. 1984 Named by David Ker in early 1920's. David Ker had his gardener, Arbutus Road Lee Chew, plant 12" arbutus trees on the roadside leading to his summer house, and the road was named after the trees. Private road. A new cul-de-sac that was created by a registered Argyle Place subdivision. It intersects Argyle Avenue east of the intersection of 1988 Richmond Road and Argyle Avenue. September 22, 1988. Off McKenzie Ave. Middle name of wife of sub-divider, Army Arlene Place Armstrong. Horth farm in N. Saanich purchased from George Luxon 1873. Arlington Farm Leased by Henry Fry 1863. Rufus & Charlie Horth 300 acres. W. half 1873 of Mills Road, south to Patricia Bay. Later purchased by George Mills. Unnamed street extending w'ly from Jamaica Rd., shown on Plan Arlington Place 15546, Sec. 52, VD. B.L. #1998, 1962 - subdivision of Byron & 1962 Robert Price & Assoc. Home of Capt. & Mrs Massey Goolden in 1956, Cordova Bay. Was Arlow Farm Sayward property. 48° 40'00" 123° 24'00" N. E. side, S. end of Tsehum Harbour in North Saanich Dist. A local name, after a resident of the area, according to 1967 Geographic Culture Check [when the Provincial Gov't was Armstrong Point making a map]. August 9, 1971: "A Dept. of Transport Victoria office . .advises that local name according to residents, is Long Point." William Josef Armstrong had a farm from the early 1870s that included the Resthaven and All Bay area. 4177 Shelbourne St, home of Mrs Joan Dunbar in 1963.