The Saanich Peninsula: From Farmland To Silicon Chips
A High Tech Hub By The Sea

For over 100 years, the central region and the Northern tip of the Saanich Peninsula has been Victoria's garden. Today the area is in a transition. Where a hundred farmers once toiled on the land, today five times that many scientists study, analyze and produce results in numerous labs.

The North Saanich and Sidney area is a home to a blend of high tech companies, university research centres, and federal research labs.

It's not hard to see why people from all around the world move here. The average January temperature is 10 degrees Celsius. One in every six families own a boat, which reflects in a less stressful lifestyle. Residents spend considerably more than the national average on recreation; books and other leisure activities.

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