The lovely city of Saanich, BC has many beautiful drives which showcase the winding corners, oceanic coastlines and hanging tree bridges. Numerous sailboat and fishing enthusiasts visit the area that extends from the BC Ferry to Mill Bay. Visitors can also go to the edge of the bay in order to see some restaurants and enjoy the ocean view at the same time. The Saanich Peninsula has a lot of mountains, oceans, marinas, parks, trails, farms, mountains and beaches, while the Saanich BC area within Butchart Gardens and Butterfly World are also a hit to tourists, residents, and visitors alike.
The surrounding areas of Saanich City are blessed with nature's scenic wonders. There are many parks which are accessible to everybody, like Bear Hill Park, Albert Head Lagoon, Coles Bay, Devonian Park, Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park, East Sooke Regional Park, Francis King Regional Park, Galloping Goose Trail, Horth Hill, Gonzales Hill, Mill Hill, Island View Beach, Mount Norman, Mount Parke, Mount Work, Reeson, Witty's Lagoon and Roche Cove.
The economy of Saanich depends mostly on agriculture and other resource-based industries. These sectors are followed by the construction and manufacturing businesses, wholesale and retail trade, finance and real estate, health and education, and business services. The major occupation of the residents is management occupations followed by finance, administration and business occupations; applied and natural sciences and related occupations; health occupations; education, social science, government service and religion; culture, art, sport and recreation; sales and service occupations; trades, equipment and transport operators; processing, manufacturing and utilities occupations.
There is an anticipated 100 bus shelters in the District of Saanich. It works in consultation with B.C. Transit about the location of bus stops on new routes. Saanich also supports the use of bikes on all its roads, and they have established the Commuter Bicycle Network to identify the streets that will be changed to allow the cyclists to make use of the roads. Saanich City likewise has a Bicycle Advisory Committee, which is made up of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, the Municipal employees from the Planning, Public Works and Engineering Department.