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Metchosin

District of Metchosin
District municipality
The Town and Fire hall in Metchosin
The Town and Fire hall in Metchosin
Metchosin is located in Vancouver Island
Metchosin
Metchosin
Where Metchosin is located in British Columbia
Metchosin is located in British Columbia
Metchosin
Metchosin
Metchosin (British Columbia)
Metchosin is located in Canada
Metchosin
Metchosin
Metchosin (Canada)
Coordinates: 48°22′55″N 123°32′16″W / 48.38194°N 123.53778°W / 48.38194; -123.53778
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionVancouver Island
Regional DistrictCapital
Founded1840
Incorporated1984
Government
 • Governing Body
Metchosin Municipal Council
  • Shelly Donaldson
  • Sharie Epp
  • Steve Gray
  • Jay Shukin
 • MayorMarie-Térèse Little
Area
 • Land69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total5,067[1]
 • Density72.8/km2 (189/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
WebsiteDistrict of Metchosin website

Metchosin is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Okanagan Valley and is in North Okanagan regional district.

The population of Metchosin was 5,067 as reported by the 2021 Canadian census.[1] The mayor of Metchosin is Marie-Térèse Little.[2]

Before Europeans, members of the Scia’new First Nation lived in the area for thousands of years. The name Metchosin comes from the North Straits Salish language word smets-shosin, meaning "place of stinking fish".[3] In 1790, European contact was made when the Spanish explorer Manuel Quimper arrived in the area while he was on his exploration of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. In 1861, the village built the Race Rocks Lighthouse. During the early 1880s, the Canadian federal government built a quarantine station on Albert Head and William Head to help fight against infectious diseases. The government used Bentinck Island as a colony for people who were suffering from leprosy. After the colony, the station was turned into the William Head Institution, a minimum-security prison. It was later shut down in 1999. Amber Head was taken over by the Royal Canadian Navy and they made it a part of CFB Esquimalt.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2021 Census Profile for Metchosin, British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Council Members". District of Metchosin. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Metchosin's Past: What's in a name?". Goldstream News Gazette. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Leper' Island". Maclean's. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ "History and Heritage of Metchosin". District of Metchosin. Retrieved February 3, 2026.

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