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Naming Survey

The Saanich School District is excited to share that, in partnership with Beacon Community Services, we are opening a nature-based child care centre on Veyaness Road in Saanichton. The program is opening on the site where South Saanich School once operated between 1873 and 1913, following the donation of this site by the Turgoose family “to be held and used for public school purposes."

The committee supports the use of a SENĆOŦEN name supported by the W̱SÁNEĆ community.


Please fill out the following survey by March 12th with your feedback:

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The following names have been put forward by the committee:

  • ŚEŚIŚEJ (Little Forest): Name recommended by W̱SÁNEĆ elders
  • ȾIȾEȾEM, (Little Bird)