The Southern Gulf Islands are a collection of mid-sized islands interspersed with numerous islets located just off the east coast of Vancouver Island. The Southern Gulf Islands of Galiano, Mayne, North and South Pender Islands, Saturna, Piers and associated islands make up an unincorporated rural Electoral Area under the jurisdiction of the Capital Regional District (CRD). The CRD serves as local government for electoral areas and most administrative functions are handled from the Victoria office.

Services 

Information on the services and administrative functions provided by the CRD on Southern Gulf Islands can be found on the following pages: 

• Animals & Pets
• Arts & Culture
• Building Inspections
• Bylaw Enforcement
• Docks
• Drinking Water Systems
• Economic Development
• Emergency Management
• Grants in Aid
• Parks & Recreation
• Public Alert Notification System
• Waste & Recycling
• Wastewater

Commissions and Committees

The CRD Board has established, by bylaw, a number of commissions to provide community input into the delivery of specific CRD services in each electoral area. The Board may also establish committees to provide advice and recommendations in relation to a CRD service or potential service.

Please visit the Board, Committees and Commissions section for appointments, agendas and minutes for the following commissions and committees.

• Galiano Island Parks & Recreation Commission
• Mayne Island Parks & Recreation Commission
• Pender Islands Community Parks & Recreation Commission
• Saturna Island Parks & Recreation Commission
• North Galiano Island Fire Protection Committee
• Sticks Allison Water Local Service Committee
• Skana Water Service Committee
• Surfside Park Estates Water Service Committee
• Magic Lake Estates Water & Sewer Committee
• Lyall Harbour/Boot Cove Water Local Services Committee
• Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area Emergency Advisory Commission
• Southern Gulf Islands Ferry Advisory Committee (external appointment)
• Southern Gulf Islands Harbours Commission
• Southern Gulf Islands Library Committee
• Southern Gulf Islands Community Economic Sustainability Commission

Additional Information

• 2019 Southern Gulf Islands Tax Insert (PDF)

Transit Feasibility Study

• Southern Gulf Islands Feasibility Service Discussion (PDF)

Director

Dave Howe is the Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area Director and a locally elected representative on the CRD, CRHC and CRHD Boards. Director Howe’s career spans from 1969 to the present, giving him experience in financial planning, investments and hospitality.

Director Howe serves on various local commissions and was first elected as the Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area Director in 2012.

• Contact Director Howe

CRD Offices

Pender Island
Driftwood Centre
Contact Melody Pender

Mayne Island
494 Arbutus Drive (at the Mayne Island Resort)
Contact Jean-Daniel Cusin

Saturna Island
100 E. Point Rd (in the same building as the Saturna Pub)
Contact Katie Dentry

Galiano Island
23 Madrona Drive (in the Islands Trust Office)
Contact Emma Davis

Contacts

Animal Control 
1.800.655.7899 (toll-free)

Building Inspection Offices
Pender Island Office – 250.629.3424
Victoria – 1.866.475.1581 (toll-free)

Bylaw Enforcement 
1.800.665.7899 (toll-free)

Water & Sewer
General – 1.800.663.4425
Emergencies – 1.855.822.4426