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Sechelt

Land between the seas and the centre of the Coast

Thanks to Heather Till for compiling this great information!

Welcome to Sechelt BC

The town of Sechelt is located on a very narrow isthmus that forms a bridge between the waters of Georgia Strait and the Sechelt Inlet, also called the Inland Sea. Famous as the home of the progressive Sechelt Indian Band and the Annual Festival of the Written Arts, Sechelt is the geographical centre of the Lower Sunshine Coast.

Trail Bay Waterfront HOW TO GET HERE

To get to Sechelt, take the Sunshine Coast ferry from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver to the Langdale terminal. (For ferry details, see the website: www.bcferries.bc.ca, or call 1-888-BCFERRY.) Head straight up the hill on the bypass road to get to Highway 101, turn right and keep going through Gibsons. Head north - you'll pass Roberts Creek (14 km from Langdale) and come to the official beginning of the Sechelt political area at Wilson Creek (23 km from Langdale).

Or, if you're coming from Powell River, take the ferry from Saltery Bay to Earls Cove at the north end of the Sunshine Coast. Drive south along Highway 101 through Garden Bay and Madeira Park and, farther south, Secret Cove and Halfmoon Bay. About 15 km south of the turn off to Halfmoon Bay, you'll come to the north end of Sechelt. The Malaspina Coach Lines charter bus service runs from both the Langdale and Earls Cove terminals, and public transit from Langdale.
Tel: 604-885-2217
Toll Free: 1-877-227-8287

Or you can even fly if that strikes your fancy.

FACTS ABOUT SECHELT

POPULATION of Sechelt (29.5% of the total Sunshine Coast)

2006 census
8454 people

1996 census
7343 people

SECHELT COMMUNITY

Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 360
#102 - 5700 Cowrie Street
Sechelt BC V0N 3A0
Email: secheltchamber@dccnet.com
Phone 604.885.0662
Fax 604.885.0691
Toll Free 1.877.633.2963

District of Sechelt
5797 Cowrie Street Sechelt
604-885-1986

Sechelt Indian Government District
604-885-2273

School District #46
494 S. Fletcher, Gibsons
604-886-8811

Community Services:
5638 Inlet Avenue
604-885-5881

Sechelt Medical Clinic:
Inlet Avenue Sechelt
604-885-2257

St. Mary's Hospital
Sunshine Coast Highway
604-885-2224

EMERGENCY: 911

Police (non-emergency):
604-885-2266

Fire Department (non-emergency):
604-885-7017

Information in these pages was gratefully gleaned from the following sources:

The Sunshine Coast: From Gibsons to Powell River by Howard White, Harbour Publishing

Bright Seas, Pioneer Spirits: The Sunshine Coast by Betty C. Keller and Rosella M.Leslie, Horsdal & Schubart Publisher

Sunshine and Salt Air: The Sunshine Coast Visitors' Guide edited by Peter A. Robson, Harbour Publishing

Helen Dawe's Sechelt by Helen Dawe, Harbour Publishing

the excellent series Technical Background Report, produced by the Sunshine Coast Regional District for each area in their jurisdiction, including Roberts Creek (Area D), Halfmoon Bay (Area B), West Howe Sound (Area F), Elphinstone (Area E), and Pender Harbour, Garden Bay and Egmont (Area A)

the helpful folks at Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives

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ABOUT SECHELT

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WHERE TO STAY

WHAT TO DO

DINING

ABOUT THE COAST

TRAVEL EXTRAS

CONVENTIONS/ GROUP TRAVEL

CONTACT US

SEARCH/HELP

ADVERTISE ON THIS SITE

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