Mill Bay was founded in the 1860s with lumber and milling as its primary industries, done at the mill on the bay. It was named for the sawmill built in the area in 1861 by Henry S. Shepherd soon purchased by William Sayward.[1]: 174 It is known for its ferry to Brentwood Bay on the Saanich Peninsula and the historic Malahat Drive, which is also a source of criticism due to frequent closures from either automobile accidents or weather conditions.[citation needed] Numerous suggestions have been made by various groups regarding a 'bypass' route (possibly a bridge), though as of 2007, the Brentwood-Mill Bay Ferry and the Malahat remain the best routes to Greater Victoria from the rest of Vancouver Island (a third route goes south from Lake Cowichan via Port Renfrew to Victoria). The MV Mill Bay that has served the ferry route since 1956 is named for the town but was taken out of service in 2011 and is now served by the MV Klitsa.
The Mill Bay Freemasons Hall meets on the third Thursday of the month and also offers room to other community organizations.
References
^Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN0-7748-0636-2
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mill, british, columbia, other, places, with, same, name, mill, disambiguation, mill, commuter, town, about, people, located, vancouver, island, british, columbia, canada, about, north, victoria, capital, part, cowichan, valley, regional, district, mill, baymi. For other places with the same name see Mill Bay disambiguation Mill Bay is a commuter town of about 7 200 people located on Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada about 30 km 19 mi north of Victoria the capital It is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District Mill BayMill BayLocation of Mill Bay in British ColumbiaShow map of British ColumbiaMill BayMill Bay Canada Show map of CanadaCoordinates 48 39 02 N 123 33 33 W 48 65056 N 123 55917 W 48 65056 123 55917 Coordinates 48 39 02 N 123 33 33 W 48 65056 N 123 55917 W 48 65056 123 55917CountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaRegional DistrictCowichan Valley Regional DistrictTime zoneUTC 8 PST Summer DST UTC 7 PDT Area code s 250 778Mill Bay was founded in the 1860s with lumber and milling as its primary industries done at the mill on the bay It was named for the sawmill built in the area in 1861 by Henry S Shepherd soon purchased by William Sayward 1 174 It is known for its ferry to Brentwood Bay on the Saanich Peninsula and the historic Malahat Drive which is also a source of criticism due to frequent closures from either automobile accidents or weather conditions citation needed Numerous suggestions have been made by various groups regarding a bypass route possibly a bridge though as of 2007 the Brentwood Mill Bay Ferry and the Malahat remain the best routes to Greater Victoria from the rest of Vancouver Island a third route goes south from Lake Cowichan via Port Renfrew to Victoria The MV Mill Bay that has served the ferry route since 1956 is named for the town but was taken out of service in 2011 and is now served by the MV Klitsa Contents 1 Mill Bay schools 2 Neighbouring communities 3 Community organizations 4 References 5 External linksMill Bay schools EditBrentwood College is a private high school located in Mill Bay Frances Kelsey Secondary School is a local public high school named after pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey Neighbouring communities EditThe village of Shawnigan Lake is a ten minute drive from Mill Bay Cobble Hill Cowichan Bay and Duncan are also part of the Cowichan Valley Community organizations EditThe Mill Bay Freemasons Hall meets on the third Thursday of the month and also offers room to other community organizations References Edit Akrigg G P V Akrigg Helen B 1986 British Columbia Place Names 3rd 1997 ed Vancouver UBC Press ISBN 0 7748 0636 2External links EditVancouverIsland com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mill Bay British Columbia amp oldid 1113311985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
