Sawluctus Island

Sawluctus Island (48˚30'00" 123˚33'00" Near the head of Finlayson Arm, S end of Saanich Inlet, just W of Victoria). Sawluctus is the Saanich First Nation name for the Goldstream R, which flows into the head of Finlayson Arm and means “fishing area tucked inside the arm.” Sawluctus I was adopted as a name by the hydrographic service in 1934. Before that it was known as Dinner I—a name that appears as early as 1861 in the Vancouver I Pilot. The island is also known locally as Goldstream...

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