Juan de Fuca

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2025 Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel

Publication Date: Feb 26, 2025

The Juan de Fuca (JdF) Electoral Area is on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. It includes the communities of East Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley, Jordan River, Malahat and Willis Point. It also includes the Chatham and Discovery Islands near Oak Bay. The Capital Regional District (CRD) serves as local government for this area from offices in Otter Point, Langford and Victoria.

The JdF Electoral Area is represented by a director, who is elected directly to the CRD’s Board of Directors.

The CRD Board has established, by bylaw, several commissions to provide community input into the delivery of specific CRD services in the electoral areas. In addition, the Electoral Areas Committee is a standing committee that oversees and makes recommendations regarding services in electoral areas.
Committees and Commissions for the JdF Electoral Area include:
Standing Committees
Electoral Areas Committee
Planning and Protective Services Committee
Community Planning
Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee
East Sooke Advisory Planning Commission
Otter Point Advisory Planning Commission
Shirley/Jordan River Advisory Planning Commission
Board of Variance
Local Utilities
Juan de Fuca Water Distribution Commission
Port Renfrew Utility Services Committee
Wilderness Mountain Water Service Commission
Parks and Recreation
Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
Sooke & Electoral Area Parks & Recreation Commission (SEAPARC)
Public Safety
East Sooke Fire Protection and Emergency Response Service Commission
Otter Point Fire Protection and Emergency Response Service Commission
Port Renfrew Fire Protection & Emergency Response Service Commission
Shirley Fire Protection and Emergency Response Service Commission
Willis Point Fire Protection and Recreation Facilities Commission