Capital Regional District

Map of the CRD

The CRD Perinatal Counselling Program serves new and expecting parents who live within the regional government boundaries of the Capital Regional District (CRD) in British Columbia, Canada.

The CRD is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, and is commonly referred to as the Greater Victoria area.

Thirteen municipalities are located inside CRD boundaries:

  • Central Saanich
  • Colwood
  • Esquimalt
  • Highlands
  • Langford
  • Metchosin
  • North Saanich
  • Oak Bay
  • Saanich
  • Sidney
  • Sooke
  • Victoria
  • View Royal

As well, the CRD encompasses unincorporated communities such as Port Renfrew, Ganges and Pender Island that are located in these electoral districts:

  • Juan de Fuca
  • Southern Gulf Islands
  • Salt Spring Island
For Clarity:The CRD Perinatal Counselling Program operates independently of any government including our regional government, the Capital Regional District.

Territorial Acknowledgement

The CRD Perinatal Counselling Program provides services within the traditional territories of many First Nations, including BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat), P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht), Pune’laxutth’ (Penelekut), Sc’ianew (Beecher Bay), Songhees, SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout), T’Sou-ke, W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), W̱SIKEM (Tseycum), and xʷsepsəm (Esquimalt). A number of these are W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations.

We acknowledge the long-standing relationship of the First Nations with the land and waters in these territories that continues to this day.

Reflections

“The land is my mother. Like a human mother, the land gives us protection, enjoyment and provides our needs – economic, social and religious. We have a human relationship with the land: Mother, daughter, son. When the land is taken from us or destroyed, we feel hurt because we belong to the land and we are part of it.”

Djinyini Gondarra