Arbutus Ridge, Cowichan Valley
Arbutus Ridge, Cowichan Valley | |
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View of Arbutus Ridge from Cherry Point Beach Park | |
| Motto(s): "Canada's Most Livable and Vibrant Adult Community" | |
Location of Arbutus Ridge in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′35″N 123°32′24″W / 48.69306°N 123.54000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | Cowichan Valley |
| Incorporated | 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Arbutus Ridge Strata Corporation Council |
| • MP (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) | Jeff Kibble |
| • MLA (Juan de Fuca-Malahat) | Dana Lajeunesse |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,085 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area codes | 250 and 778 |
| Highways | British Columbia Highway 1 ie Trans-Canada Highway |
| Waterways | Strait of Georgia |
| Website | Arbutus Ridge Seaside Community for Active Adults |
Arbutus Ridge Seaside Community for Active Adults is an age-qualified, gated community located on the southeastern coast of Vancouver Island in the Cobble Hill Electoral Area of British Columbia's Cowichan Valley Regional District. "Arbutus Ridge was the first comprehensive retirement community built in Canada and it subsequently became the template and proving ground for what has become recognized as an accepted and commonplace age-specific form of housing." Even though the community was incorporated in 1987, it was not until 2018 that the Province of British Columbia approved the adoption of the name "Arbutus Ridge" as the official name for the community.