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Malahat or
The Malahat refers to an unincorporated district, region, highway, passenger train, and
First Nations tribe located on the western side of
Saanich Inlet on southern
Vancouver Island,
British Columbia,
Canada.
Unincorporated district
Malahat is an
unincorporated district of the
Cowichan Valley Regional District. The locality has no community nexus. Rather, there are a small number of scattered commercial establishments mainly catering to drivers travelling along
Highway 1. A steep and rugged terrain precludes any significant residential development (although new subdivisions have been or are being built around the northern end of the area around the old
Bamberton cement works). Most area residents live in isolated homes located off the highway. In this context "Malahat" primarily refers to the
Canada Post delivery district.
Highway and region
The Malahat is the term commonly applied to the
Malahat Drive (or, as it's more frequently known locally, "The Malahat Highway") — a 25 km (16 mi) portion of
Highway 1 running along the west side of
Saanich Inlet — and to the region surrounding it. The Malahat begins in
Goldstream Provincial Park, just north of
Langford, and takes a famously winding and steep route over the 352 m (1,155 ft) Malahat Summit to end just south of
Mill Bay. The only major, paved route to the rest of Vancouver Island, the Malahat began as a single-lane gravel
logging road, hugging the steep cliffs above Saanich Inlet. Even after becoming a major thoroughfare, its sharp and abrupt curves, and winding descent made the road notorious for traffic accidents. In recent decades, the highway has been greatly improved, widened, and straightened. The route is also famous for its scenic vistas of the
Saanich Peninsula and
Saltspring Island, and a number of rest stops have been developed to allow travellers to stop and enjoy the views. Off the highway, the Malahat area consists of rugged, steep slopes of largely
second growth forest.
Douglas-fir,
arbutus,
hemlock, and
western red cedar predominate.
Train
VIA Rail Canada's daily passenger train between
Victoria and
Courtenay over the
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway line is called
The Malahat.
First Nations tribe
The
Malahat First Nation is a
Halkomelem speaking tribe of
Coast Salish who trace their origins to the area along the west coast of the Saanich Inlet. It is from them that the area and the highway derive their name.
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