Western Communities (British Columbia)

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The Western Communities is a term used to describe municipalities and unincorporated districts west of Esquimalt Harbour and Portage Inlet, and south of the Malahat in the Capital Regional District (CRD), Greater Victoria of British Columbia, Canada. It is an area of growing residential subdivisions, although farmland and substantial tracts of wilderness still predominate.

The term "Western Communities" is widely used but variously defined, in regard to which communities are included. In many instances it is used to refer only to the suburban municipalities of Colwood, Langford, Metchosin and The Highlands. This grouping is also widely referred to as the Westshore. Western Communities may alternatively be considered to also include the town of Sooke and the unincorporated communities of East Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley, River Jordan, and as far as Port Renfrew. The Town of View Royal, which straddles Esquimalt Harbour, may also be included.

The Western Communities are also referred to as West Shore by some such as the local Chamber of Commerce [1]