Arbutus Ridge, Cowichan Valley

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.

Arbutus Ridge, Cowichan Valley
View of Arbutus Ridge from Cherry Point Beach Park
Motto(s): 
"Canada's Most Livable and Vibrant Adult Community"
Arbutus Ridge, Cowichan Valley
Location of Arbutus Ridge in British Columbia
Coordinates: 48°41′35″N 123°32′24″W
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Regional DistrictCowichan Valley
Incorporated1987
Government
  Governing bodyArbutus Ridge Strata Corporation Council
  MP (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford)Alistair MacGregor
  MLA (Cowichan Valley)Sonia Furstenau
Area
  Total0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total1,085
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Postal code span
V0R 1L1
Area codes250 and 778
HighwaysBritish Columbia Highway 1 ie Trans-Canada Highway
WaterwaysStrait of Georgia
WebsiteArbutus Ridge Seaside Community for Active Adults
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