Turgoose is an MLS sub-area in Central Saanich on the east side of the Saanich Peninsula, named for Turgoose Point on the northwest shore of Saanichton Bay. The name comes from William Turgoose, an English-born farmer who arrived with the Cariboo gold rush and farmed more than 200 hectares here from about 1865. Listings in the sub-area sit along Ferguson Road, Lancelot Place and the streets between the highway and the bay, including the large strata community at 2600 Ferguson Road; the boundary is not published, so treat it as the shoreline side of Saanichton.
Housing is mostly detached, with strata townhomes and a small number of low-rise condominium buildings, many of them aimed at downsizers who want a quieter setting than Sidney. Saanichton Bay Park and Island View Beach Regional Park are the local waterfront, with the Lochside Trail running along the old rail line, and the shops, pub and services of Saanichton village are a few minutes west. The Pat Bay Highway is close at hand, putting the airport about five minutes away, the ferries about fifteen and downtown Victoria 25 to 30 minutes. Route 75 from Saanichton is the main transit link.
