Sechelt

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Sechelt

Total population

10,847

Coordinates49.47°, -123.76°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sechelt is a district municipality located on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Vancouver, it is accessible from mainland British Columbia by a 40-minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, and a 25-minute drive from Langdale along Highway 101, also known as the Sunshine Coast Highway. The name Sechelt is derived from the she shashishalhem word shíshálh, the name of the First Nations people who first settled the area thousands of years ago.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Carol Montgomery

triathlete

A

Aaron Pearl

Canadian actor

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Todd Bentley

Canadian Christian evangelist

David Oliver

Canadian ice hockey player

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Matt Warhurst

Canadian musician

Silas White

Canadian publisher

C

Christine Jensen

Canadian saxophonist

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Jennifer Copping

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Gracey Hemstreet

Canadian cyclist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 120 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 139 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 154 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 180 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 186 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-23

Pink Salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Seen 2026-09-23

Pacific Lion's Mane Jelly

Cyanea ferruginea

Seen 2026-09-20

Harbour Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Murre

Uria aalge

Seen 2026-09-20

Rhinoceros Auklet

Cerorhinca monocerata

Seen 2026-09-20

Douglas's Squirrel

Tamiasciurus douglasii

Seen 2026-09-19

admirable bolete

Aureoboletus mirabilis

Seen 2026-09-19

juniper haircap moss

Polytrichum juniperinum

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers