Sahtlam, British Columbia

Sahtlam
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional DistrictCowichan Valley
Time zonePacific Standard Time
 • Summer (DST)Pacific Daylight Time

Sahtlam is a community on Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located west of the city of Duncan, and east of the town of Lake Cowichan.[1] The name Sahtlam comes from "Saat laam," meaning "place of green leaves."[2] Sahtlam had a school called Sahtlam School which was opened in 1890 on Menzies Road, before relocating to Cowichan Lake Road, some time after. The school was closed in 2002 due to budget cuts by the Cowichan Valley School District.[3][4] Sahtlam has a fire hall ran by volunteers, called the Sahtlam Fire Department, which has been operating since 1971.[5]

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  1. ^ "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ^ twpaterson (2018-09-25). "Mapmakers Unkind to Original Indigenous Name-Givers". TW Paterson. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  3. ^ "Bring your memories of Sahtlam schools to May unveiling". Cowichan Valley Citizen. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  4. ^ "Microsoft Word - Cowichan Valley Schools No Longer In Service. 7 March 2017" (PDF). 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  5. ^ "Sahtlam-Fire-Hall". Retrieved 2025-10-17.