Provider: Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Free mental health and substance use counselling for eligible Westshore residents; minimum age depends on the program.
The provider offers substance use counselling to adults aged 19 and older in the West Shore, Metchosin and Sooke who have their own substance use concerns, mental health concerns, or are affected by someone else’s substance use. Its separate short-term integrated community counselling program offers up to 12 sessions or group support for Westshore residents aged 17 and older with moderate mental health symptoms. Contact the provider to confirm current intake and the appropriate program.
Service Areas: Albert Head, Colwood, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin, Sooke, View Royal
Location: #200 - 324 Goldstream Avenue, Colwood, British Columbia
Accessible waterfront walking areas, sandy beach, bird sanctuary, lagoon paddling, and public washrooms.
Colwood waterfront offers beachfront walking, beachcombing, water play and public access. Across Ocean Boulevard, Esquimalt Lagoon National Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a bird-watching and calm-water paddling area. Accessible features include a walk along Ocean Boulevard, an accessible art space and washroom. Dogs must be on-leash within the sanctuary and visitors should not feed the birds. Overnight parking along the waterfront is prohibited from one hour after dusk until dawn. Address: 2903 Ocean Boulevard, Victoria, BC V9C 1W6.
French-immersion Kindergarten to Grade 8 public school in Belmont Park, serving a West Shore catchment.
École John Stubbs Memorial School has elementary and middle-school grades, Kindergarten to Grade 8, and offers French Immersion. The school reports a catchment covering the Westshore. The Parent Advisory Committee lists family and school-community activities including hot lunch, popcorn, dances and movie nights. Office hours are Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Contact the school or district about enrollment, catchment, accessibility, language placement and current programs.
Monthly supplemental food hampers for eligible Westshore residents.
Goldstream Food Bank provides supplemental food hampers with about 5–7 days of food, up to one hamper per month. Contents vary with supply. Clients must bring photo ID; new clients must arrive before 11:00 a.m. with photo ID, Care/Service cards for each dependent, and a utility bill mailed to their home address. Staff speak English only; new clients who need another language should bring someone to translate. The 2026 schedule lists service on the first three Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each month, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; weather and other circumstances can change hours, and the last customer is served at 11:45 a.m. Call if unsure before visiting. Location: 761 Station Avenue, Langford.
Service Areas: Albert Head, Belmont Park, Braemar Heights, Colwood, East Sooke, Goldstream, Happy Valley, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin, View Royal
Greater Victoria Public Library branch used by Metchosin residents for in-person lending, public computers, programs and other library services.
Metchosin is a member of Greater Victoria Public Library and residents are served primarily through the Juan de Fuca branch. The branch is at 1759 Island Highway in Victoria. Current posted hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m.–7 p.m.; closed Sunday. Features include a 24-hour materials return, public computers, Wi-Fi, accessible entrance and washroom, study areas and children’s services. Confirm current hours and service availability with GVPL.
Provider: Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Free trauma-informed counselling for women and gender-diverse people in Metchosin affected by intimate partner violence or childhood sexual abuse.
Provides individual and group counselling, safety planning, support focused on safety and empowerment, understanding impacts of abuse and trauma, and referrals to community resources. Serves the West Shore from View Royal to Metchosin. Referrals are accepted from individuals, community agencies, primary care providers, and MCFD social workers. Counselling is available in person, virtually, or by phone.
Service Areas: Albert Head, Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, View Royal
Location: #200 - 324 Goldstream Avenue, Colwood, British Columbia
Provider: Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Team-based primary care for eligible people in Colwood, Langford, Highlands and Metchosin who lack a regular primary care provider and face significant barriers to care.
The Westshore Community Health Centre provides ongoing primary care from family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and allied health professionals. It serves eligible people in Colwood, Langford, Highlands and Metchosin without a regular primary care provider who face significant barriers to care. First register with the Health Connect Registry, then complete the centre’s application. Applications are reviewed against the clinic mandate and available capacity; applying does not guarantee attachment. This is not a walk-in clinic. HealthLink BC lists hours as Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; Wednesday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Call before travel or sending confidential information.
Service Areas: Albert Head, Colwood, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin
Location: #200 - 324 Goldstream Avenue, Colwood, British Columbia