Photo: Kyle Wilson · CC BY-SA 4.0Colwood’s public library is GVPL: Juan de Fuca Branch
From the centre of Colwood, it is 3.4 km away. No library board reports for Colwood alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
CCivic life#250 of 254 in British ColumbiaColwood’s civic life grade, input by input
With a C, Colwood ranks #250 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Colwood, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
No registered charity gives a Colwood mailing address
Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
36.9%
The 2023 survey gives British Columbia one volunteering rate for all its towns, 36.9% (between 35.2% and 38.7%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Colwood’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Colwood.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The map joins OpenStreetMap with Statistics Canada’s 2020 cultural facilities list and leaves out school, college and private libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Colwood
Does Colwood have a public library?
Yes: GVPL: Juan de Fuca Branch.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).