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12 yrs
Serving Victoria & Greater Victoria
1 yr
Warranty on parts & labour
Ganges, Vesuvius, Fulford and the north end
Locksmith Services Across Salt Spring Island
Everest Locksmith serves Salt Spring Island by booked visit from Greater Victoria, crossing on the Swartz Bay to Fulford Harbour ferry. We work across Ganges, Vesuvius Bay, Fulford Harbour, Long Harbour, St. Mary Lake and the north end around Southey Point and Walker Hook. Rekeying starts at $25 per cylinder and lockouts at $89, plus ferry travel, and the full total is quoted on the phone before we book a sailing.
Emergency Lockouts
Locked out of a Salt Spring Island home,
condo, storefront or car.
Picked, never drilled.
From $89
Residential Locksmith
Rekeying after a move, deadbolt
upgrades and smart locks for houses,
condos and character homes.
Rekeys from $25
Commercial & Strata
Master key systems, access control and panic bars for Salt Spring Island strata corporations and businesses.
STRATA & PROPERTY MANAGERS
Automotive Keys
Transponder keys and fobs cut and programmed wherever the car is parked in Salt Spring Island.
From $180
SALT SPRING RATES · UPDATED NOVEMBER 2026
What a Locksmith Costs in Salt Spring Island
A locksmith on Salt Spring Island costs the same as in Victoria for the work itself: $89 to $220 for a daytime lockout, $25 to $65 per cylinder to rekey and $180 to $420 for a car key, plus ferry fare and travel time. Everest Locksmith quotes the whole total on the phone before booking a sailing, so the price you agree is the price you pay. The $69 service call covers coming out and diagnosing the problem, and it comes off the bill as soon as you approve the work. If we cannot do the job, you are not charged at all.
EMERGENCY LOCKOUT
Daytime Lockout
$89 – $220 On-site time: 15–25 mins
- Cylinder picked or bypassed, never drilled
- Lock, strike and frame checked before we leave
- Ferry fare and island travel quoted on the call
After Hours
URGENT, BY NEXT SAILING
After-Hours Emergency
$145 – $300 On-site time: 20–30 mins
- Evenings and weekends by arrangement, subject to ferry sailings
- The same non-destructive method, no after-hours shortcut
- One total agreed on the call, nothing added at the door
RESIDENTIAL REKEY
Lock Rekeying
$25 – $65 On-site time: 30–60 mins
- The keys held by a previous owner stop working
- Front, back and garage keyed alike on request
- Two cut brass keys included with every cylinder
COMMERCIAL & STRATA
Commercial Rekey
$35 – $60 On-site time: 20–40 mins per cylinder
- Priced per cylinder across offices, retail and strata common areas
- Restricted keyways at $80 to $150 per cylinder
- Scheduled out of hours so tenants are not disrupted
AUTOMOTIVE KEYS
Car Key & Smart Fob
$180 – $420 On-site time: 30–45 mins
- Cut and programmed wherever the car is parked in Salt Spring Island
- Transponder, proximity and immobiliser programming on site
- No tow to the dealership and no three-day wait
Same rates, ferry quoted up front. The work is priced exactly like Victoria. Ferry fare and travel time are added as one line on the quote, agreed before we book, and shared across every job done on the same trip.
Mobile workshops across Salt Spring Island
Why Salt Spring Island calls Everest
Why Salt Spring Island Chooses Everest Locksmith
- A licence you can check before we arrive Our BC security worker licence number is #B7554. Verify it with the province while you are still on the phone to us.
- One price list, ferry included in the quote Ganges, Vesuvius or the north end, the work is priced from the same list as Victoria and the ferry is one agreed line on the quote, not a surprise on the invoice.
- Non-destructive entry first Salt Spring homes range from old farmhouses to architect-built houses in the trees, and almost all of the locks pick. We drill only when a cylinder has already failed, and we say so before we start.
- One-year warranty, and we come back Full parts and labour coverage for 365 days. If something we fitted on the island fails, we fix it on our next scheduled trip at no charge, or sooner if it leaves the property unsecured.
Typical Salt Spring Island jobs
Typical Security Work Across Salt Spring Island
From vacation-rental keypads to rekeys for new owners and
farm and studio security, three jobs we book on Salt Spring again and again.
Vacation Rental Keypad
Holiday rentals that need guests to get in without a key handover. A weatherproof keypad deadbolt with a new code for every booking, and a keyed backup for the owner and cleaner.
Keyless Entry
Studio & Shop Rekey
Artists’ studios and shops in and around Ganges where keys have been lent out for years. A restricted rekey on every door and a short list of who holds keys.
Restricted Keyway
New-Owner Farm Rekey
Island properties change hands with keys spread among neighbours, caretakers and trades. Every door, gate and outbuilding rekeyed to one new key in one booked visit.
Keyed-Alike Set
Locksmith in Salt Spring Island
Locksmith Services in Salt Spring Island
Everest Locksmith is a mobile, BC-licensed locksmith serving Salt Spring Island by booked visit, and by urgent call when the sailings allow. Lockouts start at $89, rekeying at $25 per cylinder and car keys at $180, plus ferry travel, and the total is quoted on the phone before a technician books a sailing.
Salt Spring is not a 30-minute emergency call from Victoria, and we do not pretend it is. Most island jobs are planned: new owners rekeying, vacation rentals moving to keypads, and farms and studios bringing all their locks onto one key. When a lockout cannot wait, we tell you honestly on the phone which sailing we can make.
Everything happens from the van, at your door. Keys are cut and cylinders re-pinned on site, so there is nothing to drop off and nothing to collect, and the overwhelming majority of Salt Spring jobs are finished in one visit, so the ferry is only crossed once.
Village by village
The Buildings and Locks We See in Salt Spring Island
The job changes with the part of the island. Everest Locksmith works across Ganges, Vesuvius Bay, Fulford Harbour, Long Harbour, St. Mary Lake, Southey Point, Walker Hook, Booth Bay, Cusheon Lake and Beaver Point, and each has a pattern we see over and over.
- Ganges — shops, studios and village homes with worn cylinders and keys lent out over the years
- Vesuvius Bay and Booth Bay — waterfront homes and rentals where salt air seizes exterior hardware
- The north end and Southey Point — holiday homes and vacation rentals that need keypad entry for guests
- St. Mary Lake and Cusheon Lake — lakeside homes and cabins left empty for part of the year
- Fulford Harbour and Beaver Point — farms and acreages with barns, gates and outbuildings
- Walker Hook and Long Harbour — larger properties at the end of long, quiet roads
Booking ahead is worth naming, because it saves island owners money. Ferry travel is one cost per trip, however many jobs we do. Book a rekey, a keypad and a few padlocks for the same visit, or let us know a neighbour needs work too, and the ferry is shared across all of it.
Getting to your door
Getting to You Across Salt Spring Island
Everest Locksmith books Salt Spring visits around the BC Ferries schedule and confirms the sailing on the call. For a booked job you get a date and a time window; for an urgent lockout we tell you honestly which sailing we can make. Five things worth knowing before you call.
- Tell us whether it is urgent or can be booked. Planned work is cheaper per job and easier to schedule around the ferry.
- List everything that needs doing. Rekeys, keypads, padlocks and car keys can all be done on one trip, with one ferry cost.
- For a car key, tell us the make, model and year. We need to bring the right key blank and programming equipment across on the ferry.
- Give us directions, not just an address. Island addresses and driveways are not always easy to find, and cell coverage can drop out.
- Have your ID ready, or tell us it is locked inside. Either is fine, but it is a conversation to have on the phone rather than on the doorstep.
Salt Spring is one of several islands we visit. Everest also works the Gulf Islands, North Saanich, Sidney and Victoria, so the same team that rekeys your Victoria home can look after the island property too.
Testimonials
What Our Customers Say
Recent reviews from across Greater Victoria
Locked myself out at about 11pm and someone was at my door quickly. He showed me his licence before he started, quoted $145 on the phone and that is exactly what I paid. Picked it open, no damage to the lock or the door at all.
We manage a 40-unit strata and Everest rekeyed all the common areas onto a restricted keyway. Worked evenings so residents were not disrupted, handed us an actual key register at the end, and invoiced our management company directly. Very easy to deal with.
Lost the only key to my car. Dealership wanted to tow it and quoted over $600 with a four day wait. Everest came to the parking lot, cut and programmed a new smart key on the spot for $260. Took about 40 minutes.
Had every exterior door rekeyed the day we took possession. Four doors all keyed to one key, which I did not know was even an option. Quoted per cylinder up front, arrived when they said, done in just over an hour.
SALT SPRING DISPATCH
What Happens When You Call Us in Salt Spring Island
A locksmith answers, not a call centre. Four steps from the moment you dial to the moment your door or your car opens in Salt Spring Island.
You Call, We Listen
You speak to a locksmith, not a script. Tell us the lock, the Salt Spring Island address and a cross street or landmark, and what has happened.
Firm Total, Firm ETA
We give you the exact total and a firm ETA on that same call, before anyone is dispatched to you.
Licensed Tech Arrives
A BC-licensed technician arrives in a marked Everest vehicle, carrying photo ID and a security worker licence card.
Door Open, Lock Intact
The cylinder is picked or bypassed and tested. You pay on a portable terminal and get an itemised receipt with the warranty on it.
Booked visits across Salt Spring Island • Firm quote, ferry included, before we sail
SALT SPRING QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers on coverage, pricing and licensing for Salt Spring Island addresses.