In the province of British Columbia in Canada, a regional district is an administrative subdivision of the province that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and governmental authority. As of January 2020, there were 28 regional districts in the province . Regional districts should not be confused with counties of British Columbia , which function as court house boundaries solely for the administration of justice.
19-833: The Columbia–Shuswap Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia , located in the Southern Interior region on the Trans-Canada Highway between Vancouver and Calgary , Alberta. The regional district borders the Province of Alberta across the Rocky Mountains . Columbia–Shuswap regional district comprises the regions known as the Shuswap Country , which focuses around Shuswap Lake and lies to
38-616: A land area of 28,885.82 km (11,152.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km (5.1/sq mi) in 2021. Regional district Regional districts came into being as an order of government in 1965 with the enactment of amendments to the Municipal Act. Until the creation of regional districts, the only local form of government in British Columbia was incorporated municipalities, and services in areas outside municipal boundaries had to be sought from
57-559: A regional district is under the control of the provincial government, or in the case of national parks and offshore waters, the federal government. Indian reserves located within the boundaries of regional districts are likewise excluded from their jurisdiction and infrastructure, and there are varying levels of collaboration between First Nations governments and regional district boards. Regional districts are governed by boards of directly and indirectly elected directors. Municipalities appoint directors to represent their populations (usually
76-796: Is an Electoral Area of the CRD. It consists of the District's unincorporated land on Vancouver Island, including the neighbourhood of Willis Point (Greater Victoria) on the Saanich Inlet , Malahat , on the western shore of Saanich Inlet, and the Western Communities localities of East Sooke , Jordan River , Otter Point , Shirley , Port Renfrew , inclusive of the First Nations reserves of Gordon River 2 and Pacheena 1 , which are within its territory. Its population of 5,531
95-409: Is represented by a single director of the CRD. The total land area is 1,502.24 km (580.0 sq mi). Population figures do not included residents of Indian Reserves, whether band members or non-indigenous persons. The board of directors are either directly elected officials or are appointed from within the region's elected municipal councils. The CRD's responsibilities include recycling, operating
114-494: The Canadian province of British Columbia . The CRD is one of several regional districts in British Columbia and had an official population of 415,451 as of the Canada 2021 Census . The CRD encompasses the thirteen municipalities of Greater Victoria and three unincorporated areas : Juan de Fuca Electoral Area on Vancouver Island, Salt Spring Island Electoral Area, and Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area. The CRD also acts as
133-502: The 13 municipalities of Greater Victoria , three electoral areas and 10 Indigenous reserves . The reserves have a relatively small portion of the population with 5,244 participating in the 2016 census. Some reserves did not participate; those that did are included in the population figures of the municipality or electoral area encompassing them, however the CRD regional government and local governments have no jurisdiction over reserves. Saanich and Victoria together have over 50 percent of
152-441: The CRD can pass bylaws that are binding on a portion of the geographical area or the entire geographical area. These include a "clean air bylaw" smoking ban in all public places and patios in restaurants/pubs. The CRD assumes responsibilities ordinarily undertaken by municipalities in unincorporated areas of the CRD. These responsibilities include animal control, building inspection, fire protection, and bylaw enforcement. Some of
171-551: The CRD located on Galiano , Saturna , Mayne , and North and South Pender Islands , as well as many smaller islands located in the Gulf of Georgia north and east of Victoria . It is previously known as the Outer Gulf Islands Electoral Area . Its population of 6,101 is represented by one director on the CRD. The major localities encompassed by the electoral area are: The Juan de Fuca Electoral Area
190-603: The Greater Victoria region. As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Capital Regional District had a population of 415,451 living in 185,206 of its 198,435 total private dwellings, a change of 8.4% from its 2016 population of 383,360 . With a land area of 2,338.22 km (902.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 177.7/km (460.2/sq mi) in 2021. The CRD comprises
209-549: The local government for most purposes in the Electoral Areas. CRD headquarters is in the City of Victoria , although there are many office and operational facilities throughout the region. The total land area is 2,341.11 km (903.91 sq mi). The CRD was formed in 1966 as a federation of seven municipalities and five electoral areas to provide coordination of regional issues and local government in rural areas in
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#1732780681271228-504: The mayors), while residents of unincorporated areas (which are grouped into electoral areas ) elect directors directly. The votes of directors from municipalities generally count more than the votes of directors from electoral areas, and larger municipalities have more votes than smaller ones. For example, both North Saanich and Metchosin appoint one director to the Capital Regional District board of directors, but
247-859: The north of the Okanagan region, and the northern part of the Columbia Country , namely the "Big Bend" of the valley of the Columbia River from the Town of Golden to the historic City of Revelstoke, British Columbia . (Revelstoke is sometimes referred to as being in the North Kootenay , Golden is usually thought of as being part of the East Kootenay sub-region, the Columbia Valley ). The Canada 2021 Census population
266-644: The province or through improvement districts. Similar to counties in other parts of Canada, regional districts serve only to provide municipal services as the local government in areas not incorporated into a municipality , and in certain regional affairs of shared concern between residents of unincorporated areas and those in the municipalities such as a stakeholder role in regional planning . In those predominantly rural areas, regional districts provide services such as land use planning , building inspection , solid- waste management , and some responsibility for community fire protection . Most land nominally within
285-495: The region's municipalities avail themselves of some of these services in a contractual arrangement with the CRD. The CRHD's primary responsibility is to provide the region's share of capital funding for the region's health facilities and equipment. The region's health care delivery is the responsibility of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA). The CRHD shares the same Board of Directors with
304-546: The region's population. The Salt Spring Island Electoral Area of the Capital Regional District (CRD) of British Columbia consists of unincorporated areas in the CRD located on Salt Spring Island . It is represented by one director on the CRD. The major localities encompassed by the electoral area are: According to the Canada 2021 Census: The Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area of the Capital Regional District (CRD) of British Columbia consists of unincorporated districts in
323-555: The regional landfill, building and operating sewage treatment plants, a sewer source control program, regional water supply , funding for non-profit arts groups, regional planning, funding health facilities, and overseeing thirty regional parks, trails, and regional park reserves encompassing over 100 km . The CRD is the sole shareholder of the Capital Region Housing Corporation, which owns and operates over 1200 rental housing units. In certain areas,
342-416: The vote of North Saanich's director counts three times as much as the vote of Metchosin's appointee. This British Columbia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Capital Regional District The Capital Regional District (CRD) is a local government administrative district encompassing the southern tip of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands in
361-636: Was 57,021, spread over a land area of 28,929 square km and a water area of over 2,000 square km. The regional district's offices are in Salmon Arm , near the southwest corner of the regional district. As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District had a population of 57,021 living in 24,595 of its 31,161 total private dwellings, an increase of 11% from its 2016 population of 51,366 . With
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