17-606: Central Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia , Canada. It has a total land area of 24,559.5 km (9,482.5 sq mi). When it was created in 1968, it was known as the Ocean Falls Regional District , named for the then-largest town in the region, the company town of Ocean Falls , which has since become a ghost town . The district name was confirmed in 1974, but changed to Central Coast Regional District in 1976. As
34-528: A census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Central Coast Regional District had a population of 3,582 living in 1,381 of its 1,671 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 3,319 . With a land area of 24,433.73 km (9,433.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km (0.4/sq mi) in 2021. The Central Coast Regional District (CCRD)
51-555: A location on the Central Coast of British Columbia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of British Columbia Regional Districts The Canadian province of British Columbia is divided into regional districts as a means to better enable municipalities and rural areas to work together at a regional level. These divisions also serve as the province's census divisions . Regional districts came into being via an order of government in 1965 with
68-567: A population density of 329.3/km (852.8/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in North Saanich included: The 2022 – 2026 council is: The next election is scheduled for October 17, 2026, following provincial law. All municipalities in British Columbia will also hold elections on this date (the third Saturday of October every 4 years). Voters will vote for councilors, school board trustees and
85-559: 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
102-574: Is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia , approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island . It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. The district is surrounded on three sides by 20 km (12 mi) of ocean shoreline, and consists of rural/residential areas and a large agricultural base. It is home to the Victoria International Airport and
119-490: Is unique in the province in that it has no incorporated municipalities within its borders. The Regional District has five Electoral Areas, each of which elect a single director to the District's Board of Directors. According to the 2021 Census, the populations of the electoral areas are: 52°10′00″N 127°00′00″W / 52.16667°N 127.00000°W / 52.16667; -127.00000 This article about
136-582: The Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal . In July 1905, North Saanich, then including the townsite of Sidney, was incorporated with the original Municipal Hall located in Sidney. Lacking population and a firm tax base, the municipality was dissolved in 1911. In 1940, the site of the present Victoria International Airport was selected as a military forces base and the area boomed with the influx of 10,000 military personnel, leading to incorporation for
153-484: 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
170-556: The Village of Sidney in 1952. Four years later, the residents of the North Saanich unorganized area, numbering 2,865, requested that letters patent be issued to form the "North Saanich Fire Prevention District" with power to own property, to tax and to borrow. In 1965, after a favourable public vote, the letters patent were withdrawn and the North Saanich Municipal District was established with offices at
187-476: The enactment of amendments to the Municipal Act . Until the creation of regional districts, the only local form of government in British Columbia were incorporated municipalities, and services in areas outside municipal boundaries had to be sought from the province or through improvement districts. Similar to counties in other parts of Canada, regional districts serve only to provide municipal services as
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#1732791582903204-504: 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
221-576: The newly amalgamated City of Abbotsford, bringing the regional district's role into question; similarly, the remnant of Dewdney-Alouette would be dominated by Mission. Given the rapid growth being experienced in the Fraser Valley at the time, which was expected to continue for the foreseeable future, the creation of the Fraser Valley Regional District was seen as the best option. The Comox–Strathcona Regional District
238-457: The present location on Mills Road. North Saanich has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb ) with short, warm, and dry summers and long, cool, and wet winters. In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada , North Saanich had a population of 12,235 living in 5,010 of its 5,235 total private dwellings, a change of 8.8% from its 2016 population of 11,249. With a land area of 37.16 km (14.35 sq mi), it had
255-507: The vote of North Saanich's director counts three times as much as the vote of Metchosin's appointee. The first regional district was established in 1965, and the then-final regional district was established in 1968. The following regional districts were dissolved in December 1995 and amalgamated largely into the newly formed Fraser Valley Regional District : The western half of Dewdney–Alouette, consisting of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows,
272-828: Was abolished in February 2008 and replaced by two successor regional districts: Comox Valley and Strathcona . The Peace River–Liard Regional District was created October 31, 1967, when the regional district system was first being established. On October 31, 1987, it was split into the Peace River Regional District and the Fort Nelson–Liard Regional District , which since has become the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality . North Saanich, British Columbia The District of North Saanich
289-698: Was incorporated into the Greater Vancouver Regional District (now Metro Vancouver ). Mission and the unincorporated areas east to the Chehalis River were incorporated into the Fraser Valley Regional District. This amalgamation took place due to the western part of Dewdney–Alouette having become essentially a suburb of Vancouver and the thought it would be better served by being within Metro Vancouver. The Central Fraser Valley RD would be nearly completely dominated by
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