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13-737: The Sunshine Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia , Canada. It is located on the southern mainland coast, across Georgia Strait (part of the Salish Sea ) from Vancouver Island . It borders on the qathet Regional District to the north, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the east, and, across Howe Sound , the Metro Vancouver District to the south. The regional district offices are located in

26-593: A census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Sunshine Coast Regional District had a population of 32,170 living in 14,935 of its 17,982 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 29,970 . With a land area of 3,767.43 km (1,454.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.5/km (22.1/sq mi) in 2021. Regional district Regional districts came into being as an order of government in 1965 with

39-545: 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 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

52-431: A land area of 3,778.17 km (1,458.76 sq mi). The Sunshine Coast is typically accessed via boat or plane; no roads connect the district with the rest of the province. From Vancouver, ferries run from Horseshoe Bay to Gibsons across Howe Sound. At the northern end of the peninsula, ferries run from Earl's Cove to Saltery Bay . 2016 - 2021 Sources Statistic Canada Census. Area A revised from 2,678 (2016) As

65-559: 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

78-676: 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 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

91-470: 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 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

104-543: The District Municipality of Sechelt . The majority of the Sunshine Coast is sparsely populated. The Coast Mountains make up the inland area. Population is concentrated along the coast. Midway up the coast, beginning at the town of Sechelt, the coastal area forms a peninsula separated from the inland area by Sechelt Inlet . The 2016 census reported a total population of 29,970 persons living on

117-485: 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

130-511: 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 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

143-541: 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 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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156-504: 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

169-507: 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 . North Saanich, British Columbia The District of North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia , approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island . It

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