12-406: The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary ( RDKB ) is one of 28 regional districts in the province of British Columbia , Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian census , the population was 31,447. The area is 8,095.62 km (3,125.74 sq mi). The RDKB was incorporated in 1966 and consists of eight incorporated municipalities and five unincorporated electoral areas. The regional district's offices are in
24-508: A change of 5.4% from its 2016 population of 31,447 . With a land area of 8,080.76 km (3,120.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.1/km (10.6/sq mi) in 2021. This article about a location in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of regional districts of British Columbia The Canadian province of British Columbia
36-559: 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
48-660: 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 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
60-666: The City of Trail , with secondary offices in the City of Grand Forks . Other major population centres include the cities of Rossland and Greenwood , and the villages of Fruitvale , Warfield , and Montrose . The region also encompasses electoral areas A (east of Fruitvale extending just past Champion Lakes and south to Waneta and the Pend d'Oreille River), B/Lower Columbia-Old Glory, C/Christina Lake, D/Rural Grand Forks and E/West Boundary including Rock Creek, Bridesville, Beaverdell and Big White Ski Resort. Local government services provided by
72-547: The RDKB to residents in the region include recreation and culture, planning, building inspection, environmental programs, economic development and public safety services for fire and other emergencies. As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary had a population of 33,152 living in 15,190 of its 18,998 total private dwellings,
84-504: 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
96-576: 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
108-643: 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
120-507: 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,
132-908: 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 . List of regional district electoral areas in British Columbia This
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#1732802437127144-698: 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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